Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-04-26
TIE BASKRUrrLlw.
The Recommendation and Nomina.
tion OF Registcrs-Rulcs 10
be Observed.

! By direction Of Chief Justice Chase, the
regulations regarding the recommendation
and nominations Of rcgistsrs In bankruptcy
have been promulgated;
!. Under the act Of Congress. the mower
Of appointing registers in bankruptcy n yest-
ed In the District Courts Of the United states.
the Supreme Courts e the territories, and
the Supreme Court of the District of Column
ba, but no person can DO appointed who Is
not counsellor at law.
| 2. The daty of recommending and nomi-
mating to the District Courts and other courts
mentioned in the act saitable persons for
appointment is imposed on the Chief Justice
OF the United States, and Congress having
now adjourned without acting upon the bill
introduced into the Senate TO repeal thiy
provision, he will be forced to carry 1t into
effect.
3. To insure as far as practicable The se-
lection OF tit men for register, the Chief JUS
tice VIII require In every case, where his re-
commendation and nomination Is desired.
first certificate from the clerk or judge Of
the proper district, or territorial court. of
record, under the seal Of the court, that the
gentleman named therein II a counsellor of
Seiu NiStt NJ VOuAt1 BCNOuOtys u BWttmenk In
what Congressional district, or territory, the
gentlemen proposed resides, and for what
judicial district the Recommendation AID
nomination is desired; and thirdly, letters
from business and professional men of the
district State or territory, who have the con-
hdence Of their fellow-citizens, e%ch of which
Letters must voach distinctly aud fully for
the gentleman named in the respect to bis
professional knowledge and ability.
4. In respect 10 his personal integrity;
and
5. In respect to his general busines ca
paeity.
8. In addition to these, when the State ID
represented In Congress, similar letters, II
they can be had, are desired from the Rep
resentative Of the district or from the Sena-
tors Of the State, or In case Of territory,
from the delegate. No memorials os reti.
lions or recommendations signed by Others
than the writer are required. All letters upon
which any recommendation and nomination
may be made, will be filed by the Chief Jus
tice in the Office of the Clerk Of the Supreme
Court Of the U. s.
7. The nomination and recommendation
founded upon the testimony furnished as
above required will be made % early as
practicable, after the same shall bsve been
received. If more than one gentlemen In
any one district or territory 10 thus r<com-
mended to him, the Chief Justice will sx-
ercise his discretion in making bis seisc-
tons.
Only one person will bs recommended
and nominated In any congressional district,
except, lst. In the case that the court hav-
ing the appointing power shall decline u
appoint the person FIRST recommended
and nominated, or I'd. In the case that
after the not shall have gone fully into oper.
alton the appointing court shall certify to
the Chief Justice that the business OF the
district cannot be properly done BY one rsga
later; or, 3D. In some cases where Con-
gressional district may be partly In oas judi
cid district end partly In another.