The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-02-08
BANKRUPTCY.
Cost Of Proceedings Lessened-More
Instructions TO Attorneys.

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in cases Of bankruptcy have been published
in three Memphis papers, besides one paper
IN an interior county, should the applicant
reside therein By new ruling recently
made by Judge Trigg, hereafter these adver-
! tisements VIII appear in only one Memphis
paper, besides the county paper before
mentioned. This viii lessen the advertising
expense more than one>haIf, ahd prove
matter Of no little interest to applicants.
In order to facilitate business, Hon. T. J.
Latham, the Register for West Tennessee,
has issued the following rules to be observed
/ in preparing cases in bankruptcy. Attorneys
and others interested should cut out and
preserve them:
l. In making out your papers, either at
/ tach to the petition all the forms In both
/ schedules A and B, or what is preferable,
| omit such as are not required, and make on
/ one Of the sheets used IN schedule A and on
one in schedule B the following indorse-
ment: The remaining forms of this
schedule are omitted because petitioner has
no liabilities Cor assets, as the case may be)
described in said forms
2 The postofice address Of creditors
mustbe given if possible. 1t is not sufficient
to state unknown but it must be added
that diligent inquiry has been made. The
same rule applies where the christian name
is unknown.
3. The whole proceed ding being strictly
statutory, observe closely the instructions
given in the headings to the various forms
Particular attention is called to the first
clause of General Order XXXIE.
4. The property claimed as exempt
should az,0ays be stated on the form de-
signed for that purpose.
8. The petition and schedules may be
fled in duplicate, and both sworn to at the
same time, before the Register In Bank
ruptcy or United States Commissioner, one
copy being for the Register and the other
for the Clerk of the District Court; or one
copy only may be filed, In which case the
clerk will furnish a certified copy.
6. When the petition is by partners, a set
of schedules tor each partner must be an
nexed, as well as those for the joint partner
ship.
I. For the purpose of amending your pc
tition or schedules when they are certified
to be correct, or where the petitioner desires
to amend on his own motion, apply to the
Register upon affidavit, showing why such
inaccuracies exist, for an order allowing
amendment If granted, obtain a certified
copy of such order, proceed to prepare your
amendments, and file them in duplicate,
/ with said order.
/ 8. Sixty days after the petitioner has been
| declared a bankrupt, if no debts are proved
against him, or if there are no assets, he
may apply for his discharge from all his
debts.
g. All proofs of debts by creditors re-
siding In this State must be made before a
| Register Debts should be proved for the
amount due on he day of adjudication,
counting in the interest to that date. Credi-
tors need not wait until the day appointed
for the first meeting until they prove their
debts, but may do so at any time after adju-
/ dicatiOn of bankruptcy. The evidences
upon which their claims are founded must
/ be produced before the Register, and the
originals or copies appended to the depO-
sition.
10 At the hour fixed in the warrant and
notices for the meeting Of creditors, the case
will be taken up promptly and proceeded
with
IL After the appointment of an assignee
the bankrupt will immediately, and without
waiting for special notice, turn over to the
assignee all the assets to which he is enti-
tied
II The petitioner should either sign every
4 sheet IN the schedules, or set out the number
and letter of each sheet in the oath. No
erasures should be made in the oaths where
it is possible to avoid it.
l3. In regard , the deposit in cash to ac-
company the petition. it should be borne in
mind that the Judge of the Court has
adopted a rule requiring the sum of $50 to
be deposited as security Of costs, in addition
to the $50 required to be deposited by the
law, making a total deposit of 500 to be
made when the petition is fled. Those who
have deposited less sum hitherto are re-
quired to make their deposits up to $lC0 be-
fore their cases will be proceeded with.
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