Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-26

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OF trustees. and the time and place when they
will be examined and passed upon and tho nav
ment Of dividends. All notices shall be piyen
by the referee unless otherwise orderad hv ~ a
court. eu W 'ne
Petitions in bankruptcy may be filed by three
or more creditors who have provable claims
which amount in the aggregate in excess Of
securities TO 500 or over, or, IL the creditors
are less than II in number, then one or more of
such creditors whose claim or claims equal
such amount, within six months after the COM
mission OF an act OF bankruptcy. Creditors
other than the petitioning creditors, may ioin
In the petition or nle an answer In behalf Of
the bankrupt. Petitions shall not be dismissed
except py consent ot all the creditors who are
parties TO the record.
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Preferred creditors are designated as those
who have within four months before the filing
of a petition procured property from a, An,
solvent w,,h ;p,snt ,o dafo., tha a.sA an ~
.s,. -. =. t.s . Pe.~sione Va
tnis act; 70 oosain greater per centum than
other creditors, or to prevent the property
a preference has been giyen and the nareon
hanaetad 4hornh, shau -. - - pe,SvA
- neeS, si nS'o n.o ieasonapie
cause TO psileVe tnat lrauo was intended, the
property or the value thereof may be recovered
by the trustee. The fact that the tsansfer was
not made In the ordinary course shall be prima
facie evidence OF fraud on the part of the
debtor, and reasonable cause OF belief of
fraud by the other party II debtor shall, in
contemplation of bankruptcy, pay money or
transfer property to an attorney for services
rendered or TO be rendered in excess OF rea-
sonapie amount, sucn excess may be recovered
Proof of claims shall consist of the affidavit
by the claimant or his representative. They
;na VIII 1e d aiioMeu, h u Uous uGo may ue Iecog
intsrest - pA-'''' IL
Debts which have priority are those due az
taxes when there is property subject thereto.
Other deots navlng priority are the CLERKS
ie a heoS, % oso " au a'.i.,ii,
the siT months nrecedinr The oommencement
of nrocaadinos NOT to eYceed S50 sacb ond
debts which have nriori,yunder the laws of the
ITn,ted States - '-'o
Dehts NAV ha nroven which grow out of n
f;xed iiahiiitv az drawer indorser snretv
haiIor or onorantor nnon anv hill note hon4
or contrsct FOR tbe ,,abt IF anotber abso-
lutelv dine a the tima of tho fling of a nati
tion wbetbar tbsn n nevobIe or hot r. Srp pes as
costs taxable AGAINST an inyoluntary hank
rupt: a claim for taxable costs incnrred in
good faith by a creditor before the filing or a
petition In an action to recover a nrovabie debit
and judgments obrained upon proyable debts
after the fiIjpe of a petitlon. and before the
cousiderntion of the bankrnnt's annIication
for a discharpe Debts NAV nursnant to an
plication to the court he iinridated in sncb
manner as it shall direct and NAV thereafter
be proved and allowed which grow ont of
damages arising ONT of any Contract or nrom-
ise: damapes Suffered by reason of the reiec.
tion of the trustee of the privileges of an nm
expired Contract. demands for os on account
of anv goods or chatteIs wronpfulIv taken
Converted or withheid Nv the Sankrpnt y,
the commission of a tort
EQUALIZED DIVIDENDS.
nir,5o,ds .b.u r. dao,.rad - o .ro,
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centum oy 1ne re1eree on al aio"eo Chains,
except such as have priority, within W days