Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-24
RULES IN BANKRUPTCY.

United States District Court for the
Eastern District OF VIrgiDis:
The court doth adopt the following
rules in reference to applications for
discharge in bankruptcy and the setting
aside cf homestead exemption:
/. 1t shall be the duty OF referees In
bankruptcy, before action by the cour'
on a petition for discharge OF q bank
| rupt, to make and file special report
sho wing whether, 10 bis judgment, aoy
| reasons ex 81 against The granting oi
ucn dischai ge, said report to be accom-.
panied With similar report from tne
Dat kru D cy q trustee, and il shall be tbe
duty of said Re feIees before making said
| report 10 diligently il quire as TO whetb.
! or there exists any ressops sgsinst the
granting of the discharge and whether
the bankrupt appears to have made
iull surrender OF all property owned by
him.
2. That it shall be the duty ofsn ex-
ceptant to the discharge of Q bankrupt,
within two days after the fling Of speci-
dcations against such discharge, unless
sooner ordered by the court, to produce
before the court any evidence iu opposf
| ton to such discharge, and, In the ab
sence of the judge, or whenever 80 or
Tered, the evidence shall be given before
he referee, who will promptly take the
same and return 1t to the court within
ten days, allowisg not exceeding i've
lays 10 the exceptant to take evidence
and ike time to the bankrupt.
3. That hereafter all persons claim
ing the benefit OF the homestead ex.
smption sbsll msks application there
lf by written petition fled in the bank.
ruptcy proceedings, a copy OF which 10
to be presented to the trustee, aud II
shall he the duty Of the trus ee to
forthwith eot upon said petition, set
aside the homestead and make report
| of his action to the referee, showiog
| the amount and value of the property
| ,et aside to the bankrupt as his home
,teac; aud 1t shall be the duty OF the
| referee to examine the same and make
report thereon to the court for final
action. Persons desiring to oppose
he setting aside of such exemption
| nay show cause against the same,
| sitber before the referee or the court,
| within ten days after the fling of such
| report, and 1t shall be the duty of the
| referee to promptly take all evidence
| of 4red for and sgainst the granting OF
such exemption and make report
| tne,eon TO the court, the evidence to
ne taken within twenty days, ten OF
which shall be allowed to the applicant
md ten to the exceptsnf, unless sooner
r iered by the court.
4. The clerk OF this court at Rlcb-
mon1 will duly record aud promulgste
| the foregoing rules and cause copy
| thereof TO be transmitted to the clerks
| Of this court at Norfolk and Alexandria,
add to the several referees 10 bank.
| ruptcy, and the said clerks will cause b
copy OF the same to be presented to
petitioners applying for discharge, 8,
persons objscting thereto, petitioners
| apply log for homestead exemptions and
| hose making exceptions thereto.
The court doth adopt the following
| schedule of fees to be paid referees 10
bankruptcy for services rendered 10
matters before them not covered by the
filing fee of ten dollars.
/. For report OF referee on applica'
ton for discharge, along with which
shall bs returned 9 report OF the trus'
tee on the same subject. except ia cases
| of contest before the referee under the
rules OF the conrt or by special refer
ence $500.
Q. Iu cases OF contested discharge
The compensation to be paid the referee
shall be suco ss is allowed for similsl
work performed by commissioners In
chancery, the amount to be fixed BY the
court.
8. For report OF referee 90 application
OF bankrupt for homestead exemption
except In cases OF contest, when th'
compensation shall be determined BY
the court, $500.
4. For examinations had before The
referee, except Of the bankrupt himself
10 the investigation OF questions affect
ing tee baukrupt's estate, OF the 10
. stance OF creditors OF the trustee, o
where special reference 10 made by th'
court, such compensation 80 Is usual,
allowed by commissioners In changer,
for similar work, the amount to b
fixed By the court.
5. For filing proofs Of claims. whicl
shall Include the taking OF affidavit 4
the same when requested and practic
able, each, 25o.
The clerk OF this court at Richmon'
will duly record and cause to be pro
muigsted the foregoing schedule an
cause q copy thereof to be trsnsmitte,
Q to the clerks OF this court at Alexsndri
and Norfolk and to the several referee
10 bankruptcy.
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