Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-04-24
The Bankrupt Law.

BY direction of the Chief Justice of thu
United States Supreme Court, the follow
ing statement is published for information
"First. Under the Act of Congress tht
power of appointing Registers in Bankrupt
cy is vested in the District Courts, of tht
United States, the Supreme Courts of thI
Territories, and the Supreme Court Of tht
District OF Columbia; but no person can b
appointed who is not q counsellor -at-law.
"Second. The duty of recommending ant
nominating 70 the District Courts and othel
Courts mentioned in the Act suitable per
sons for appointment is imposed on the Chic
Justice Of the United States, and. Congrcs:
having now adjourned without acting upor
the Bill introduced into the Senate to repea
this provision, he will proceed to carry it into
effect.
"Thrd. To ensure as far as practicable
the selection of fit men for registers, the
Chief Justice will require, in every case
where his recommendation and nomination j;
desired, first, a certificate from the clerk OF
Judge OF. the proper district or .tcrritoria
Court, or of some,State Court of record un.
der seal c. the Court, that the gentleman
| named therein is a counsellor Of said Court
| and, secondly, statement in what Congress.
sional District or territory the gentleman
proposed resides, and for what district OF
territory, and for what Judicial district the
Recommendation and nomination is desired
and, thirdly, letters from business and pro:
fessonal men Of the district, State, or terri.
tory, who have the confidence of their feE
bw.citizans, each of which letters mus, youch
distinctly and fully for the gentleman named
first, in respect to his professional knowl.
/ edge and ability; second, in respect to his
personal integrity; third, in respect to. his
general business capacity.
" Fourth. In addition to these, When>the
State is represented in Congress, similar let
tiers, ii they can be had, are desired from the
Senators Of the State, or, in the case Of q
Territory, from the, Delegate.
Fifth. No memorials and petition, or re-
commepdations, siyned by others than the
writer, are required.
sSix'h. All letters, upon which any re-
commentator and nomination may bemade,
will be filed by the Chief Justice in the Of
flee of the Clerk of the Supreme Court the
United States. y. ~
"Seventh. Nominations and recommends
lions forwarded upon the testimony furnish
ed as above required will be made as early
as practicable after the same shall have beer
received. If moro than one gentleman in
any District or Territoryis thus commended
to him, the Chief Justice will exercise his
discretion in making the selection.
"Eighlh. Only one person viii be recon-
mcnded ard nominated in any cne Congres
sional District, except, first, in the case thai
TIE Court, having appointing .power. shall de-
cline to appoint Tic persons first reconinen
ded and nominated: or, second, il the case
that. after the Act shall haso gone fully intei
operation, tie appointing Court s!,ali,certify
to tie ChiefJnstice that the business ol. tho
District cannot be properly done by one reg.
ter; or, third, in some cases where :. Con
grcs.;onal District may be partly in one jn.-
dfciEt District and partly in another
D. w. MnDLEToN,
Clerk of Supreme Court Of the United
States.
wAsnlxorox CRY, April 5, 1861"