Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-03-21
legal Notifies.
STATE OF MAINE

STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK ss:-Supreme Judicial Court, in
Equity.
No 3is MANNING E. PERKINS
The FARMERS STORE COMPANY (Corporation)
THhIS cause came on for hearing on the
i fourteenth day of February, u. d. 1906
aud for further hearing on this twenty-fourth
day OF February, q. d. 1906 and thereupon,
upon consideration thereof. it being found by
this court that sufficient cause exists the efor
il is order ed, adiudged and q ecreed as follows:
That a permanent INJUNCTION issue restrain
ing lid corporation. its officers, directors and
any debts selling or transferring any assets
of the corporation, except to transfer and
turn over the same to the receiver herelnait,r
appoint ed exercising any OF 1t privileges
or franchises. until further order of court:
That Omar W. Tapley, OF Ellsworth, Han
cock county, Maine, be and hereby is APP
gular the property of this corporation of
every description, real and personal, held or
possessed by said corporation. 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
or in equity, in his own name as receiver, to
demand, collect and receive all property and
assets of said 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
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 receiver, on or before the
fifteenth day of July, a. d. 1906 in writing
supported by an affidavit of the claimant, or
of some other person cognizant thereof, and
all claims against said corporation not so
presented within said time herein limited
shall be forever barred
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 esent said claim for deter
mination to Henry NJ Hall. esq, OF Ellsworth
Maine, who is hereby appointed commls-
sioner to determine any such claims When
any claim Is SO presented to said commits
sioner, he shall, within thirty days thereafter,
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 TO sAld
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
lldity and amount thereof determined,
against said receiver, in any court having lur,
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.
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 pei sons interested
by publishing copy of this decree, attested
by John T. Knowlton, clerk OF this court Tor
three successive weeks. in the Ellsworth
American, a public newspaper printed and
published in Ellsworth. Hancock county,
Maine, the first publication thereof t. be
made within ten days from the date OF the
said Omar w. Tapley before enteringupon
his duties as receiver shall be duly sworn.
and shall furnish and file with the clerk
of this court a bond in the sum OF hye
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
ceedings hereunder as the court may deter
mine. LuCILIUs 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. 1906.
Attest:-JoHN f. KNowLToN,
r