Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-02-24
Dated,
Virginia,
County 10 uit.

Virginia, Counfp 10 ,sf.
i"is day personally appeared before The sub
'e'ioe'' lustce OF the peace in aud for the
county aforesaid, Tor, commissioner in bankrup,.
cy 'or the county aforesaid, as the case NAV be)
',,c ABOVE named "A. Band solemnly swore Tor
"n, as inc case may be.)-;hat the matters
sci ior'l, in the foregoing petiticn-and Tho suh,
joined isl and inventory, are the to the bcsl of
ms knowledge and belief. Given under NV
Orc. d. Com'r in Bankrup,cyE
as the case may be.)
oos 40 ~, a. 5. Creditors the, respective pa-
'eS ~ Ieeidence, and amount due TO each to wit
Inventory of A. BIS. properys riah,s and
credits OF every name, kind, ami DISCRETION
anu tne location and situation Of each and every
pafcei and portion thereof, TO wit:
(Hero insert them) Signed AR
"a. form OF petition for a creditor who seols
70 have his de1.Or declared Janhr.pf.
,l me Hon. &c. as in the hrst petlion.)
and ; S,n,o OF h "a: d. OF ~ in the county OF
Vas the case may be) as well for himself AZ for
ali o.her creditors Of c, ID. of i'm tho conn.
y ct and State Of
Humbly complaining, showeth unto your Hon.
or ,hat the said e. ID. being merchant Tor, &C
'uaiiy using the trade of merchandise, or, beinq
a retailer OF merchandise, or, being a banker
factor, broker, underwater, or marine insurer (as
t'e case may beg and owing debts 10 the amount
Oh S2oOo and upwards, and being indebted 10
your petitioner in the sum Of Fit INNS, be
at icast 5000, except when two or more credit
OTIS unite In the same petition, whose claims to-
ge'her' amount to that sum, due by accoun. Tor
by bill, note, bond, judgment, or Otherwise as
the case may be,) did lately,,o wit, on the
day OF in the year commit an act or
bankruptcy within the true intent and meanipo
oil the ID" concerning bankrupts, by departing,
win Intent to dciraud his creditors, from the
Htate OF Tor, District of Columbia, or Ter
lnory Of ,as the case may be)-of which
no was an lnhabitant, Tor, by concealing himself
10 AVOID being arrested in such case-descr-
oihg 1t particularly or, by willingly or fraud
uiently procuring himself TO be arrested, or his
goods and chattes, lands, or tcnements, to be at
tached, disrained, sequestered, or taken in exc
cation, In such case, particularly describing it,
--oT, by removing his goods. chattels and effects,
or concealng them TO prevent .heir beinp levied
uPon' OF taken In execution, or by any other pro-
cess; Gas the case may be) or, by making a
fraudulent conveyance, assignment, sale Gift or
oher transfer, of his lands, tenements, goods or
chatteis, credits, or evidences Of debt as the !
case may be, and specifying the nature of the
transfer so made and to whom made and that
the said q. ID. is resident Of the Western Dis
trict OF Virginia, Cor hath his place Of business
at Ill the Western District of Virginia. as |
the case may Beg
Your petitioner therefore prays that the said
L. u. may be declared to be bankrupt by a de- |
cree OF your court and that such other and fur |
liner proceedings may be had i'm the premises, as |
may be consistent with the ordinances and provi-
siCns oi the statute, III such cases made ard |
provided
And your petitioner will ever pray, &c.
Dated, 1912.
Cd. p-';,:~-~s .s.v~.-Lo r---s.ned, nations
made. and NearInUS had nd
the Judge cut of court, unless as shall be special
ly ordered-But:
4th. Whilst the court is not in session. nett
tons may be fled, with the CLERK of the court.
who shall endorse upon them the style of the nro'
ceeding, the time when and by whom filed, and
The order in which they were minded TO him.
They will then be taken up and considered, and
dockeied, or otherwise disposedof in the order
in which they were lodged with he clerk. Other
papers may also be filed with the clerk
9th. party may appear for himself, or by at
torney; but no attorney will be permitted TO an
pear, vino has not been qualified to practise in
the court, or in the circuit court lolden at Lewis
burg nor until nc shall have uttered with the
the clerk Ct the court in his ofIic, his name and
place Of abode, and nearest postofIice.
9Th When service OF any or1r or notice is re-
quired-it may be made upon tlD party himself
or on his attorney.
TIN. Whcn notice to creditors II others is TO be
published, 1T shall be the duty It the party, on
whose petition the order mae. to cause the
notice TO be published as orderG; but the costs
thereof may be refunded to such party ont of The
estate Of the Bankrupt, if it shalrove to be sniff
cient.
9Th. All notices Of proceeJing,in Bankruptcy,
which are required by law to b published in
newspapers, shall (untl otherwis ordered be in
serted in the Stanton Spectate, a newspaper
printed at Stanton, in the Westgn District of
Virginia, and Of necessarily in snh other paper,
or papers, printed in the District as the court
may, from time to time, designate
9th. The party appearing to sbopsa use agains.
q petition must file statement in Writing Of his
objections. II this DO done at the me appointed