Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-11-25

al January last ur at any other time. contemplation
of the passage al 4 Bankrupt Law. By assignment 81
otherwise. preferred creditor another, unless
MAJORITY IN interest, ol his unprcrrfei creditors ISIS Mt
(Sec. =
Motif he shall pilGplly omit refuse IN comply
with any order Of The court conform 10 any Other re
qulste ol this act.
Mott he slall admit al.e fictitious debt against
his estate.
No,--ifhcing merchant. So. beshall become banl
rup and shall moi have kept proper books OF account al
ter ihe passage Of tins act
Mott after the passing Of this act. he shall have ap
piled trust funds Ia his own us.
No,-if before discharged. unless his estate produce
after all charges fai, per cent on the debts allowed
Sec. II
, fEoir is hi, discharge 10 be oLtaineH
/. The bankup, must file petition iof that puf-
2 Nuet, DAYS from the date Of the decree m bank
mp,cy mu-i cSPfe, before Tho court can decree DIS
chargc.
3 lie mus, give 70 days notice in newspaper To be
designated by tho court, Ia all creditors proving Their
debts and other persons interested 10 appear at certain
time and place shaw why such discharge and Ger
tifeap' thereof shall mol be granied-and
l. Personal notice by lelif the court shall de
cree. all creditors whose residence Is KNOWN
sec. }
; On day the notified the Bankrupt s his creditors shal
havea hearing and the or and against his discharge
shall be- cansassd Then, and at all other tunes before
the Court the Courts Commissioners. the Bankrupt
shall be subject To examination nfdlly bI on WHICH III
terropaon,.. ON oath affirmation, IN all matters rela
ting his Bankruptcy his aeis and doings and his pro
perly and nights o property under The supervision OF thu
Count. (See -
, The rights othr Bankrupt u al first prere'hed
from obtaining has discharge
|. tBy See l. Hat tho hearing. majority IN mum
htf and value Of the creditors proving their debts. file
hef written dissent 10 the allowance OF the discharge
and ccrdoatr--or
. II thu Count under the circumstances shall refuse
IL IT., al t,-
proper ISSUE 10 be directed by the Court or, fur
thcr.
= In thu latter case. he may appeal from the decision
ri tie Court. within Ten DAYS, 10 the Circuit Court nj
the United States Ia he held for that District submit
ting his to the Court alone Jury he chooses
aud.
1.-THE Court shall be satisfied or jury shall find thai
he has made full disclosure and surrender Of all his
tate and has III all thngs conionncd To the directions o
this act, the Court shall make decree Of discharge and
grant certificate theaaa.
Moreover. If On his examinations the Bankrupt swear
falsely he shall be guilty Of and punishable to perjury,
as punished b, the nitcd States laws
Ill. The operation qt discharge,
tScc. ID discharge aud certificate shall IN all Courts
Of Justice be fun and complete discharge Of all debts,
contracts, and other engagements of the Bankrupt which
posahe under the act and may be pleaded As full
aud complete bar To all suits brought in any Court ID IN
dcatu whatsoever. and shall be conclusive evidence oi
t.ef in iayarui the Bankrupt unless impcaGhed Tor
fraud OF wlliuI onctalmcnt o assets by hun, prior
ne,cc spclf ingn " rItInp such fraud or con
ccahnent
BIT IL siaH not discharge anu person liable for the
Snr ,,t as partner ,oln contractor surety ~ other
wisr.
II shall not nor shall any thing an hs act contained
annul Gnnir any lawful rights of married women OF
minors OF any lien mortgage OF other security on proper
Is real ur personal Trorided the same are not arrange
mcnts lr fraudulent preference Gas in sec = specified
" istrbtdimi9 Banh1ptS EDcets
> M Igs ill ol In,
lie distributed by paying
/ Dsbts duc ty HIM 10 the nled States
= Dht4duc PARSONS Who by the ntrd States laws
havea preference ia consequence of having pld moneys
as hrs sui,lit4
, Dpafir,r WIN ayr been IN the srryic, of III, hank
rnpi shah rceIy, their waves IN full To the amount oi
- provided the services were performed within Il y
I'M Iltl,s hcflr, the lanlluu,cy and then
All creditor, prnyn, bona f lehis shall shar, ,ro
rata all pcrsos " a demands are moi vet due or whose
,tn,ns ARE uncertain and continent Ia mo prpy,,I the
,ame shall receive pro rata wien ihelr claims become
asir an fthcy rhsfsp The value al h,lr clam e. may
he asr,rtaoed under The direction oi the court and they
may shan, ,s ,r,,,i,,. m ,,,css,,t
Il an, creditor sbll not pn,,e until sfi,r dividend he
shaI r,,iy ont u TN, M N dividend u,o raft, canal IN
what oihsrs have ,,,ai,ad
L., ,,ultnl.,d ,,,,,rs tn, balance, "A ,ll h, ,l ,n az
the true d,t
All ,rrdnr. pr,,n,r thor claims shall ihcrcnn r ho
barred r,rn an, G,nrr snit n l,, ar m ,,n,tv far IN,
came and all nr,r,dn,,s tb,n ~ in, thc,un,n sb,ll
,tL,uis, IN, ,npull,d thr,,hv
&, u !,
D,bts shall b rr,xed b,E,rr the r,,, ar cnn,ission
cr4 h, !, apn,nt,d who .b, IN, residents IN the hank
r,rtis rr'ty $50 y
rrs,f shall he made an oath ar affirmation according tn