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appointed in each county where a bankrupt
or Bankrupts reside to receive such proofs
Said Commissioner shall take an oath faith
fully a%ndimpar,ially to discharge his duties as
such Commissioner. In case n creditor re-
sides out of this State, he may also, IN MS
discretion, prove his debt or debts before any
disinterested State Judge, ofthe State where
he resides. And proofs either before a
Commissioner or Judge, may be either oy
deposition or oral testimony.
RULE XII. Dispositions may be taken be-
fore the Clerk of the District Court OF the
U. S. or any commissioner thereof or be-
fore any officer authorized BY the laws OF the
State where the dispositions are taken, to take
dispositions, and notice of the time and place
of taking, shall be given to the opposite party
or his attorney Of record, three days before
the day, and one day. for every twenty-five
miles the party receiving the notice, would
have to travel from his residence to the place
of taking. The form ola deposition will be
Fthe same as tina, now usedn!4 the District
Court for the District of Missouri.
If oral testimony be offered to prove any
debt, 1t shall be reduced to writing by the
Commissioner or Judge to whom offered.
RULE XII. Every Commissioner, before
receiving proof of debts. shall give notice
of the time and place Of receiving such
proofs.
The notice to be inserted oncs, twenty
DAYS at least before the tine set for receiving
said proof.
RULE XIII. The commissioner or Judge
shall, in the case Of each Bankrupt, make out
a list Of all debts, and claims proved before
him, and shall moreover, make a report 10
the Court, accompanying such list, in which,
he shall state the debts offered TO be proved,
the evidence to support each debt, the OBJ
i%iections made, if any, to each claim or item,
and his opinion allowing or disallowing the
same. And all claims and the proofs and
papers appertaining thereto. shall be properly
numbered. marked. and sent with the report.
RULE XIV. The report shall be filed on
or before the first day Of the term next sue
ceedins the taking OF the proofs.
Exceptions to any report may be filed on
or before the third day Of the term next after
the filing the report, if the report be fled in va
~cation,o r within three days nextaiter the filing
the report, if the report be filed IN term: Provi-
ded. that the Court, on application, and for
cause shown, may give further time for filing
such exceptions.
All exceptions shall specify the particular
debt or claim the allowance or disallowance
of which is objected TO; and the reasons Tor
the exceptions. If no exceptions be taken.
or if taken be no, allowed, the report may
be approved. Issues may be made to try
the validity and ascertain the amount of such
debts and claims.
RULE XIV. The fees allowed for services
in Bankruptcy shall be the same that are now
allowed in the District Court, for similar
services, except as herein provided. All
fees to be paid when the services are performed;
and by the party at whose instance they are
rendered.
Taking proof Of each debt or clam Of any
creditor, 81 90
Taking and certifying each deposition
and sending the same up to court,
81 for the first deponent, and SO
cents for each subsequent one in
the same deposition, to include all
the services.
Taking and certifying each affidavit, %
Entering each order Of publication,
or other order, SO
Making out a notice for publication,
and delivering it to the party, so
For approving each bond and certify
ing the approval, so
For each certificate and seal, 25
Filing each petition, 25
Every other paper, ia
Empannellinga jury, IS
Making out copies Of records or papers, for
every 100 words, Is
Publications of orders, and notices,
and other proceedings, by order OF
IN ,py cayaDty- five