A Handbook of Bankruptcy Law: Embodying the Full Text of the Act of Congress of 1898, and Annotated with References to Pertinent Decisions Under Former Statutes

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Black, H[enry] Campbell. A Handbook of Bankruptcy Law: Embodying the Full Text of the Act of Congress of 1898, and Annotated with References to Pertinent Decisions Under Former Statutes. St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1898. viii, 326 pp. Reprint available August 2005 by the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 1-58477-532-7. Cloth. $95.

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Duties of Referees
145
Compensation of Referees
146
Contempts before Referees
147
Records of Referees
148
Appointment of Trustees
149
Qualifications of Trustees
152
Death or Removal of Trustees
153
Duties of Trustees
154

Protection and Detention of Bankrupts
58
Extradition of Bankrupts
60
Suits By and Against Bankrupts
61
Compositions when Confirmed
69
Compositions when Set Aside
76
Discharges when Granted
77
Discharges when Revoked
91
CoDebtors of Bankrupts
94
Debts not Affected by a Discharge
95
BL BANK vi
97
CHAPTER IV
106
Jury Trials
118
Oaths Affirmations
119
Evidence
120
Reference of Cases after Adjudication
122
Jurisdiction of United States and State Courts
123
Jurisdiction of Appellate Courts
131
Arbitration of Controversies
134
Compromises
135
Designation of Newspapers
136
Rules Forms and Orders
139
Transfer of Cases
140
CHAPTER V
141
Oaths of Office of Referees
142
Number of Referees
143
Compensation of Trustees
164
Section Page 49 Accounts and Papers of Trustees
165
Duties of Clerks
167
Compensation of Clerks and Marshals
168
Statistics of Bankruptcy Proceedings
169
CHAPTER VI
170
Voters at Meetings of Creditors
171
Proof and Allowance of Claims
172
Notices to Creditors
181
Who may File and Dismiss Petitions
182
Preferred Creditors
187
CHAPTER VII
208
Expenses of Administering Estates
209
Debts which may be Proved
212
Debts which have Priority
225
Declaration and Payment of Dividends
230
Unclaimed Dividends
231
Liens
233
SetOffs and Counterclaims
243
Possession of Property
248
Title to Property
249
The Time when this Act shall go into Effect
267
TABLE OF CASES CITED Page 277
277
INDEX Page 293
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Página 3 - have conveyed, transferred, concealed, or removed, or permitted to be concealed or removed, with intent to defraud, hinder or delay his creditors, shall not, at a fair valuation, be sufficient in amount to pay his debts; (16) "judge" shall mean a judge of a court of bankruptcy, not including the referee; (17)
Página 10 - the -writ of injunction shall not be granted by any court of the United States to stay proceedings in any court of a state, except in cases where such injunction may be authorized by any law relating to proceedings in bankruptcy.
Página 48 - 6. a This act shall not affect the allowance to bankrupts of the exemptions -which are prescribed by the state laws in force at the time of the filing of the petition in the state wherein they have had their domicile for the six months or the greater portion thereof immediately preceding the filing of the petition.
Página 48 - 6. a This act shall not affect the allowance to bankrupts of the exemptions which are prescribed by the state laws in force at the time of the filing of the petition in the state wherein they have had their domicile for the six months or the greater portion thereof immediately preceding the filing of the petition.
Página 54 - the cause of his bankruptcy, his dealings with his creditors and other persons, the amount, kind, and whereabouts of his property, and, in addition, all matters which may affect the administration and settlement of his estate; but no testimony given by him shall be offered in evidence against him in any criminal proceeding.
Página 225 - b The debts to have priority, except as herein provided, and to be paid in full out of bankrupt estates, and the order of payment shall be (1) the actual and necessary cost of preserving the estate subsequent to filing the petition; (2) the filing
Página 123 - 6 Suits by the trustee shall only be brought or prosecuted in the courts where the bankrupt, whose estate is being administered by such trustee, might have brought or prosecuted them if proceedings in bankruptcy had not been instituted, unless by consent of the proposed defendant. c The United States circuit courts shall have
Página 225 - 64. a The court shall order the trustee to pay all taxes legally due and owing by the bankrupt to the United States, state, county, district, or municipality in advance of the payment of

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