Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-11
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THURSDAY. APRIL II. 1857.
Largest Circulation in City and State
REGISTERS IN BANKRUPTCY.

Bv direction Of Chief Justice Chase, the
Clerk Of the Supreme Court has issued the
following statement regarding recommen-
dation and nominations of registers in
bankruptcy:
l. Under the act Of Congress the power
Of appointing registers in bankruptcy is
vested in the District Courts of the United
States, the Supreme Courts Of the terrific
ries, and the Supreme Court Of the District
of Columbia; but no man can be appointed
who is not counselor at law.
2. The duty of recommending and nom
mating to the District Courts and other
courts mentioned in the act, suitable per
sons for appointment is imposed on the
Chief Justice Of the United States, and,
Congress having now adjourned without
acting on the bill introduced into the Sen
ate 10 repeal this provision, he will proceed
to carry it into effect.
8. To insure, as far az practicable, the
selection Of ft men for registers, the Chief
Justice viii require in every case where
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, I'M
der the seal of the court, that the gentle
man named therein is a counselor Of said
court; and, secondly, a statement in what
Congressional district OF territory the gen
tleman proposed resides, and for what dis
trict or territory, and for what judicial dis
trict this recommendation and nomination
is desired and, thirdly, letters from bust
ness and professional men of the district,
State or territory, who have the confidence
Of their fellow citizens, each of which let
tiers must youch distinctly and fully for the
gentleman named, in respect to his profess
sional knowledge and ability; second, in
respect to his personal integrity; third, ia
respect to his general business capacity.
4. In addition TO these, when the State
is represented in Congress, similar letters,
if they can be had, are desired from the
Representative Of the district, and from
the Senators of the State, or in the case of
a territory, from the delegates.
5. No memorials or petitions or recon-
mendations signed by others than the
writer are required.
9. All letters upon which any recon-
mendation 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.
7. Nominations and recommendations
founded upon testimony furnished as above
required will be made as early as practica-
bic after the same shall have been received.
If more than one gentleman in any dis
trict OF territory is thus recommended to-
him, the Chief Justice will exercise his
discretion in making the selection.
8. Only one person shall be recon-
mended and nominated in any one Con-
gressional district, except: first, in the case
that the court having the appointing
power shall decline TO appoint me person
first recommended and nominated: or,
second, in the case that, after the act shall
have gone fully into operation, the APP
pointing court shall certify TO the Chief
Justice that the business of the district
cannot be properly done by one register;
or, third, in some cases when Congress
sional district may be partly in one judi
cial district and partly in another.