Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-12-22
THE BANKRUPT LAW.
The Referees and the Cities and
Counties They Represent.

The Referees and the Cities AM
Counties They Represent.
Judge John Paul, of the United State
Court for the Western district of Virgi
mia, has entered the following order ar
ranging the cities and counties of hi
court into districts and divisions. ant
appointing referees for each district
The order as heretofore published con
tanned numerous errors and for the in
formation Of the public we give it Cor
rected.
| THE ORDER.
Pursuant to the provisions of section
"a. chapter 5, of an act of Congress. en-.
titled IAN act to establish uniform
system of bankruptcy throughout the
United STATES, approved jul, ], 1858 il
| Is
Ordered, That The several counties
and cities comprising this judicial dis
trict be, and the same, are hereby, ar
/ rangca, until the further order of the
court, into territorial divisions, to be
called divisions and districts, as tol :
lows, tO-wit
f. FIRsT-HARRIsoNBUR DIVISION.
LIST District-The city of Winchester
and the counties of Frederick, Clarke,
Warren and RappahanOck. Robert H.
Turner, of Front Royal, Referee.
End District-The counties of Shen-
andoah and Page. Robert J, Walker.
of Mount Jackson, Referee.
3rd District-The counties of Rock
ingham, Greene and Madison. Chas.
NJ. Keezle, of Harrisonburg, Referees
4th District The city of Staunton
and the counties of Augusta and High
land. Turner K Hackman, of Staun-
ton, Referee.
9th District-The city of Buena Vista
and the counties of Rockbridge, Bath,
Botetourt and Allegheny. E. NJ. PEN
dleton, of Lexington, Referee
All petitions i'll bankruptcy freIn any
of said couLtiss aud cities will be fled
with the clerk Of this court at Harrison
burg. \
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DIVISION.
9Th DistrieG-The city OF Charlottes=
vile and the counties of Albamarie,
Flnvannaand Cumberland L. O. Haden,
of Charlottesville, Referee.
7th District-The counties of Nelson,
Amherst, Appomattox and Bucking-
ham. W. G. Franklin, of Pamplin, Re-
feree.
9th pistriot-The city OF Lynchburg
and the counties of Campbell and Bed
ford r. G, Blaekford, of Lynchburg,
Referee.
9th Distrct--The city of Roanoke
and the counties of Rornoke and Craig
G, H. Penn, of Roanoke City, Referee.
All petitions in bankruptcy from any
of said counties and cities will be filed
with the clerk of this court at Lynch
burg.
THIRD-pANvILLE DIVISION.
10th District-The city Of Danville
and the counties of Pittsylvania, Hall
fax ana Charlotte. VIM. d. Coleman.
of Danville, Referee.
18th District-The counties of Henry,
Patrick and Franklin. L. s. Thomas,
of Martinsville, Referee.
All petitions 10 bankruptcy from any
of said counties and cities will be filed
with the clerk of this court at Danville.
FOURTH-ABINGDoN DIVISION.
18th District-The city of Radford
and tile counties of Montgomery, Giles
aud Floyd. W. N. RagIand, of Radford,
Referee.
18th District-The counties of Pu
Iaski, Carroll and Wythe. Thornton L.
Massie, of Pulaski. Referee.
14th District-The city of Bristol and
the counties of Washington, Smythe,
Russell and Grayson. D. F. Bailey, of
Abingdon, Referee.
18th District-The counties of Scott,
Lee, Dickinson and Wise. ]. A. Hyatt,
of Jonesville, Referee.
10th District-The counties of Bland,
Tazewell and Buchanan. VIM. c. Pen
dletOn OF Tazewell, Va, Referee.
All petitions in bankruptcy from
any of said counties aud cities will lie
flied with the Clerk of this court at
Abingdon.
The appointees are all good men and
they hold the Offire for term of 3 years
after giving bond III the sum of 81 900.
Originally there were II districts, but
the 9th and 8.h districts were combined
and are given herein correct.