An Act to amend subdivision a of section 34 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended
PL 82-31 (H.R.3291), enacted 05/16/1951

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PUBLIC LAW 31—MAY 16, 1951 
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"^xccpt as herein otherwise provided, nothing in this Act, as 
amended, shall be deemed to affect or impair rights or obligations 
heretofore accrued." 
Approved May 15, 1951. 
Public Law 31 
CHAPTER 81 
May 16,1951 
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[H- R- 3291] 
To amend subdivision a of section 34 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That subdivision a 
iiu^s c^n2(a), ^^ section 34 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended, is hereby amended 
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1 (b).' 
' b y adding at the end thereof the following additional sentence: "Upon 
the expiration of his term, a referee in bankruptcy shall continue to 
perform the duties of his office until his successor is appointed and 
qualifies provided the filling of the vacancy has been authorized by 
the Conference as provided m subdivision b of section 43 of this Act.^ 
Approved May 16, 1951. 
Public Law 32 
CHAPTER 82 
May 16,1951 
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IH. R. 3292] 
To amend subdivision a of section 55 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assenribled^ That subdivision 
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1 (a) ^ ^^ section 55 of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended, is hereby amended 
to read as follows: 
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"^- T^^6 court shall cause the first meeting of the creditors of a 
bankrupt to be held not less than ten nor more than* thirty days after 
the adjudication, at the place or at one of the places designated by the 
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6 (b) conference pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision b of section 37 
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of this Act as a place at which court shall be held within the judicial 
district in which the proceeding is pending or if that place would be 
unreasonably inconvenient as a place of meeting for the parties in 
interest, the court shall fix a place for the meeting within said judicial 
district which is not unreasonably inconvenient for the parties in 
interest. If such meeting should by any mischance not be held within 
such time, the court shall fix the date as soon as may be thereafter, 
when it shall be held." 
Approved May 16, 1951.