Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-10
LAWS OF 1HE UNIFIED sIA,Rs.

maael IN tooa ailn. UPON 2 security .tAfen 10 good
March second. eighteen hundred and siaiy.ssysn,
BE amended 20 ~ To read a. follows:
SIC. ~. That any perpon residing, and owing
debts a. Aforesaid, who, amer the rAasAge OF this
act. shall depart frou the STATE, Dtilriet, o. Terri.
maud his creditors; or. being abs Mt. shall. with
such Intent, remain ahsent: OF shall conceal him.
Ell 70 avoid the service q legal process In any &C.
under this act; or shall conceal, or rrmove any Of
his property 10 avoid Its being attached, taken. or
sequesiered on legal process; or shall make any as
s.taie. property. rights, or credits. elther within the
United States o. elsewhere. with intent 20 delay.
delfAnd, or hlnder. his erediton; or who has bren
inesne process or execution. issued out OF any court
oithe United States. or sf any State, District, Ter.
n.oty, mIthin which sneh debtor re,ideso OF has prop
against q bankrupts estate under this set, and for q
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, and such
ppsymsni' o p,h IN any et ~ ,o, mss sns mot nsox aa.sai ss ny ss
law or the United States or Of such State. District,
or Territory. applicable thereto, for q period OF
more than twenty days In . civil action founded on
contract Tor the sum Of one hundred dollars or up
wari; or who. being bankrupt or i~nsolvent, or In
make any payment, gin. grant. sale. conveyance, or
transfer OF money or other property, estate, rights.
or crrdits, or confess judSnieni. or give any warrant
taken on legal process, with intent 10 give prefer.
ence 10 one or more OF his creditors, or 10 any per.
sen or persons who are or tisy be liable for him As
indorsers. ball. kureties, OF otherwise. or with the
intent. BY such disposition Of his property. 70 defeat
or delay the operation Of this act; or who. being .
hank. banker: b,oa.r. merchant, trader, manii.e-
or who. being q bank. banker. broker. merchant,
trader, manufacturer. OF miner. hasst ppei or sus.
p ; and not T, ~ payment, within = psIio o.
passed In the course Of his business a. SUCH. or
who. being a bank. orbsnter. shall aill for forty
day. GO pay any SsIcsi.sr upon demand Of p.Jmen
hereinafter prescribed, shall Dc adIudged a hank.
who shall constitute ope-fourth thereof, Al least. IN
number. and the aggregate Of whose debts provo.
bic under IN act amounts TO al Least o~nethiri 81
Is brought within tx months after such act u hank
rup,cy saaii have been committed. And the pro.
visions Of this section shall shall apply to all cases Of
since The ir.t day OF December, eighteen hundred
and ssventy.thIee. and prior 10 the passage Of this
act, 4; well s:,ho.. Smmsnssd hereafter; .ns sour,
Of petitiohing ~trelitors he denied by the debtor. by
statement In writing to that effect. require him
with their places Of I~esidenee and the sums due
them respectively. and shall ascertain. upon reason
abe notiee TO the erediton. whether one-fourth IN
number or ne-thini In amount thereof as aforc-
sAli, have pstitloned that the debtor be adJudged a
bankrupt. But n such debtor shall. on the Ming OF
the PETITION, admit In writing that the rsaui.Iie
the court lf satisfied that the admission was made
In good aithD shall 80 aiiudge. which Judgment
ihsr steps on that subject. And IL Il shall appear
that such number AMI amount have not 50 petit
lone,i. the court shall grant reasonable time. not eh-
ceeiing. IN cases heretofore commenced. twenty
days, and IN cases hereafter commenced. ten days,
within which other creditors may Join IN such petL
ton. Aud u al The expiration of such time 20 limi.
ted. the number and amount shall comply with the
requirements Of this section. the matter OF bank.
rup,ey may proceed but z at the expiration q
not answer 10 the requirements Of this section. the
proceedings shall be dismissed. and. In cases here
s h, s g annsasi r,.n sU,,s ~; hsd . ,nsi nav psr' ~,
.oLi. asslgred OF Transferred contrary 10 this act;
~ rTS Sonsss, nnsi Nh ,ne r ps,sSn NJ ,ses enn.s !, saf le,isSs In,
the debtor was i~nsolyent. and knew that q fraud on
this act was intended; and such person III creditor.
shall not. In cases OF actual fraud on bis part, be al.
lowed TO prove for than q molly Of his debts: and
this limitation on the proof Of debts shall apply To
cases Of voluntary as well AZ Involuntary bankruptcy
AMI the petition under this section may he sufi
GENTLY verified by the oaihs Of the nrst i've signsrs
thsreoL 80 many there IL. And ~ any OF said nye
PETITION Is 10 be MED, the same may he signed and
verified BY the oath or oaths Of the attorney or at
%torbeys,. tecnt OF AGENTS. OF such signers. And ~
who, shall Join In such petition. creditors whose re
spectlvs debts do not exceed two hundred and Any
dollar. shall, not Be %rcckoned; but v there be no
dred and my dollars. or " the requisite number of
creditors holding debts exceeding two hundred AMI
nny dollars fall TO sirn the petition. the %cr,dltors
the purposes Aforesaid
SIC. u. Th.t sceilon forty of.sii act be amended
by adding at the end thereof the following words
u. on the return day OF the order to show cause
a. Aforesaid the court shall be satisfied that the re- |
H. numnst and ami amount ~ Ssti,,S., Ss' zeal. neal
thors has been complied with. or u. within The time
provided for IN section thlrty-nlne Of this act. crcdi- |
tors SUFFICIENT IN nuinbrr and amount shall Sign
such petition " a. TO make q total Of one.fourth In |
"uInber Of the creditors and one third In the amount
Of the probable debts against the bankrupt. Us pro
which Judgment shall be mai; Otherwise IL shall
dismiss the procecdines, and, In cases hereafter
SIC. u. That section f~orty-one OF said act lie |
amended a. follows; Amer The WORT bankruptcy
In line eight. strike out all Of said section and In.
the court may. In is discretion, award a yenirr "a.
elias 10 the marshal ofthe district. returnable within |
ten days before him for the trial Of the facts set
forth In the petition. al which time the trial shall
be had. unless adjourned for cause. And unless. |
upon such hearing or trial. u shall appear to the
may be. that The facts sci ion In aid petition are
true. OF ifit shall APPEAR thai the debtor has paid
ami satisfied al liens upon 6s property. in ease the
proceedins, the procecding shall 10 dismissed. and
the respondent shall recover costs; and all proceed. |
ings In bankruptcy may be discontinued on reason.
court. aud upon the assent, 10 whiting Of such
debtor. and notices. than one-haifof his creditors In |
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SIC. y. That the following provisions be added
10 secu0n forty-threc OF sald act: That In all cases
OF bankruptcy new pending. or 10 be hereafter /
by or against any. person. whether an ad-
Indication In bankruptcy shall have been had or not
the crediiofs o. such alleged bankrupt may. al q
meeting called under the direction Of the court. and
upon not less than ten days notice TO each known
creditor Of the time, place, and purpose of such
snch notice TO he personal " otherwise,
as the court may direct, resolve that Q composition
proposed by the debtor shall be accepted In AAils-
faction ofthe debts due 10 them from the debtor.
And such resolution shall. 10 he operative, have
been passed by q majority In number and three.
il.s a, .ush mee,ing eit,ar IN ,.,.a, !, H., s.s