The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-12
THE RANRnupr LAW
Recommendation ana Nomination OF
REGISTERS IN Bankruptcy.

WAsHINGroN, April 8.
By direction OF the Chief Justice, the
following statement Is published for
information: a ~.
1. Under the act of Congress. the
power of appointing Registers in Bank
ruPtcy is vested in the District Courts
OF the United States, the Supreme
Courts OF the Territories, and tie SUI
preme Court of the District of Column
bia; but no person can be appointed
who Is not a counselor-at.law. E
2. The duty OF Recommending and
nominating to the District Courts, aud
other Courts mentioned il the act, suit
able persons for appointment, is i'm
posed on the Chief.J dstice of the Uni ed
Stases, and Congress having now nd
1ourned without acting upon the bill
introduced into the Senate to repeal
this provision, he will proceed to carry
1t into effect.
3. To insure as far as practicable the
selection of fit men for Registers, the
Chief Justice will require, in every case
where his recommendation and nomi-
nation is desired, first, n certificate
from the Clerk or Judge of the proper
district or territorial CO1rt, or OF some
State Court OF Record, under seal of
the Court, that the gentleman named
therein is u counselor OF said Court;
and, secondly. a statement in what
Congressional District or Territory the
gentleman proposed resides, and for
what District or Territory, and for what
Judicial District the Recommendation
and nomination is desired; and, third
ly, letters from business and profess
siOnal men OF the District, State, or
Territory, who have the confidence Of
their fellow-cttizens, each of which
letters must vouch distinctly and fully
for the gentleman nRmed-tirst, in re-
spect to his professional knowledge
and ability; second, in respect to his
personal integrity; third. in respect to
his general business capacity.
4. In addition to these, when the
State Is represented III Congress, SINH
lar letters, II they can be had, are de-
sired from the Representative of the
District, and from the Senators of the
State, or, in the case OF a Territory,
from the Delegate.
.. No memorials and petitions, or
recommendations, si4ued by others
than the writer are reqHired.
.. All letters, upon which any recon-
mendRtton and nomination NAV be
made, will be filed by the Chief-J Istice
In the office OF the Clerk of the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
z. Nominations aud recommended
tons forwarded upon testimony fur.
ntshed a. above required, will be made
as early as practicable alter she same
shall have been received. Ifmore than
one gentleman in any District or Terri.
tory is thus recommended to him, the
Chief Justice will exercise his discr,-
ton in making the selection.
8. Only one person will be recon-
mended and nominated in any one
Congressional district, except, frst, In
thu case that the court having the APP
pointing power shall decline TO appoint
the persons first recommended or nom
mated; or, second, in the case that, after
the act shall have gone fully into oper-
alton, the appointing court shall GER
tify to the Chiet-Iustice that the bust
ness OF the district cannot be properly
done by one register; or, third, in some
cases where a Congressional district
may be par, " in one judicial district
and properly in another.
D. w. MIDDLETON,
Clerk Of the Supreme Court Of the
United States.
Washington city, Apri1 5, 1857.