An Act to amend sections 1, 18, 22, 331, and 631 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 1, 41, 45, 731, 1031) to provide for automatic adjudication and reference in certain cases
PL 86-64 (H.R.4692), enacted 06/23/1959

73 
S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 86-64-JUNE 23, 1959 
109 
Township 15 north, range 6 east: section 31, that portion of the 
northwest quarter southeast quarter located south and east of Beaver 
Creek and not heretofore included in the Montezuma Well section of 
the said monument, comprising approxiniately 17 acres. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by 
purchase, donation, with donated funds, or otherwise and subject to 
such terms, reservations, and conditions as he may deem satisfactory, 
the land and interests in lands that aj^ included within the boundaries 
of the Montezuma Castle National Monument as revised by section 1 
of this Act. 
When so acquired, they shall be administered as a part 
of the Montezuma Castle National Monument, in accordance with the 
provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended. 
Approved June 23, 1959. 
Ac qui s 11 i on of 
lands. 
43. 
16 use 1-4, 22, 
Public Law 86-64 
AN ACT 
To amend sections 1, 18, 22, 331, and 631 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 1, 
41, 45, 731, 1031) to provide for automatic adjudication and reference in 
certain cases. 
June 23, 1959 
[H. R. 4692] 
Be it emicted hy the Senate and Houae of Reppe-Hentatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) para-
graph (2) of section 1 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 1) is 
amended to read as follows: 
"(2) 'Adjudication' shall mean a determination, whether by 
decree or by operation of law, that a person is a bankrupt;". 
(b) Paragraph (12) of such section is amended to read as fol-
lows : 
"(12) 'Date of adjudication' shall mean the date of the filing 
of any petition which operates as an adjudication, or the date 
of entry of a decree of adjudication, or if such decree is appealed 
from, then the date when such decree is finally confirmed or the 
appeal is dismissed;". 
SEC. 2. (a) Subdivision f of section 18 of the Bankruptcy Act 
(11 U.S.C. 41), as amended, is hereby repealed. 
(b) Subdivision g of such section is hereby relettered subdivision 
f and amended to read as follows: 
"f. The filing of a voluntary petition under chapters I to VII of 
this Act, other than a petition filed in behalf of a partnership by 
less than all of the partners, shall operate as an adjudication with 
the same force and effect as a decree of adjudication." 
SEC. 3. Subdivision a of section 22 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 
U.S.C. 45a) is hereby amended to read as follows: 
"a. Unless the judge or judges direct otherwise, the clerk shall 
refer to a referee all cases filed under chapters I to VII, chapter XI, 
and chapter X I I I of this Act." 
SEC. 4. Section 331 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 731) is hereby 
amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 331. The clerk shall, unless the judge or judges direct other-
wise, refer the proceeding to a referee." 
SEC. 5. Section 631 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 1031) is 
hereby amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 631. The clerk shall, unless the judge or judges direct othei^-
wise, refer the proceeding to a referee." 
Approved June 23, 1959. 
Bank ruptcy ad-
judication and ref-
erence. 
30 Stat, 544. 
Repeal. 
30 Stat. 551. 
30 Stat. 552. 
52 Stat. 908, 
52 Stat. 932.