PARTNERS (continued) -

bankruptcy of one, 57.
when proceedings joint, 58.

when may proceed against copartner, 58.

acts of bankruptcy of, 60.

nature and effect of proceedings against, 60.
when adjudication may be set aside, 60.

administration of estates, 61.

jurisdiction over one partner sufficient, 62.

trustee's duty, 63.

expenses, payment of, 64.

payment of debts, 65.

surplus of property, 65.

claims of firm creditors, 67.

rights and liability of individual members, 69.

claim against individual and partnership estates, 71.

firm assets, 71.

individual assets, 72.

claims between the estates, etc., 72.

adjudication of one partner, 74.

settlement of joint affairs, 75.

claims of, against individual estates, etc., 75.

administration of estate where all not bankrupts, 76

exemptions in cases of, 84.

evidence of, 185.

election of trustee, 269.

computation of number and amount of claims, 318.

what debts may be proved, 355.

when claims of, provable, 358.

trustee's relation to property of, 429, 450.

orders relative to hearing of petitions in different courts, 593.
where filed by different members, 593.

proceedings where partner refuses to join, 593.

PATENTS-

title of bankrupt vested in trustee, 413, 441.
PAYMENT-

into court, does not defeat petition, 319.
made to bankrupt, rights of trustee to, 432.
orders governing making of, 600.

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in voluntary bankruptcy, who may file, 310, 322, 541.

filing of second petition, 310, 313.

not defeated by payment into court, 319.

must be in duplicate, 319, 541.

contents of, 319.

in case of corporations, contents, 319.
notice to creditors not joined, 320.

not to be dismissed without notice, 352, 541.
withdrawal of creditor from petition, 324
when act took effect concerning, 458.
orders relative to amendments, 594.

requiring, to be printed or written, 592.
without abbreviations, etc., 592.

relative to hearings, where more than one filed, 592.

amendments, showing earlier acts of bankruptcy, 598.

in different courts against partnership, 593.
consolidations, 593.

POWER OF ATTORNEY-

authorizing appearance at meetings, 268

PLEADING-

grounds for stay of suit in State court must be pleaded, 104
failure to plead discharge, etc., 133, 140.

when discharge may not be pleaded, 140.

PLEADING (continued) -

petition, service of, etc., 156, 526.

requirements as to, 159.
amendments of, 160.

demurrers in general, 163.

by bankrupt or creditor to be within ten days, 163.

defenses in general, 164.

decision where none filed, 168.

reference of case to referee, 168.

adjudication of petition, etc., 168, 169.

reference of case after adjudication, 191.

transfer of case from one referee to another, 192
when to be verified, etc., 165.

determination of issue where facts denied, 166.

POOR BANKRUPTS -

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not required to pay filing fee, payment of fees in case of, 602.
POSSESSION -

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of bankrupt's property, when taken, 411.

release of, on giving bond, 411.

POSTAGE-

referees not required to pay, on official matter, 219.
POWERS-

which bankrupt may exercise, to vest in trustee, 413.
PREFERENCE-

constituting acts of bankruptcy, 40, 520.

when not, 40.

legal proceedings constituting, 33, 41.

when not, 42.

when fraudulent, 325.

what payments are, 326.

when payments are not, 331.

conveyances and transfers constituting, 33, 327
when not, 330.

by chattel mortgages or bill of sale, 329.

when mortgages are not, 332.

exchange of securities not, 333.

procuring and suffering judgments, 333.

non-resistance of debtor, 335.

judgments, when not, 336.
when voidable, 837.

PREFERENCE (continued)-

effect of giving and taking, 339, 342.

when constitutes notice of insolvency, 341.

intent, what constitutes, 344.

more than four months prior to bankruptcy, 346.
when transfer or payments to attorneys valid, 347.
evidence of, 185.

defeats right to prove claims, 296, 360.

surrender of, 297.

lien operating as, to be dissolved, etc., 379.

PREFERRED CREDITORS (see CREDITORS) —

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who deemed, 324, 541.

claims not to be allowed unless preference surrendered, etc., 296,
297, 539.

in accordance with act of 1867 validated, 591.
rules of equity practice to be followed, 603.

PROCESS-

PROCEEDINGS-

may be conducted by bankrupt or attorney, etc., 592
attorneys to indorse papers, etc., 592

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court to issue necessary, 18

rules governing, 157.

service of, 158, 526.

general orders relative to issuance of, 592.
blanks, etc., to be furnished referee, 592

PROOF OF CLAIMS (see CLAIMS) -

jurisdiction of court over, 24.
jurisdiction of referee over, 225.
bankrupt to examine, 85.

of what to consist, 271, 539.
how must be given, 272.
what must be proved, 273.
by whom to be made, 273.
before whom to be made, 274
when may be made, 274.
what is not, 275.
postponement of, 275.
amendment of, 275.

withdrawal of, 276.

a moiety only provable, 276.

in general, 277.

effect of, 278.

effect of failure of, 280.

PROOF OF CLAIMS (continued) —
secured, 281.

what held not to be secured, 283.
what are provable, 284.

what are not, 287.

commercial paper, 286.

when founded upon a writing, 288, 539.

after proved, may be filed, 289, 539.

allowance of, 289, 539.

postponement as affecting trustee's election, 268.
necessary to qualify voter, 268.

of partnership estate against individual, etc., 75.
general orders relative to, 597.

when filed after reference, 597.

PROPERTY (see ESTATES) —

application to take possession of, prior to adjudication, 48.
seizure of, to prevent deterioration, etc., 411.

conveyances to, etc., in good faith, valid, 395.

for value, etc., title obtained by lien, not affected, 405.

RECEIVERS -

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RAILROADS-

are comprehended by words "moneyed, business, etc., corporations,"

55.

courts of bankruptcy to appoint, 17, 519.

effect of appointment prior to bankruptcy proceedings, 199.

under State courts, relation to assignee, etc., 454.

RECORDS-

of referee, how kept, 235, 534.

when case concluded, to be filed with clerk, 236.

order requiring keeping of, 591.

REDEMPTION-

of bankrupt's property, when permitted, 600.

RE-EXAMINATION—

REFEREE-

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of allowed claim, 303.

orders with reference to claims, 598.

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definition of, 15.

punishment of contempt before, 18, 30.