The Law of Bankruptcy

[FORM No. 39.]

ORDER EXPUNGING CLAIM.

In the District Court of the United States for the

In Bankruptcy.

In the matter of
Bankrupt.
in said district, on the

day of - A. D. 18Upon the evidence submitted to the court upon the claim of against said estate [and if the fact be so, upon hearing counsel thereon], it is ordered, that said claim be disallowed and expunged from the list of claims upon the trustee's record in said case.

[FORM No. 40.]

LIST OF CLAIMS AND DIVIDENDS TO BE RECORDED BY REFEREE AND BY HIM DELIVERED TO TRUSTEE

In the District Court of the United States for the

In the matter of

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Bankrupt.

in said district, on the

Creditors.

No. [To be placed alphabetically, and the names of all the parties to the proof to be carefully set forth.]

on the

Creditor of

I hereby inform you

day of

In Bankruptcy.

―――――――

day of A list of debts proved and claimed under the bankruptcy of with dividend at the rate of per cent. this day declared thereon by a referee in bankruptcy.

In Bankruptcy.

day of

In the District Court of the United States for the

In the matter of
Bankrupt.
At, on the

Referee in Bankruptcy.

Dollars.

[FORM No. 41.]

NOTICE OF DIVIDEND.

A. D. 18

Sum proved.

Dividend.

Referee in Bankruptcy.

Cents. Dollars. Cents.

District of

bankrupt:

that you may, on application at my office,

or on any day thereafter, between the hours of

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receive a warrant for 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.

Trustee.

Please deliver to

the said estate to me.

CREDITOR'S LETTER TO TRUSTEE

Trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of

[FORM NO. 42.]

PETITION AND ORDER FOR SALE BY AUCTION OF REAL ESTATE

In the District Court of the United States for the

In the matter ofIn Bankruptcy.

Bankrupt.

In the matter of

bankrupt: the warrant for dividend payable out of Creditor.

Respectfully represents ―― trustee of the estate of said bankrupt, that it would be for the benefit of said estate that a certain portion of the real estate of said bankrupt, to wit: [here describe it and its estimated value] should be sold by auction, in lots or parcels, and upon terms and conditions, as follows: Wherefore he prays that he may be authorized to make sale by auction of said real estate as aforesaid. Dated this day of, A. D. 18—.

―

Trustee.

The foregoing petition having been duly filed, and having come on for a hearing before me, of which hearing ten days' notice was given by mail to creditors of said bankrupt, now, after due hearing, no adverse interest being represented thereat [or after hearing in favor of said petition and in opposition thereto], it is ordered that the said trustee be authorized to sell the portion of the bankrupt's real estate specified in the foregoing petition, by auction, keeping an accurate account of each lot or parcel sold and the price received therefor and to whom sold; which said account he shall file at once with the referee. Witness my hand this day of A. D. 189-.

Referee in Bankruptcy.

District of

Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy.

[FORM NO. 43.]

PETITION AND ORDER FOR REDEMPTION OF PROPERTY FROM LIEN.

In the District Court of the United States for the

District of

Respectfully represents trustee of the estate of said bankrupt, that a certain portion of said bankrupt's estate, to wit: [here de

scribe the estate or property and its estimated value] is subject to a mortgage [describe the mortgage], or to a conditional contract [describing it], or to a lien [describe the origin and nature of the lien], [or, if the property be personal property, has been pledged or deposited and is subject to a lien] for [describe the nature of the lien], and that it would be for the benefit of the estate that said property should be redeemed and discharged from the lien thereon. Wherefore he prays that he may be empowered to pay out of the assets of said estate in his hands the sum of, being the amount of said lien, in order to redeem said property therefrom.

day of, A. D. 18—.

Dated this Trustee The foregoing petition having been duly filed and having come on for a hearing before me, of which hearing ten days' notice was given by mail to creditors of said bankrupt, now, after due hearing, no adverse interest being represented thereat [or after hearing in favor of said petition and in opposition thereto], it is ordered that the said trustee be authorized to pay out of the assets of the bankrupt's estate specified in the foregoing petition the sum of - —, being the amount of the lien, in order to redeem the property therefrom. Witness my hand this A. D. 189-.

