CIRCUIT COURTS –

jurisdiction of controversies between trustee and adverse claimant,
192, 529.

concurrent with courts of bankruptcy, 193.

CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS-

granted appellate jurisdiction over courts of bankruptcy, 203, 205,

529.

on refusal to adjudge defendant bankrupt, 206.

on denying a discharge, 206.

on allowing, etc., debts of $500 or over, 206.
when to be taken, 206.

appeal to Supreme Court from decision of, 208.

where amount is over $2,500, 208.

where question is certified by Supreme Court justice, 209.
trustees not to give bond, 209.

rules governing appeals from courts of bankruptcy, 602.
to Supreme Court of United States, 602.

CLAIMS (see PROOF) -

courts of bankruptcy to allow, disallow, etc., 17, 24.
unliquidated, may be liquidated and allowed, 20, 362.
secured, holders of not to vote, 270.

allowance of counsel fees, 292.

of secured creditors, etc., 292, 539.

hearings of objections to, etc., 294, 539.

of preferred creditors, 296.

surrender of preference, 297, 539.

value of securities held by secured creditors, etc., 299, 539.

secured by individual undertaking, 301, 539.

due to government, etc., allowance of, 302, 539.
reconsideration of allowed, 303, 540.

recovery of dividend, 304, 540.

of one bankrupt against another, 304, 540.

time for proving, 304, 540.

computing number, method of, 314, 320.

who excluded, 316.

waiver of bankrupt, 317.

consideration of counter-claim, 317.

in case of partnership, 318.

adjudication of number and amount of claims final, 318.
withdrawal of creditors from petition, 324.
not provable, cannot be used as set-off, 409.
against property in trustee's hands, 432.
assigned before proof, requirements, 598.
of persons contingently liable, proof, 598.
application for re-examination, 598.

CLAIMS (continued) —

redemption and compounding of, 600.

referee to certify list to clerk, etc., 599.

CLERK -

definition of, 12.

duties of, 256, 537.

compensation of, 258, 537.

when to refer case to referee, 168.

may require indemnity for costs, 594.

order requiring a docket to be kept, 591.

to indorse papers filed, etc., 592.

to send order referring case to referee, 595.
compensation of, 602.

CO-DEBTORS-

liability of, not affected by discharge of bankrupt, 148, 526.
COLLATERAL-

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when may be used as a set-off, 407.

COLLATERAL ATTACK-

of decisions of courts of bankruptcy, 200.

COLORADO-

exemptions allowed in, 553.

COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS –

definition of, 12.

COMMERCIAL PAPER -

proof of, 286.

not provable, 287, 288.

amount of, when provable debt, 356.

rights of trustee to, etc., 427, 454.

COMPENSATION—

of referees, 231, 533.

to be paid by clerk, etc., 257.

of trustees, 252, 535.

of clerks, 257, 537.

of marshals, 257, 537.

orders relative to clerks, referees and trustees, 602.

in case of poor debtors, 602.

COMPOSITIONS —

courts of bankruptcy to confirm or reject, 18

jurisdiction of court over, 27, 28

when may be offered, 114.

statement should conform to schedules, 115.

relation of schedule to proceedings, 92.

rights of litigating creditors in, 115.

application for confirming, etc., 115.

confirmation, date and place of hearing, application for, 118, 524
objections to, conditions of, 119.

frauds or omissions preventing, 120.

lack of good faith, etc., 120.

when confirmed, to stand, 121.

confirmation of, distribution of consideration upon, 121

debtor's property after, 121.

obviates discharge, etc., 122, 144.

debtor must pay, etc., 122.

effect of, on attachments, etc., 122.

final distribution and disposition, etc., 122.

title to property after, 123.

when set aside, 123, 525.

petition to review payment, 124.

fiduciary debt barred by, 152.

copy of order confirming, etc., evidence of jurisdiction, 190.

of revesting of title in bankrupt, 191.

meetings, etc., 263.

title of property revested in bankrupt on confirming, 457.
notice of confirmation to be given, 306, 308.

property acquired after setting aside, how applied, 372.

when set aside, title to vest in trustee, 444.

application for approval to be heard by judge, 595.
specification in opposition to, 601.

COMPOUND-

of claims, application for, what to contain, 601.
when permitted, etc., 600.

COMPROMISE-

trustees may, in certain controversies, etc., 211, 530.
notice of, to be given, 306, 309.

CONCEAL-

definition of, 15.

CONCEALING-

property, when act of bankruptcy, 33, 520.

ground to oppose discharge, 130.

may not bar discharge, 132, 135.

CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS —

when privileged, 186.

before referee, proceedings to punish, 13. 18, 30, 233, 235, 533.
punishment of, by court, 29, 30.

CONTRACTS—

when debts on, provable, 357.

CONVEYANCE-

when act of bankruptcy, 33, 35, 520.

in general, when not act of bankruptcy, 38.

of partnership property, when not fraudulent, 39.

to wife or children, effect of, 36, 398.

invalid, in general, 399.

when held valid, 401.

evidence of fraudulent intent in making, 402.

when a preference, 327.

subsequent to act, etc., to defraud, void, 395, 545.

within four months of petition, void under State laws, etc., 395.
court may order, when necessary, 405.

fraudulent, title of trustee to, etc., 424.
fraudulent, recovery of by trustee, 446.
not fraudulent and not recoverable, 447.
to wife, in which trustee has no title, 452.
COPIES -

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punishment of, by courts of bankruptcy, 2, 18.

jurisdiction of bankruptcy court over, 22.

cannot become voluntary bankrupts, 49.

when may become involuntary bankrupts, 51, 55.
may become trustees, 240.

collection of assets of, 247.

may be sureties for trustees and referees, 255, 536.
dissolution not to affect jurisdiction over petition, 314.
appearance on behalf of, 318.

petitions in case of, contents, 319.

when set-off may be pleaded in case of, 410.

COSTS

allowance of, etc., 18, 30.
judgments for, 49.

in suits by trustee, etc., 112.

when a provable debt, 357.

when court fees entitled to priority of payment, 366.
of administering estate, when entitled to priority, 366
bankrupt may be required to advance, etc., 594.
in contested adjudications, 601.

payments to, by bankrupt, may be re-examined, 347.

COUNTER-CLAIMS (see SET-OFF) —

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between bankrupt and creditor, 405, 406.

consideration of, in counting number of claims, 317.

stay of suits against bankrupt in State, 100.

jurisdiction of, over suits by trustee, 111.

discretion to postpone determination of discharge, 130.

to determine issues where facts controverted, 166.

decision, where pleadings not filed, 168.

to hear and adjudicate voluntary petitions, 168.

when case may be certified for trial by circuit court, 172.

jurisdiction of, suits between trustee and adverse claimant, 192

suits by trustee, where brought, 193.

circuit, concurrent jurisdiction with courts of bankruptcy, 193.
when Federal will enjoin proceedings in State, 194.

when not, 195.

application for injunction, 195.

not granted in composition matters, 195.

power to discharge from arrest, 196.

jurisdiction in law and equity, 196.

limit to jurisdiction, 196.

personal conduct of judges, 194.

district cannot correct or annul judgment of State, 201.

acts of State which bind Federal, 202.

concurrent jurisdiction with State, 202.

when to appoint trustee, 237.