Judge of the District Court of the United States for the District of to -, of, in the county of and State of -, in said district, respectfully represents that on the day of -, last past, he was duly adjudged bankrupt under the acts of Congress relating bankruptcy; that he has duly surrendered all his property and rights of property, and has fully complied with all the requirements of said acts and of the orders of the court touching his bankruptcy. Wherefore he prays that he may be de creed by the court to have a full discharge from all debts provable against his estate under said bankrupt acts, except such debts as are excepted by law from such discharge. day of, A. D. 189. Dated this noon; and that notice thereof be published a newspaper printed in said in district, and that all known creditcrs and District Court of the United States, other persons in interest may appear at the said time and place and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the said petitioner should not be granted. And it is further ordered by the court, that the clerk shall send by mail to all known creditors copies of said petition and this order, addressed to them at their places of residence as stated. Witness the Honorable judge of the said court, and the seal thereof, at -in said district, on the day of A. D. 189-. Whereas, District of of in said dis trict, has been duly adjudged a bankrupt, filed Witness the Honorable on judge of said district court, and the seal thereof day of Seal of the court. Clerk. [FORM No. 60.] Personally appeared 189-. and made oath that the foregoing statement by him PETITION FOR MEETING TO CONSIDER COMPO In the District Court of the United States upon all unsecured debts, not entitled to a for the and State of estate of said Bankrupt. [FORM No. 61.] have been allowed and of such allowed claims; and the consideration and the money APPLICATION FOR CONFIRMATION OF COMPO- required by law to be deposited, having been In the District Court of the United States subject to his order; and it also appearing for the SITION. District of day At, in said district, on the of, A. D. 189-, now comes the above-named bankrupt, and respectfully represents to the court that, after he had been examined in open court [or at a meeting of his creditors] and had filed in court a schedule of his property and a list of his creditors, as required by law, he offered terms of composition to his creditors, which terms have been accepted in writing by a majority in number of all creditors whose claims have been allowed, which number represents a majority in amount of such claims; deposited as ordered, in such place as was designated by the judge of said court, and that it is for the best interests of the creditors; and that the bankrupt has not been guilty of any of the acts or failed to perform any of the duties which would be a bar to his discharge, and that the offer and its acceptance are in good faith and have not been made or procured by any means, promises, or acts contrary to the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy: It is therefore hereby ordered that the said composition be, and it hereby is, confirmed. Witness the Honorable -, judge of said court, and the seal thereof, this day of, A. D. 189-. that the consideration to be paid by the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: bankrupt to his creditors, the money neces sary to pay all debts which have priority, and the costs of the proceedings, amounting In the District Court of the United States
INDEX TO GENERAL ORDERS. in all to the sum of dollars, has been deposited, subject to the order of the judge, in the National Bank, of, a designated depository of money in bankruptcy cases. Wherefore the said respectfully asks that the said composition may be confirmed by the court. for the - District of In the matter of In Bankruptcy. Bankrupt. Bankrupt. [FORM No. 62.] ORDER CONFIRMING COMPOSITION. In the District Court of the United States for the District of In the matter of In Bankruptcy. An application for the confirmation of the composition offered by the bankrupt having been filed in court, and it appearing that the composition has been accepted by a majority in number of creditors whose claims 1228 The composition offered by the abovenamed bankrupt in this case having been duly confirmed by the judge of said court, it is hereby ordered and decreed that the distribution of the deposit shall be made by the clerk of the court as follows, to wit: 1st, to pay the several claims which have priority; 2d, to pay the costs of proceedings; 3d, to pay, according to the terms of the composition, the several claims of general creditors which have been allowed, and appear upon a list of allowed claims, on the files in this case, which list is made a part of this order. der. tion. Or- Sec- Page. referee... trustee.. Checks for money deposited... to... compounding of..... to... Docket.. trustee. referee.... trustee. Abbreviations and Interlineations in petitions and schedules forbidden... Appointment and removal of trustee. Assignment of claims before proof.. Attorney, conduct of proceedings by. execution of letter of. Circuit courts of appeals, appeals from. Claims, assignment of, before proof. of persons contingently liable. proof of..... reexamination of... Clerk, compensation of. indemnity for expenses of, indorsement of papers by. Compensation of clerk, referee, and trustee. Composition, approval of.... opposition to... Compounding of claims. Conduct of proceedings. Consolidation of petitions. Costs in contested adjudications. Courts of bankruptcy, appeals from. Creditors, special meeting of. Debtor. imprisoned.. Debts, proof of... Deposition before referee... Discharge of bankrupt, application for. opposition petition for. Districts, petitions in different. Duties of referee. Fees of clerk........ Filing of papers. allowance of. after reference. Finding of facts by referee... Forms.... Frame of petitions. General provisions.. Habeas corpus of imprisoned debtor. Imprisoned debtor.. Indemnity for expenses of clerk, marshal, or referee...... Injunctions of proceedings of courts or officers... Interlineation and abbreviation in petitions and schedules forbidden Inventory by trustee... Perishable property, sale of..... 18 3 1191 Petition and schedules, abbreviations and interlineations in, forbidden. amendments to... for discharge.. Petitions, frame of... in different districts. two or more against common debtor. Poor bankrupts, payment of fees in cases of. Practice and procedure. Priority of petitions... Proceedings, conduct of. Process.. Proof of debts. Property, redemption of........ sale of..... Proved claims, transmission of, to clerk. Record of clerk.... |