The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-02-06

the word proved the words "and fled and by inserting
at the end Of the said Section the following words "Any
person duly authorized by law to administer oaths shall be
and he hereby authorized and empowered to take and ad
Minister oahs to all creditors proving their claims against
the bankrupts estate" that Section amended shall
das follows
"Secton Upon the adjudication by the Circuit Judge
of any person bankrupt the Circuit Judge shall order
notice to be published newspaper notifying the credit
such bankrupt and prove and file their claims
upon day be named in such notice. and shall also the
Marshal his Deputy Sheriff. the may be- either
of hem to notices by mail the creditors of such
bankrupt of such meeting, and all creditors who have
proved and fled their claims before the day named in
said publication and notice. proceed forthwith to elect
assgnees said bankrupt estate hereinafter
provided and in of failure of the creditors to elect
assignee assgnees the day named in said notice and
publication, then the Circuit Judge shall appoint assignee
asgnees who shall Immediately give notice by publica
on Of such appointment election Any person duly
thorzed administer oahs shall be and he is hereby
authorized and empowered to take and administer oaths to
all creditors proving their claims against the banrupts
estate"
SECTION @ Section s of said Act is hereby amended by
striking the word allowance in the first line thereof
and inserting in it's place the word filing and by striking
out the word Justice wherever the appears in said
Section and inserting in it's place the words Crcut Judge
OectlOn as
"seotion g. Any creditor may object to the filing proof
of claim and the hearing shall be had before the Circuit
judge and any creditor whose claim objected to shall
have voice in the choice of assgnees provided however,
that the creditor creditors making such objection file
affidavit that such objection bona f and is not made for
the purpose of deprvng the creditors objected to of having
voice vote in the election of assgnees Either party
the assgnees may take appeal from the decision of the
Circuit Judge to jury and upon complying with the require
ments in regard to appeals contained in Section 21.
SECTION Section II of said Act is hereby amended by
striking out the word ustice wherever the appears
and inserting in it's place the words "Crcu Judge except
the line said Section by striking after the
word claims in the beginning Of said Section the words
"shal be proved before the and inserting in their place
may be proved before duly authorized to admin
lister oaths and by inserting after the words he must first
prove his claim the words and file the with the Clerk
of the Court Section IL shall read
follows:
"Section II. Claims may be proved before any person
duly authorized to administer oaths by the oahs Of the cred
itors and to entte any creditor to have the election
of assgnees he must first prove his claim and file the
with the Clerk of the Court All elections for asgnees shall
be by ballot and creditor amount less than hun
dred dollars shall be entitled to VOTE majority number
and value OF all the creditors who have proved their claims
shall be to elect assgee and
failure the Circuit Judge presiding shall appoint
assignees he may think proper The Circuit Judge
may order the assignee asgnees elected appointed
give bonds for the faithful performance of his their duty
in such sum he may deem sufficient"
SECTION T. This Act shall take effect and become a law
from and after the date of it's approval
Approved this 11th day of January A. D. 1898.
LILIUOKALANI r.
BY THE QUEEN:
G. N Wilcox,
Minister of the Interior.
DIV ATTmunD TmV PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT