Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-03-07
legal Notifies.
STATE OF MAINE.


HANCOCK ss:-supreme Judicial Court in
No. SIS. MANNING E. PERKINS
THE FARMERS STORE COMPANY (Corporation).
THIS cause came on for hearing on the
i fourteenth day of February, a. d. 1866.
aud for further hearing on this twenty-fourth
day OF February, a. d. 1905. and thereupon,
this court that sufficient cause exists therefor,
it. order ed. adiudged and uecreea as follows:
That permanent injun issue restrain,
ing said corporation, It's officers, directors and
agents, from receiving any moneys. paying
any debts, selling or transferring any assets
of the corporation, except to transfer and
turn over the same to the receiver hereinaftt
appointed. OF exercising any of it privileges
or franchises, until iurther order of court:
That Omar W. Tapley, OF Ellsworth. Han
pointed receiver by this court OF all and sin.
gular the property of this corporation OF
every description, real and personal, held or
possessed by said corpo ration, to have and to
hold and to dispose OF the same as such re-
ceiver und.r the orders and directions OF
this court:
Said omar w. Tapley, as such receiver, shall
have power to institute or defend suits at law
or in equity, in his own name as receiver, to
demand, collect and receive all property and
assets of s0ld corporation, to sell, transfer or
otherwise convert the same into cash
He shall report 10 this court at least as often
as every SIX months statement Of all the
assets and liabilities OF said corporation, ana
from time to time shall distribute the assets
so converted into cash, as provided in section
70. chapter AZ, of the revised statutes of Maine,
and as the court shall hereafter decree.
All claims against said corporation shall be
presented to said eceiver, on or before the
fifteenth day of July, a, d. 1905, in writing
supported by an affidavit of the claimant, or
of some other pei son cognizant thereof, and
all claims against said corporation not SO
p, esented within said time herein limited
In case said receiver shall question the
amount or validity OF any claim so presented,
he shall. within thirty days after any such
claim is so presented to him, notify the claim
ant thereof in writing of his refusal to accept
said claim as presented, whereupon said
claimant shall p esent said claim fer deter
miuation to Henry M. Hail. esq, of Ellsworth,
Maine, who is hereby appointed commits
sioner 10 determine any such claims. When
any claim is so presented to said comm1s'
sioner, he shall, within thirty days thereafter,
give at least ten days notice, in writing, to
said claimant and to said receiver, of time
and place of hearing on said claim, which
time of hearing shall not be later than sixty
days after said claim is presented to said COM
missioner. II the decision of said commits
sioner on any such claim is adverse 10 SAID
claimant he may. within thirty days after
notice is given to him thereof, bring suit on
such claim. for the purpose OF having the va
lidity and amount thereof determined,
against said receiver, in any court having 1ur-
isdiction to try and determine said claim. II
such suit is not so brought as above provided
for the determination OF said commissioner
thereon shall be conclusive.
Notice of so much of this decree as relates
to the time limited herein for. and the manner
herein provided for. the presentation and
proving OF all claims against said corpora
ton, shall be given to all per sons interested
by publishing copy of this decree, attested
by John E. Knowlton. clerk of this court, for
three successive weeks, in the Ellsworth
American. a public newspaper printed and
published in Ellsworth, Hancock county,
Maine, the first publication thereof to be
made within ten days from the date Of the
filing of this decree.
said Omar w. Tapley before entering upon
his duties as receiver shall be duly sworn.
and shall furnish and file with the clerk
of this court bond in the sam of tive
thousand dollars, running to John F.
Knowlton, clerk OF the supreme judicial
court, for Hancock county, Maine, for the
benefit of whomsoever 1T may concern, with
sufficient surety or sureties to be approved by
this court for the faithful discharge OF his
duties as such receiver.
The bill is retained for such further pro
ceedipgs Hereunder as the court may deter
mine. LUoILIus A. EMERY,
Justice of Supreme Judicial Court
A. w. King, plaintiffs atty.
A true copy of the decree in the above en-
titled action as filed in the supreme Judicial
court in equity this I'd day of March, a. d. 1905.
Attest:-JoHN F. KNowLToN,
Clerk s. J. Court.