The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-03
OFFICE OF
Iowa MaS0n,S Eenev0-
lent Society.
oskaloosa, Iowa, April %, 1900

Oskaloosa, Iowa, April %, 1900.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
The following order has been made
by the District Court of Mahaska
County, Iowa, in the matter of the
Receivership of the Iowa Mason's
Benevolent Society of Oskaloosa,
Iowa.
J. w. McMULL1N, Receiver.
'Ordered that all claims against
the Iowa Mason's Benevolent Society
excepting those, which are or may be
based upon provisions of certificates
of membership relative to members
shares of surrender value, endow-
ment or special deposit funds, shall
be filed with j. w. McMullin ,Receiv-
er herein, within three months from
date of first publication of notice of
this order as herein ordered; and it
is further ordered, that the manner
of filing, allowance and objections
to the allowance of claims herein,
shall in all particulars be governed
by sections numbered 1915, 3076, 3077,
and 30s3, of the Code of Iowa, rela-
tive to assignments for benefit of
creditors; and it is ordered that no.
tice OF this order be published for six
| consecutive weeks in THE OsKALoo-
sA HERALD, and that the receiver
mail printed copy of said notice, i'm
Guiding the sections of the Code re-
ferred to, to each known creditor,
addressed to him at his usual or last
known residence as shown by records
of said Association.
The Sections Of the Code Of Iowa re-
ferred To above are as follows, towit:
SEC. 3075. Claims Filed.-The
claims of all creditors, clearly and
distinctly stated and sworn to by the
claimant, or by some person acquain-
ted with the facts, shall be filed with
the assignee (receiver) within three
months from date of the first publ
cation provided for in the proceed
ing section, unless the Court extends
such time for all of such claimants,
which it may do in it's discretion
where peculiar circumstances see m
to justify such extension, but in no
case shall such time be extended be-
yond nine months.
SEC. 3076. List of Creditors.-At
the expiration of three months from
the time of first publishing notice,
the assignee (receiver) shall report
and file with the Clerk of the Court
true and full list, under oath, of all
of such creditors of the assignor as
shall have claims to such, with a
statement of their claims, an affida.
Wit of publication of notice, and a
list of the creditors, with their places
of residence, to whom notice has
been sent by mail, and the date of
mailing the same.
SEC. 3O77. Claims Contested. Any
person interested may appear within
three months after such report is
filed and contest the claim or de-
mand of any creditor by written ex-
ceptions thereto filed with the Clerk,
who shall forthwith cause notice
thereof to be given to the creditor,
which shall be served as in case of
original notice and returnable at the
next term, at which term the Court
shall proceed to hear the proofs and
allegations Of the parties in the case,
and render such judgment thereon
as shall be just, or it may allow a
trial by jury.
SEC. 1888. Claims not due-Filed
after Three Months. Any creditor
may claim debts to become due, as
we'll as debts due, but on debts not
due a reasonable rebate shall be
made when the same are not draw
ing interest, and all creditors who
shall not file their claims within
three months from the publication
of notice, as aforesaid, shall not par
ticipate in the dividends until after
the payment in full of all claims pre-
sented within said term, and al
lowed by the Court, unless the Court
has extended the time for fling such
claims, except as provided by this
chapter. 40w6