SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA –

made court of bankruptcy, 17, 519.

appeal from, 203.

rules governing appeals from, 602.

SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORIES (see TERRITORIES) -

rules governing appeals from, 602.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES -

appellate jurisdiction over courts of bankruptcy, etc., 203, 529.
over circuit court of appeals, 208, 529, 602.
certification of cases to, 209, 530.

to prescribe rules, forms and orders, 216, 531.
orders and rules in bankruptcy, 591.
forms in bankruptcy, 604.

SURETY (see BONDS) -

liability as, released by discharge, 140.
not affected by discharge, 148.

on bonds of trustees and referees, 254.
two necessary on each, 255.

corporations may be, 255, 536.

T.

TAXES-

entitled to priority of payment, 365, 371, 543.

payment, as an expense, 351.

owing by bankrupt, payment of, 363.

TENNESSEE-

exemptions allowed in, 581.

TERMS-

courts always open, 20.

TERRITORIES-

district courts of, made courts of bankruptcy, 17.

appeal to Supreme Court of, from courts of bankruptcy, 203, 529.
when, to United States Supreme Court, 208

TESTIMONY (see EVIDENCE) —

person denying insolvency, to give, 47, 521.

burden of proof, 47.

general orders relative to taking of, 598.

TEXAS-

exemptions allowed in, 583.

TIME-

method of computing, 217, 531.
when act to take effect, 458, 547.

"TIME OF BANKRUPTCY"

definition of, 12.

TITLE-

in case of bankruptcy to partnership property, 64, 429.

vested in trustee, 412, 546.

nature of trustee's, 416.

liens for rent as against trustee's, 425.

funds in bank, etc., 426.

to commercial paper, 427.

trustee to convey, 443.

in case of composition, vested in trustee on setting aside, 414,
547.

revested in bankrupt on confirming, 444, 547.

trustees may avoid transfers, etc., 444, 547.

TRADE-MARKS-

title of bankrupt vested in trustee, 413.

TRADESMEN

who are, 54.

"TRANSFER ”—

definition of, 15.

of cases by court, 19, 531.

when permitted, etc., 82, 218.

of property when acts of bankruptcy, 33, 35, 36, 520.

when a preference, 324, 327.

when not, 330.

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

within four months of petition, void under State laws, 395, 545.

in foreign countries by bankrupt, 85.

TRIALS (see JURY) —

by jury, in involuntary bankruptcy cases, 171, 527.

TRUSTEE (see SUITS; TITLE) —

definition of, 15.

court of bankruptcy, when to appoint, 18.

to punish, 18.

to discharge, 18.

relation of to appointment and removal, 80.

how selected in case of partnership, 61, 269.

duty, etc., 63.

office of created, 219.

appointment of, 237, 534.

at first meeting, 263.

election of, 267.

postponing proof of claim as affecting election, 268.
who may not vote for, 238.

TRUSTEE (continued) –

right to vote, 239.

appointment of additional, 239

qualifications of, 240, 534.

death or removal of, 241, 535.

duties of, 243, 535.

to collect assets, etc., 246.

duty with reference to mortgages, leases and liens, 248.
fraud or mistake of, 249.

closing estates generally, 249.

to furnish information, etc., 250.

to pay dividends, 250.

to make final report, 250.

to set apart exemptions, 251.

concurrence of two out of three necessary, 251.

compensation of, 252, 535.

apportionment, where more than one, 253.
when may be withheld, 253.

accounts and papers open to inspection, 253, 536.
bonds of, 254, 536.

of new trustees, 255.

amount may be increased, 255, 536.

filing of, 255, 536.

when not liable, 256, 537.

failure to give, 256, 537.

joint or several, 256, 537.

suits upon, when brought, 256, 537.

clerk of court to collect and pay filing fee, 256, 537.

payments to attorneys, re-examination on petition of, 84%.
averments in petitions, etc., 162.

when required to testify, 187.

examination of, 225.

jurisdiction of court over controversies, 192.

not required to give bond on bankruptcy appeals, 210, 530.
may submit controversies to arbitration, 211.

may compromise controversies, 211.

penalty for refusing inspection of accounts, 215.

property conveyed in fraud passes to, 395.

subject to lien, etc., when to pass to, 405.

nature of title to bankrupt's property, 416.

rights of, over attached property, 417.

when none conferred, 419.

relation of, to mortgages of bankrupt, etc., 420.
to trust property, 423.

title to property conveyed in fraud, 424.

right to commercial paper, 427.

liability of, in case of insolvency of stockholder, 428.
relation to partnership property, 429.

to choses in action, 431.

rights of trustee to payments to bankrupt, 432.
claims against estate in hand of, 432.
relation to property in general, 433.

in which trustee has no title, 434.

lien of, in place of bankrupt's, 435, 544
may avoid transfers by bankrupt, etc., 444.
what property may recover, etc., 445, 455.
fraudulent conveyances, 446.

when may not be recovered, 456.
represents bankrupts and creditors, 446.
recovery of attached property, 449.

of funds in bank, 449.

liability of stockholders to, 450.

rights of, with reference to partnership property, 450.
right to sue for money paid as usury, 453.

orders requiring appointments, to be approved, 595.

removal to be by judge, 595.

no official or general to be appointed, 595.

not appointed in certain cases, 595.

notice of appointment to, 596.

debts due to, allowance of, 302, 540.

debts due, entitled to priority of payment, etc., 865, 871, 543.

suits on bonds to be in name of, 536.

UNITED STATES COURTS (see COURTS OF BANKRUPTCY; SUPREME
COURT OF THE UNITED States) —

district, etc., made courts of bankruptcy, 17, 519.

UNLIQUIDATED DAMAGES (see DAMAGES).

USURY-

right of trustee to sue for money paid as, 453.
UTAH-

exemptions allowed in, 583.

V.

VENUE (see TRANSFER) -

transfer of cases from one court of bankruptcy to another, 12.

postponement of proof as affecting election, 268.
power of attorney to appear for voter, 268.

proof of claim necessary to qualify, 268.

power of general creditors to act, 269.
testimony as to voter's qualification, 269.
for trustee of partnership, 269.

at first meeting, composition, 270.

holders of secured claims not entitled, 270.
disqualified by fraud, 271.

W.

WAGE EARNER-

definition of, 15.

cannot become involuntary bankrupt, 51.

WAGES-

payment, as an expense, 351.

entitled to priority of payment, 365, 367, 543.

WAIVER-

of exemptions, 82.

effect of, on discharge, 146.

of necessary number to file petition, 817.

WASHINGTON-

exemptions allowed in, 586.