___________________

day of

Referee in Bankruptcy.

[FORM No. 44.]

PETITION AND ORDER FOR SALE SUBJECT TO LIEN.
District of

In the District Court of the United States for the

In the matter of

Bankrupt. S

In Bankruptcy.

Respectfully represents trustee of the estate of said bankrupt, that a certain portion of said bankrupt's estate, to wit: [here describe the estate or property and its estimated value] is subject to a mortgage [describe mortgage], or to a conditional contract [describe it], or to a lien [describe the origin and nature of the lien], or [if the prop erty be personal property] has been pledged or deposited and is subject to a lien for [describe the nature of the lien], and that it would be for the benefit of the said estate that said property should be sold, subject to said mortgage, lien, or other incumbrance. Wherefore he prays that he may be authorized to make sale of said property, subject to the incumbrance thereon.

A. D. 189-.

Dated this day of Trustee. The foregoing petition having been duly filed and having come on for a hearing before me, of which hearing ten days' notice was given by mail to creditors of said bankrupt, now, after due hearing, no adverse interest being represented thereat [or after hearing in favor

of said petition and in opposition thereto], it is ordered that the said trustee be authorized to sell the portion of the bankrupt's estate specified in the foregoing petition, by auction [or, at private sale], keeping an accurate account of the property sold and the price received therefor and to whom sold; which said account he shall file at once with the referee.

Witness my hand this

day of

[FORM No. 45.]

PETITION AND ORDER FOR PRIVATE SALE

Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy.

In the District Court of the United States for the

In the matter of

A. D. 189

Respectfully represents

duly appointed trustee of the estate

of the aforesaid bankrupt.

That for the following reasons, to wit, it is desirable and for the best interest of the estate to sell at private sale a certain portion of the said estate, to wit:

Wherefore he prays that he may be authorized to sell the said property at private sale.

- A. D. 189

Trustee.

Dated this day of The foregoing petition having been duly filed and having come on for a hearing before me, of which hearing ten days' notice was given by mail to creditors of said bankrupt, now, after due hearing, no adverse interest being represented thereat [or after hearing in favor

of said petition and in opposition thereto], it is ordered that the said trustee be authorized to sell the portion of the bankrupt's estate specified in the foregoing petition, at private sale, keeping an accurate account of each article sold and the price received therefor and to whom sold; which said account he shall file at once with the referee. day of A. D. 189-.

Witness my hand this

Referee in Bankruptcy.

Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy.

District of

[FORM No. 46.]

PETITION AND ORDER FOR SALE OF PERISHABLE PROPERTY. In the District Court of the United States for the

District of

In the matter of

Respectfully represents the said bankrupt [or, a creditor, or the receiver, or the trustee of the said bankrupt's estate].

That a part of the said estate, to wit, now in, is perishable, and that there will be loss if the same is not sold immediately.

Wherefore he prays the court to order that the same be sold immediately as aforesaid.

Dated this day of

A. D. 189-.

The foregoing petition having been duly filed and having come on for a hearing before me, of which hearing ten days' notice was given by mail to the creditors of the said bankrupt [or, without notice to the creditors], now, after due hearing, no adverse interest being represented thereat [or after hearing in favor of said petition and

in opposition thereto], I find that the facts are as above stated, and that the same is required in the interest of the estate, and it is therefore ordered that the same be sold forthwith and the proceeds thereof deposited in court.

Witness my hand this

day of

In the matter of

[FORM No. 47.]

TRUSTEE'S REPORT OF EXEMPTED PROPERTY.

In the District Court of the United States for the

Bankrupt.} In Bankruptcy.

-, on the

GENERAL HEAD.

A. D. 189

day of

18-.

The following is a schedule of property designated and set apart to be retained by the bankrupt aforesaid, as his own property, under the provisions of the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy:

Military uniform, arms, and equipments..

Property exempted by State laws