The Shasta courier., 1868-09-19
SHASTA COURIER.
Practice and Proceedings in Bankruptcy.
PErALUMA. Sent. 7tb. 1863

PETALUMA, Sept. 7th, 1868
As the National Bankrupt Act has been
SO amended that bankrupts, having no assets
may file petitions for discharge from their
debts up to the first of January, A. D., 1862
have thought it advisable to give few
hints as regards the practice and proceed
lngs Hereunder. In matters of Voluntary
bankruptcy, two petitions and schedules,
called Duplicates. should be made ont plain
ly, schedules, when necessary. may contain
additional pages) both signed and sworn to
before United States Commissioner, Register,
or Clerk of United States Court, and both of
them with Clerks and Marshafs fees to be
sent to the Clerk of the United States Dis
trict Court. The sum of S50 as Registers
fees, should be sent directly to the Register
at Petaluma, Cal, through Pacific Express.
In stating the residence of creditors, abrevi-
ations should not be used. Every creditors
name and address should be given thus:
John Jones, Petaluma, Sonoma Co., Cali
fornia !" - William Jones, Petaluma. Sono-
ma Co., California - Sarah Jones, Petalr.
ma, Sonama Co., California. Each article
of property furniture, &C., should be stated
separately. with its value, whether claimed as
exempt or not; and when claimed as exempt,
the Act and Section under which it is so
claimed should be stated.
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where no assets have come to the Assignee or
debts been proved, at any time after sixty
days from the date Of adjudication where
there are assets or proof of debts, any time
after six months from said date.
The petition and 90 final oath" for dis
charge forms Nos. 81 aud So can be had of
IL. III. Bancroft & Co., San Francisco, and
like all other printed forms must be used)
after both being subscribed and sworn to
before some Bankrupt officer, entitled to
administer oaths should be mailed to the
Register, who will thereupon make the Or
der of publication and send copy of notice
to attorney or petitioner, who will see that it
is published, and send printers affidavit to
the Register. Assignee's certificate must
also be obtained by petitioner and sent to the
Register at the time petition for discharge is
presented to that officer. Tuesdays at IL
AN. is the time set for granting discharges.
The Bankrupt is not required to be in atten.
dance.
After the lst of January, A. D., 1869, no
petition for discharge can be filed by deb
tor whose assets do not pay fifty per centum
of the claims against his estate, unless his
creditors assent thereto.
The fees of officers, in U. S. coin, are as
follows:
To be deposited with the Register for his
fees .............. .......................S5O W
Clerk of the District Court Ia little
more or less ........... 10 90
U. S. Marshal, in accordance with the fol-
lowing schedule, viz:
If there are FIVE creditors. ......... $40 90
Over five and under eleven creditors. II 25
Over ten and under twenty-one credi-
tors ....... ................. .......... -. Is 50
Over twenty and under thirty-one..... l6 GO
Over thirty and under 70, ty-one ........ 10 90
Over forty and under fifty one............ 2l 90
And 3 for each additional ten creditors.
ROWLAND L. W0ODWORTH,
Register in Bankruptcy for the Third Con
gressional District.