Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-01-20
Notice rs Hereby Given.

sNOtACC 40 AAcXCON NANCA,
eASHAT the District Court Of tho Unite,
States for the Western District of, Virginia, will
be opened at Staunton, for proceedings in bank
ruptcy, on the first day of February next.
1. S. PENNYBACKER.
Judge oil the w. ID. Va.
Dec. 80, 1911.
Under that clause of the 9th sections Of the
| bankrupt law which declares: cit shall be
the duty Of the District Court in each District,
from time to time, to prescribe suitable rules and
regulations, and forms Of proceedings, in all mat
tiers in bankruptcy, and to make them as simple
and brief as practicable to the end to avoid all
unnecessary expenses, and to facilitate the use
thereofby the public at large,"-it is suggested
that the following form of petition be used ipthe
Western District ofVirginia, to be varied accord
ing to the facts Of the case, to witt -.
Form ofpe,ition for person ,cishing to be de-
cIared bankrupt =
10 the Hon. Isaac S. Penny hacker, Judge of
the District Cour: Of tine United States for the
Western District of Virginia.:
The petition OLA. B. of i'm the county of
sheweth unto your Honor that the said A.
Is. is q resident of the Western District of Sdr-
ginia, Cor, has his place of business at = '+,in
the Western District ofVirginia Gas the case may
bc,) and that he is owing debts which have not
been created in consequence Of a defalcation az
public officer, or as executor, administrator, quay
dian, or trustee, or while acting in any other.R-
duciary capacity, and that the subjoned list and
inventory are, to the best of his knowledge and
belief, true and perfect list Of his creditors, their
respective places of residence, and the amount
due to each, and an accurate inventory of hispr
pcrty, rights, and credits, of every name, kind,
and descriptions and the location and situation Of
each and every parcel and portion thereof; and
that he is unable to meet his debts and engage
ments and wishes to avail himself of the benefit
of the act, entitled can Act to establish a uni
form system of bankruptcy throughout the Unit
ed Statos."
Your petitioner therefore prays that he may be
deemed and taken to be bankrupt within tho
purview of the said act, and may be so declared
accordingly by decree of your Court.
And your petitioner will ever pray, &c.
Signed A. b.
Tirgini0, County to ,oit. -
This day personally appeared before the sub
scriber, justice of the peace in and for the coun-
ty aforesaid, the above named A. Band so
lemnly swore Cor affirmed, as the case may be)-
that the matters set forth in the foregoing petition
and the subjoined list and inventory, are true to
the best ofhis knowledge and belief. Given un
der my hand this the day of I942.
List Of A. BIS. creditors, their respective pIa-
ces of residence, and amount due to each, to wit;
(1ere insert the list) Signed "A. b.,
Inventory of A. BIS. properly, rights, and cred-
its of every name, kind, and description, and the
location and situation OF each and every parcel
and portion thereof, TO wit;
(flere insert them) Signed A. b.
January 6, 1912.
Editors of newspapers in the Western District
of Virginia requested to insert the above in
their respective papers.