The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-05-08

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Such s. ns feates
he dI apiae 81 5ds.
slca smed fall ana complete dis.
shefe 81 all debts, ard other en-
agen ais, 81 such ban ara $50.
e1oie UNDER Ills c and h ond n,ag
ha lnlI ard conn ba cd
suits brought o. court eye
ae ame, and inclusive evidence self
3QI such n'aupl the same
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tQne h'i1 his cry Of lights
81 IS sala, contrary 30 he proc
visions IS Ills acl and no person snail be
eat q Is such eIaro s. cas- or
f efanied, entitled 70 hgaI himself ibeIaof
al such ban, lao shall be proved b have lost
within pears before lie decree declaf.
ling him bankr0pl, 81 any Qall
ing 81 betting 8 any kind, az any one er
more times, the sum Of as afoses
SIC be z further eadctea That
al creditors Coming ID and proving heir
dellts undeI 0c bankfap tcy % The 81
hereinafter escE Jed Che same being bon
Ehde debts. be emitted 70 share % ae
bankfnpts property and effects propFa
without any priority 81 preference ehatso-
ever, except only debts du6 lo lhe United
States, which shall be FIST paid out Of tue
assets and also such debts of individual
States Is are entitled e preference bY the
laws Of such States respectively, ana all
creditors, whose, debts are not due and pay
able unit future dry, az annpi nts, hols
ders Of bottomay and respond entsa nondss
holders al policies 81 insnran ca suIetIes. en-
dor IS, bail, Or other persons having uIl-
certain 81 conlingen demands againsl such
ban shall IS permitted Is come m and
prove such debts of claims under this act,
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claims become absolute e have the same
allowed them and such annuitanss and hol-
ders Of debts payable d future may have
the present value thereof asceftaIu ed under
The direction 81 such court an q flowed them
according 81, rs debts IN presepl aud no
creditor or other person. coming ln and prov
ing his debt 81 other claim, shall be allowed
to maintain any suit law or il equity there's
for. but shall be deemend thereby g have
waved an right Of action and suit against
such Bankrupi aud all proceeding already
commenced, and all Unsalisfed Judgments
already obtained, thereon, shall be deemed
to he surrendered thereby; and ID al cases
where tI,s.e arc mutual debts or mutual cred
lie hotueen the parties, the balance only
shall IL deemed Tue true debtor claim be-
tween Them and The residue shall BE deemed
adjusted bv Che set-off; all such proof OF
debts shall BE made before the court de-
creeine the bankruptcy, or before some cons
missioner appointed by the eotEt for that Pufs
pose but such court saall have tall power
to set aside and expunge SUCH proof when
made, and the debt allowed q 2 proof that
such DEBT is founded in fraud, Imposl tions li-
legally. OF mistake and corporations 10
whom any debts are due, may make proof
thereof BIZ their president. ca shieE,
OF other officer, who may be specially ap-
pointed for that purpose and e appolntlng
commissioners % receive proof Ct debts
and perform other duties. under tne pro
visions of shis let, the said colli shall appoint
such PERSONS as have heir residence e the
counts IS whic the bankTupt lives
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