National Bankruptcy Law: Approved July 1, 1898. Uniform System of BankruptcyRobinson Press, 1898 - 32 pages |
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... court of the District of Columbia , and the United States court of the Indian Territory , and of Alaska ; ( 9 ) " credi- tor " shall include anyone who owns a demand or claim provable in bank- ruptcy , and may include his duly au ...
... court of the District of Columbia , and the United States court of the Indian Territory , and of Alaska ; ( 9 ) " credi- tor " shall include anyone who owns a demand or claim provable in bank- ruptcy , and may include his duly au ...
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... COURTS OF BANK- RUPTCY AND THEIR JURISDICTION . Sec . 2 . That the courts of bank- ruptcy as hereinbefore defined , viz . , the district courts of the United States in the several States , the supreme court of the District of Columbia ...
... COURTS OF BANK- RUPTCY AND THEIR JURISDICTION . Sec . 2 . That the courts of bank- ruptcy as hereinbefore defined , viz . , the district courts of the United States in the several States , the supreme court of the District of Columbia ...
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... bank- rupts to be collected , reduced to money and distributed , and ... courts of competent jurisdic- tion within the United States and have property within ... Law . 7 CREATION OF COURTS OF BANKRUPTCY AND THEIR JURISDICTION: BANKRUPTS:
... bank- rupts to be collected , reduced to money and distributed , and ... courts of competent jurisdic- tion within the United States and have property within ... Law . 7 CREATION OF COURTS OF BANKRUPTCY AND THEIR JURISDICTION: BANKRUPTS:
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... court , and paid by the obligors in such bond . Sec . 4 . Who May Become Bank- rupts . - a Any person who owes debts , except a corporation , shall be entitled to the benefits of this act as a volun- tary bankrupt . b Any natural person ...
... court , and paid by the obligors in such bond . Sec . 4 . Who May Become Bank- rupts . - a Any person who owes debts , except a corporation , shall be entitled to the benefits of this act as a volun- tary bankrupt . b Any natural person ...
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... bank- rupt . Sec . 6. Exemptions of Bankrupts.— a This act shall not affect the allow- ance to bankrupts of the ... court or a judge thereof to do so and the hearing upon his ap- plication for a discharge , if filed ; ( 2 ) comply with ...
... bank- rupt . Sec . 6. Exemptions of Bankrupts.— a This act shall not affect the allow- ance to bankrupts of the ... court or a judge thereof to do so and the hearing upon his ap- plication for a discharge , if filed ; ( 2 ) comply with ...
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Page 30 - That all levies, judgments, attachments, or other liens obtained through legal proceedings against a person who is insolvent, at any time within four months prior to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy against him, shall be deemed null and void in case he is adjudged a bankrupt...
Page 8 - Acts of bankruptcy by a person shall consist of his having (1) conveyed, transferred, concealed, or removed, or permitted to be concealed or removed, any part of his property with intent to hinder, delay, or defraud his creditors, or any of them...
Page 7 - ... close estates, whenever it appears that they have been fully administered, by approving the final accounts and discharging the trustees, and reopen them whenever it appears they were closed before being fully administered...
Page 13 - ... (3) have not been duly scheduled in time for proof and allowance, with the name of the creditor if known to the bankrupt, unless such creditor had notice or actual knowledge of the proceedings in bankruptcy; or (4) were created by his fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation, or defalcation while acting as an officer or in any fiduciary capacity.
Page 10 - ... a schedule of his property, showing the amount and kind of property, the location thereof, its money value in detail, and a list of his creditors, showing their residences, if known, if unknown, that fact to be stated, the amounts due each of them, the consideration thereof, the security held by them, if any, and a claim for such exemptions as he may be entitled to...
Page 29 - Claims which for want of record or for other reasons would not have been valid liens as against the claims of the creditors of the bankrupt, shall not be liens against his estate.
Page 29 - ... (1) it appears that said lien was obtained and permitted while the defendant was insolvent and that its existence and enforcement will work a preference, or (2) the party or parties to be benefited thereby had reasonable cause to believe the defendant was insolvent and in contemplation of bankruptcy, or (3) that such lien was sought and permitted in fraud of the provisions of this act...
Page 24 - The court shall call a meeting of creditors whenever onefourth or more in number of those who have proven their claims shall file a written request to that effect; if such request is signed by a majority of such creditors, which number represents a majority in amount of such claims, and contains a request for such meeting to be held at a designated place, the court shall call such meeting at such place within thirty days after the date of the filing of the request.
Page 16 - Territories, in the following cases, to wit: (1) from a judgment adjudging or refusing to adjudge the defendant a bankrupt; (2) from a judgment granting or denying a discharge; and (3) from a judgment allowing or rejecting a debt or claim of five hundred dollars or over.
Page 17 - A person shall be punished, by imprisonment for a period not to exceed two years, upon conviction of the offense of having knowingly and fraudulently (1) Concealed while a bankrupt, or after his discharge, from his trustee any of the property belonging to his estate in bankruptcy...