Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-18
THE BANKRUPT LAW.
The Recommendation and NOmina
tiOn Of Registers-Ru5es TO be OBJ

The Recommendation and NOmina-
tiOn Of Registers-Ru5es 10 be OBJ
served.
BY direction of Chief Justice Chase, the
regulations regarding the recommendations
and nominations of registers in bankruptcy
have been promulgated
/. Under the act Of Congress, the power
of appointing registers in bankruptcy is
vested in the District Courts of the Urited
States the Supreme Courts of the terrific
ries and the Supreme Court of the District
Of Columbia, but no person can be appointed
who is not counsellor at law.
2. The duty of recommending and nomi-
mating to the District Courts, and other courts
mentioned in the act, suitable persons for
appointment is imposed on the Chief JUS
tice of the United States, and Congress
having now adjourned without acting upon
the bill introduced into the Senate to re-
peal this provision, he will be forced to
carry it into effect.
8. To insure as far as practicable the Sc
lection Of fit men for register, the Chief
Justice will require in every case, where
his recommendation and nomination is de-
sired, first, certificate from the clerk or
Judge of the proper district, or territorial
court, or Of some State court of record, un-
der seal of the court, that the gentleman
named therein is a counsellor of said dis
trict court; secondly, statement in what
Congressional district, or territory, the gen.
tleman proposed resides, and for what iu-
dicial district the recommendation and
nomination is desired and thirdly, letters
from business and professional men of the
district, State, or territory, who have the
confidence of their fellow-citizens, each of
which letters must vouch distinctly and
fully for the gentleman named in respect
to his professional knowledge and ability.
4. In respect TO his personal integrity;
and
5. In respect to his general business ca
pacity. -...
6. In addition to these, when the State is
represented in Congress, similar letters, if
they can be had, are desired from the Rep
resentative of the district, or from the
Senators of the State, or in case of terri
tory, from the delegate. No memorials or
petitions or recommendations signed by
others than the writer are required. All
letters upon which any recommendation
and nomination may be made, will be fled
by the Chief Justice in the office of the
Clerk of the Supreme Court Of the United
States.
Z. The nomination Iand recommendation
founded upon the testimony furnished as
above required will be made as early as
practicable, after the same shall have been
received. If more than one gentleman in
any district or territory is thus recon-
mended to him, the Chief Justice will ex-
ercise his discretion in making his selec-
tions.
s. Only one person will be recommended
and nominated in any congressional district,
except, 1st. In the case that the court
having the appointing power shall decline
to appoint the person first recommended
and nominated; or, Cd. In the case that
after the act shall have gone fully into
operation the appointing court shall certify
to the Chief Justice that the business of
the district cannot be properly done by one
register or, Sd. In some cases where
Congressional district may be partly in one
judicial district and partly in another.