Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-03-14
Arnal Notifies.
STATE OF MAINE


HANCOCK ss:-supreme Judicial Court, in
No. 3lS. MANNING E. PERKINS
The FARMERS STORE COMPANY (Corporation),
vINnIS cause came on for hearing on the
i fourteenth day of February, a. d. 1906.
aud for urther hearing on this twenty-fourtn
day of February, a; d. 1900. and thereupon.
this court that sufficient cause exists therefor,
it is order ed, adjudged and ecreeu as follows:
That permanent injuncti issue restrain
ing lid corporation, It's officers dir ectors 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 hereinait, r
appointed. or exercising any OF 1t privileges
or franchises, until urther order OF court;
That Omar w. Tapley, OF Ellsworth. Han
cock county, Maine. be and hereby is APP
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 corporation, to have and to
hold and to dispose OF the same as such re.
ceiver undtr the orders and directions OF
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 sUid 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 a statement OF all the
assets and liabilities of said corporation, and
from time to time shall distribute the assets
so converted INTO cash. as pfONlutu III stCtlOu
TO- 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 Ieceiver, 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 thereon, 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 p esent said claim for deter
mination to Henry NJ. Hall, esq, of Ellsworth
Maine, who is hereby appointed commits
any claim is so presented to said commits
sioner, he SHALL within thirty days thereafter
give at least ten days notice, in writing. to
and place of hearing on said claim, which
time of hearing shall not be later than sixty
missioner. If the decision of said commits
sioner on any such claim is adverse TO sand
claimant he may, within thirty days after
such claim, for the purpose of having the
lidity and amount thereof determined
against said receiver, in any court having jur-
isdiction to try and determine said claim III
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 a copy of this decree. attested
by John T. Knowlton, clerk OF this court, Tor
three successive weeks. in the Ellsworth
American, q 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 a bond in the sum OF five
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
lis 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.
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,
Clerk s. j. Court.