The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1859-09-17

OF four hundred dollars. or by n
bankmnt uss 5 snan amount to one thousand dollars, be declared
have hss = amount Of one thousand dollars, which shal ~
officer, o a 5 executor, administrasse or. s = us : 70 as a public
mne sc.ingi In any other fduciary capacity. NAV. nnn s 81
ms e himself a insolvent, appear before any justice Of Of the r. Snnr nna.
a b = ana upon making oath Of such Insolvency, declare inns
Sec 963. Every petition to declare n : :
bankrupt, shall be verified bv cath ste.s . person a
may be the amount due to the petitioner n nes;;ons = a
m M or .u acts Of bankruptcy relied on. The person or PERSONS
sb g mo- NO. thousand =. dollars, or in a larger sum, ii the Justice e
the proceedings, and damages to the psr'y nesn T. az, tne costs OF
ese nc O tney fail to prove him a bankrupt A'''
oec. 9o4- Upon receiving such petition and bond
VI mneh any lnsolvent shall come before anv ;ust;cs
~ !, = supreme Court, and declare himself a bankrun.. =. nrn.
Warsha IN section 20 the justice shall issue an orisr 70 n.
the 49, % 70 ue Sheriff ct the island, to take Possession ef
h bs o em. : property, and to put his store-houses. counting
"ue' shaii Dc iui authority Tor 50 doing.
Sec. goo. After issuing such order. the ;us,;cs sh.,
nA q ume when he will hear the parties of chambers
nna decias the question Of bankrup,cs, where the same is dis
P asu. II shan cause such previous notice of the time for
bearing as he may deem reasonable, to be published lin in t H.
cases sDssip IN serv aaz etc. A party petitioned against shall, in all
petition, if he be within the Kingdom. e'p' o' III
sec. 700: AT the time appointed for the bea ring
OIL ane parties, the justice shall proceed to take testi.
10y Una. n petitioners are creditors, and that the debtor has
opmnhted an act of bankruptcy. Aner hearipe all ,ms ss La
mony, both on the part of the petitioners and the ." d M res !.
shah give his decision and Fl be in favor of the deh,or nv ~
property shall be Immediately released from custody. ' ~
Sec. 9ol. Whenever any person shall declare him
sen ,%a - oankrupt, or shall be ~adjudged a bankrupt by
L ~ notice u such bankruptcy shall be given in the Gov
eminent Gazette, and notice shall also be given for three cons
debtor to appear before the justice, at such time r times as he
may appoint, to prove their debts.
sec. JOS. Debts may be proved before the Justice
Dy the oath OF the creditors, but when the debtor a "
any creditor shall dispute the amount claimed. the ;ns,;cs s,eu
Of his own oath. INDEPENDENT
Sec. 800. Debts not due NAV be nroved hesoro ,,,s
justice, allowing a discount for interest: and all per-
d u, md are enaersers or surehes for the debtor. or who have
VINO nave demands upon any bottomry or respondentia bond, or
hate. ~ uep ran may become due upon any other contingency
= ~ NJ article provided, tia, the bill, note, bond or other con-
and that The debt demanded thereupon shall become aSsoiutss
before the final dividend of the bankrupts estate.
sec. go. When it shall appear to the Justice that
mere are Absent creditors, whose interest will suffer
~ fom mn hiving no person to represent them. he may appoint some
!. n proper person as an attorney for that purpose, and such
creditors. ~ !" '""" "''e"'
Sec: 81. Any creditor who, after having been
served with twenty days previous notice, (either
written o. printed to attend before the justice and prove his
no IN = ~ % s h.5ep q without showing good cause for such
and shall not be allowed to come in and prove such debt after
Sec. 972. After all the creditors in this kingdom
shall have proved their debts, or failed to do so after
due notice as aforesaid. the clerk of the Supreme Court shall ap-
point a meeting OF the creditors who shall have proved their
debts; and give two consecutive weeks notice of the same in the
G h%s m Gazette: At the time appointed. the creditors
sons as assignees Of the bankrupts property. real and personal,
shan hal ' he e csnssn nn hx int. sues shoice OF record. The assignees
est number Of votes on the first ballot. shall be considered as
Sec. 973. In the choice of a~ssignees, no creditor to
an amount less than one hundred dollars shall be
entitled TO vote. All creditors to the amount of one hundred,
and less than five hundred dollars, shall be entitled to one vote
each; all creditors to the amount Of FIVE hundred dollars, and
less than twenty-five hundred dollars, shall be entitled to two
hundred dollars. shall be entitled to three votes each. All dis
putes that may arise as to the manner OF voting, Or as to who
justice.
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