Wherefore, your petitioners pray that such allowances may be made to them for their services as to this court may seem just and reasonable.

[Verification.]

Cross-references.- See §§ 62 and 70, Vol. II, ante.
Appraisers.

In re Prager, 8 Am. B. R. 356.

In re Desrochers, 25 Am. B. R. 703, 721, 183 Fed. 991.

Appointment of on suggestion of creditor not necessarily void.
In re Columbia Iron Works, 14 Am. B. R. 526, 142 Fed. 234.
Appraisal —form of.

Petitioners.

In re Gordon Supply, etc., Co., 13 Am. B. R. 352, 133 Fed. 798.

In absence of proof to contrary governs as to the value of bankrupt's property. Schuler v. Hassinger (C. C. A., 5th Cir.), 24 Am. B. R. 184, 177 Fed. 119, 100 C. C. A. 539.

In re Monsarrat (No. 2) (D. C., Haw.), 25 Am. B. R. 820.

In re E. J. Fidler & Son (D. C., Pa.), 23 Am. B. R. 16, 172 Fed. 632.
In re Desrochers (supra).

Purchase of bankrupt's property by an official appraiser thereof not allowed. In re Frazin & Oppenheim (C. C. A., 2d Cir.), 24 Am. B. R. 598, 181 Fed. 307, 104 C. C. A. 529.

Form No. 194

ORDER DECLARING AND ORDERING FIRST DIVIDEND PAID
(Hagar and Alexander's Bankruptcy Forms (2d Ed., No. 135.)

At a Court of Bankruptcy, held in and for the

District 19...

In Bankruptcy No.

Bankrupt.

Application having been heretofore made for the declaration of a

first dividend of not less than

per cent. (......%) herein,

....

on the report of the trustee herein, and due notice having been given of the proposed declaration and payment of such dividend, and no objections having been made thereto, and it appearing from said trustee's report that such dividend will not include more than fifty per cent. (......%) of the money of the estate in excess of the debts which have priority not yet paid and such claims as will probably be allowed; now, on motion of ...... Esq., attorney for such trustee,

It is ordered:

That a dividend of ...... per cent. (......%) be, and the same hereby is, declared on all claims, not entitled to priority, allowed herein to this date, in accordance with a dividend sheet hereto annexed.

That the said dividend be paid by the trustee herein forthwith.5

Cross-references.- Consult, generally, §§ 47 and 65. See also General Order XXIX, and §§ 39-a (1), 58-a (5).

5. If debts entitled to priority have not been paid, add a paragraph directing their payment and specifying the

names of the priority claimants and the amounts at which the claims have been allowed.

Form No. 195

NOTICE OF DIVIDEND AND WARRANT

(Hagar and Alexander's Bankruptcy Forms [2d Ed.], No. 136.)

Notice of the declaration and time of the payment of

dividend.

...

At .....

on the ....... day of

To the Creditors of the above named Bankrupt:

19...

Notice is hereby given, that I have this day declared a dividend out of the above estate of

...

per cent., upon the

claims proved and allowed herein.

Referee in Bankruptcy.

To the creditors of the above named bankrupt whose claims have been proved and allowed herein:

I hereby inform you that you may, on application at my office,

for a

.....

....

street, in the city of
on the .....
19..., or on any day thereafter, between the

... dividend due to you out of the above estate. If you

cannot personally attend, the warrant will be delivered to your order on your filling up and signing the subjoined letter.

Το

Trustee in Bankruptcy.

.. street, city of

Trustee in Bankruptcy of the estate of Please deliver to dividend payable out of the said estate to me.

(Signed)

Creditor.

Form No. 196

ORDER THAT TRUSTEE PAY DIVIDEND HERETOFORE DECLARED

(Hagar and Alexander's Bankruptcy Forms [2d Ed.], No. 137.)

day of ...

a cred

itor herein whose claim was duly filed and allowed herein on the 19..., duly verified, and upon all the proceedings heretofore had herein and it appearing that a dividend of $... was heretofore declared upon the claim of the on the ....

said

...

19..., and that

...

.. day of ...

Esq., unreasonably refuses to pay

.. the

such dividend to said creditor, now, upon motion of attorney for said creditor it is, ordered that trustee in bankruptcy herein pay forthwith to said creditor the sum of $......... the amount of the dividend heretofore declared upon his said claim.

Dated,

....

19...

Referee in Bankruptcy.

Form No. 197

NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING

In the District Court of the United States for the

of

IN THE MATTER OF

District

day of ...

and district aforesaid, a bankrupt:

Notice is hereby given that on the

..

A. D. 19..., at o'clock, .... M., there will be a meeting of the creditors of the above named bankrupt at in the in said district, to examine and pass

of ....

....

6

upon the final report and account of
herein, which was filed in the office of the undersigned at

day of

6

the trustee

19..., and

in said district, on the shows $. . . . . ... on hand for distribution, and to transact such other business as may properly come before such meeting. Dated,

19...

Referee in Bankruptcy.

Attorney for the Trustee.

Cross-references.- Consult, generally, § 58. See also 88 47-a (8), 55-f, and 65. Compare Forms Nos. 18 and 176. See also for notices given by the clerk, Forms Nos. 53, 57, 102, 319, 353. When the meeting is also for the declaration and payment of a final dividend, see Form No. 159.

6. The italics are used only for convenience of reference in substituting

clauses for other notices. See Form No. 176.