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PETITION FOR MEETING TO CONSIDER COMPOSITION.

District Court of the United States for the

District of

Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy.

To the Honorable

—, Judge of the District Court of the United

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The above-named bankrupt respectfully represents that a composition per cent. upon all unsecured debts, not entitled to a priority in satisfaction of debts has been proposed by creditors, as provided by the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy, and verily believe that the said composition will be accepted by a majority creditors whose claims are allowed.

in number and in value of

Wherefore, he prays that a meeting of

creditors may be duly

called to act upon said proposal for a composition, according to the provisions of said acts and the rules of court.

[FORM No. 61.]

Bankrupt.

APPLICATION FOR CONFIRMATION OF COMPOSITION.

In the District Court of the United States for the

District of

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Bankrupt.

To the Honorable

States for the

Judge of the District Court of the United District of -:

At, in said district, on the day of A. D. 189, now comes the above-named bankrupt, and respectfully represents to the court that, after he had been examined in open court [or at a meeting of his creditors] and had filed in court a schedule of his property and a list of his creditors, as required by law, he offered terms of composition to his creditors, which terms have been accepted in writing by a majority in number of all creditors whose claims have been allowed, which umber represents a majority in amount of such claims; that the conderation to be paid by the bankrupt to his creditors, the money necessary to pay all debts which have priority, and the costs of the proceedings, amounting in all to the sum of dollars, has been deposited, National Bank of —

subject to the order of the judge, in the designated depository of money in bankruptcy cases. Wherefore the said

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respectfully asks that the said compo-, Bankrupt.

sition may be confirmed by the court.

[FORM No. 62.]

ORDER CONFIRMING COMPOSITION.

In the District Court of the United States for the

In the matter of In Bankruptcy.

- District of

An application for the confirmation of the composition offered by the bankrupt having been filed in court, and it appearing that the composition has been accepted by a majority in number of creditors whose claims have been allowed and of such allowed claims; and the consideration and the money required by law to be deposited, having been deposited as ordered, in such place as was designated by the judge of said court, and subject to his order; and it also appearing that it is for the best interests of the creditors; and that the bankrupt has not been guilty of any of the acts or failed to perform any of the duties which would be a bar to his discharge, and that the offer and its acceptance are in good faith and have not been made or procured by any means, promises, or acts contrary to the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy: It is therefore hereby ordered that the said composition be, and it hereby is, confirmed.

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The composition offered by the above-named bankrupt in this case having been duly confirmed by the judge of said court, it is hereby ordered and decreed that the distribution of the deposit shall be made by the clerk of the court as follows, to wit: 1st, to pay the several claims which have priority; 2d, to pay the costs of proceedings; 3d, to pay, according to the terms of the composition, the several claims of general creditors which have been allowed, and appear upon a list of allowed claims, on the files in this case, which list is made a part of this order. Witness the Honorable judge of said court, and the seal

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INDEX

References are to pages.

"A PERSON AGAINST WHOM A PETITION HAS BEEN FILED
construction of, 11.

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separate, to be kept of partnership and individual property, etc., 63.
trustee to keep, 244.

when to make final, 244, 250.

court to approve, 18.

notice of filing to be given, 306, 309.

open to inspection, etc., 253, 536.

debts due on open, when provable, 357.

of trustees, reference to referee for audit, 596.

referee to keep, 599.

of marshals, 597.

ACT-

when to take effect, 458.

ACTS-

of bankruptcy, of what to consist, 33, 520.

amendment of petition showing earlier than alleged, etc., 593.
trial of, where several alleged, 593.

ADJOURNMENTS—

of meetings, powers of referee over, 225.

of creditors' meetings, 261.

ADJUDICATION -

definition of, 11.

of partnership, when set aside, 60.

of one member, 74.

presumption of validity, 185, 200.
conclusive, if without fraud, 134.

where allegation of petition denied, 166.

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practice in proceedings for, 171.

reference of cases after, 191, 528.

when made by a referee, 222.

as to number and amount of claims, final, 318.

court making first, where several petitions filed, to retain jurisdio-

tion, 593.

not necessary to proceed with others, 593.

AFFIRMATIONS-

may be taken in bankruptcy proceedings, 175, 527.

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United States courts in, made courts of bankruptcy, 17, 519.
exemptions allowed in, 550.

ALIENS-

when may be declared bankrupts, 53

AMENDMENT-

of schedule, when allowed, 89.

of petitions, when allowable, 160.

when denied, 161.

when special reasons required, 162

objections to, 162.

of petitions and schedules, when permitted, 594

of petitions showing earlier acts of bankruptcy, etc., 592

of proof of claims, 275.

APPEALS-

from decisions of bankruptcy courts to United States Supreme Court,
etc., 203.

when allowable, 205, 529.

what constitutes matter in dispute, 209.

to circuit courts of appeals, 529, 602.

to Supreme Court of the United States, 529, 602

APPEARANCE-

trustee to enter, in suit against bankrupt, 108

of bankrupt or creditor, when required, 163.

by creditors, when not original, 321.

may be in person or by attorney, 592

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