Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-03-19
RULES, REGULATIONS, AND FORMS
OF PROCEEDINGS IN BANK
RITPTCY IN MISSOURI

RULE |. Petitions by debtors for The ben
eff OF the Bankrupt Law, and by creditors
to have their debtors, or any of them de-
clared Bankrupt, may file filed in the Clerks
Office at any time.
RULE IL. Eight weeks notice shall be
given of the filing of each petition--it shall
be published weekly, and until otherwise
ordered in the Missouri Reporter, printed
at St. Louis, and the Jefferson Inquirer,
printed at the City of Jefferson. Bat il
there be a paper printed in the county To-
Their than St. Louis and Cole.) where the
Bankrupt resides. the said notice shall be
published in the Missouri Rep )rter and that
paper only. All notices and orders in
Bankruptcy published in a newspaper, shall
be inserted continuously without any other
matter intervening, and under the general
head of ssBankrupts."
RULE Ill. Petitions for the benefit Of the
act, by debtors, may be in the following
form:
United States of America,
District Of Missouri,
To the Hon. Ro8ERr w. WELLS, Judge
Of the United States, for the District OF
Missouri. Your petitioner respectfully
states that he resides in the county of
debts, none of which have been created in
consequence OF his defalcation as public
officer, or as executor, administrator guar
dian, or trustee, or while acting in any o.
ther fduciary capacity. The list hereunto
annexed, signed BY him, and made part Of
this petition, is true list Of his creditors,
their places of residence, and the amount
due each: and the inventoryanneXed.s signed
by him, and made part of this petition, is
an accurate inventory OF his property.
rights and credits, Of every name, kind and
description, and the location and situation
of each and every parcel and portion there.
of. That he is unable to meet his debts, and
engagements, and pray S the Court to be al
lowed the benefit OF the act of Congress
entitled San Act to establish an uniform
system of Bankruptcy throughout the Uni
ted States" Approved 18th August
i84l. A. b.
State Of
County Of
The above named A. B. naketh oath
and saith, that, to the best Of his knowedg
and belief, that the matters and things state
in the foregoing petition, are true. Swori
TO, and subscribed, &c. A. B.
The affidavit above required, and all G
Their affidavits, may be made before any pei
son authorised by the laws OF the Stat
where made, to administer oaths and tax
affidavits, generally, or before the Clerk c
the District Court OF the U. S., or any con
missioner thereof.
RULE w. Petitions by creditors to hav
debtors declared Bankrupts, may be as 70
lows:-
United States Of America
District of Missouri,
To the Hon. ROBERT w. WELLS, Judg
of the United States for the District Of Nil
souri,. Your petitioner, OF respec
fully showeth, that c. d., now a resden
of within the State
Missouri, being a merchant Tor using tn
trade Of merchandize-or banker, facto
broker, underwater, or marine insurer, al
cording to the tact,) and being indebted
your petitioner, in sum not less than fy
hundl ed dollars, and owing debts, lncIudin
o. thar Of your petitioner, to an amount M
less than two thousand dollars, did about Il
day of commit q
act of Bankruptcy, according TO the trl
intent and meaning of The act of Congress
in such case made and provided, that is
say, the said C. d., so being a merchan
Tor as above,) did on or about the day la
aforesaid, depart from the State of Missoul
of which he is, and was, an inhabitant, wi
intent TO defraud mis- creditors, (or state ar
other cause mentioned in the LIST sec.
the act.) Wherefore your petitioner pray
that the said c. d., may by the decree
this Court be declared Bankrupt, acco
ding to the provisions Of said act of Coz
gress, and that such other and further PR
ceedings be had as are directed by said &C