OATH TO SCHEDULE B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, } District of - SS. On this day of, A. D. 18-, before me personally came the person mentioned in and who subscribed to the foregoing schedule, and who, being by me first duly sworn, did declare the said schedule to be a statement of all his estate, both real and personal, in accordance with the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy. [Official character.] SUMMARY OF DEBTS AND ASSETS. [From the statements of the bankrupt in Schedules A. and B.] Schedule A.... 1 (1) Taxes and debts due the United 46 66 66 66 66 66 46 2 Secured claims.. Unsecured claims 4 Notes and bills which ought to be 10 5 2-c Stock in trade.... 2-d Household goods, etc.... 2-e Books, prints, and pictures 2-f Horses, cows, and other animals.. 2-1 Patents, copyrights, and trade- 2-m Other personal property.. Schedule B.... 3-a Debts due on open accounts FORM No. 2.- PARTNERSHIP PETITION. ——, Judge of the District Court of the United States District of To the Honorable respectfully represents: That your petitioners and have been partners under the firm name of having their principal place of business at, in the county of, and district and State of —, for the greater portion of the six months next immediately preceding the filing of this petition; that the said partners owe debts which they are unable to pay in full; that your petitioners are willing to surrender all their property for the benefit of their creditors, except such as is exempt by law, and desire to obtain the benefit of the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy. That the schedule hereto annexed, marked A, and verified by oath, contains a full and true statement of all the debts of said partners, and, as far as possible, the names and places of residence of their creditors, and such further statements concerning said debts as are required by the provisions of said acts. That the schedule hereto annexed, marked B, verified by — oath, contains an accurate inventory of all the property, real and personal, of said partners, and such further statements concerning said property as are required by the provisions of said acts. And said further states that the schedule hereto annexed, marked C, verified by his oath, contains a full and true statement of all his individual debts, and, as far as possible, the names and places of residence of his creditors, and such further statements concerning said debts as are required by the provisions of said acts; and that the schedule hereto annexed, marked D, verified by his oath, contains an accurate inventory of all his individual property, real and personal, and such further statements concerning said property as are required by the provisions of said acts. And said further states that the schedule hereto annexed, marked E, verified by his oath, contains a full and true statement of all his individual debts, and, as far as possible, the names and places of residence of his creditors, and such further statements concerning said debts as are required by the provisions of said acts; and that the schedule hereto annexed, marked F, verified by his oath, contains an accurate inventory of all his individual property, real and personal, and such further statements concerning said property as are required by the provisions of said acts. And said further states that the schedule hereto annexed, marked G, verified by his oath, contains a full and true statement of all his individual debts, and, as far as possible, the names and places of residence of his creditors, and such further statements concerning said debts as are required by the provisions of said acts; and that the schedule hereto annexed, marked H, verified by his oath, contains an accurate inventory of all his individual property, real and personal, and such further statements concerning said property as are required by the provisions of said acts. And said further states that the schedule hereto annexed, marked J, verified by his oath, contains a full and true statement of all his individual debts, and, as far as possible, the names and places of residence of his creditors, and such further statements concerning said debts as are required by the provisions of said acts; and that the schedule hereto annexed, marked K, verified by his oath, contains an accurate inventory of all his individual property, real and personal, and such further statements concerning said property as are required by the provisions of said acts. Wherefore your petitioners pray that the said firm may be adjudged by a decree of the court to be bankrupts within the purview of said acts. Attorney. Petitioners. ―, the petitioning debtors mentioned and described in the foregoing petition, do hereby make solemn oath that the statements contained therein are true according to the best of their knowledge, information, and belief. Petitioners. Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of A. D. 18-. [Official character.] [Schedules to be annexed corresponding with schedules under Form No. 1.] FORM No. 3.-CREDITORS' PETITION. To the Honorable -, Judge of the District Court of the United States for the District of -: The petition of of respectfully shows: That of has for the greater portion of six months next preceding the date of filing this petition, had his principal place of business [or resided, or had his domicile] at —, in the county of and State and district aforesaid, and owes debts to the amount of $1,000. That your petitioners are creditors of said — -, having provable claims amounting in the aggregate, in excess of securities held by them, to the sum of $500. That the nature and amount of your petitioners' claims are as follows: And your petitioners further represent that said is insolvent, and that within four months next preceding the date of this petition the said committed an act of bankruptcy, in that he did heretofore, to wit, on the day of -, Wherefore your petitioners pray that service of this petition, with a subpœna, may be made upon as provided in the acts of Congress re lating to bankruptcy, and that he may be adjudged by the court to be a bankrupt within the purview of said acts. == being three of the petitioners above named, do hereby make solemn oath that the statements contained in the foregoing petition, subscribed by them, are true. Before me, this day of 189-. -, [Official character.] [Schedules to be annexed corresponding with schedules under Form No. 1.] FORM No. 4.-ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE UPON CREDITORS' PETITION. In the District Court of the United States for the In the Matter of of In Bankruptcy. Upon consideration of the petition of a bankrupt, it is ordered that the said a court of bankruptcy, to be holden at the day of, at o'clock in the that District of - be declared do appear at this court, as in the district aforesaid, on -noon, and show cause, if any there be, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted; and It is further ordered that a copy of said petition, together with a writ of subpoena, be served on said by delivering the same to him per sonally or by leaving the same at his last usual place of abode in said district, at least five days before the day aforesaid. Witness the Honorable ——, judge of the said court, and the seal thereof, at —, in said district, on the day of, A. D. 18—. [SEAL OF THE COURT.] FORM No. 5.- SUBPOENA TO ALLEGED Bankrupt. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, } District of To, in said District, GREETING: Clerk. For certain causes offered before the District Court of the United States of America within and for the district of , as a court of bank. ruptcy, we command and strictly enjoin you, laying all other matters aside and notwithstanding any excuse, that you personally appear before our said District Court to be holden at, in said district, on the — day of, A. D. 189—, to answer to a petition filed by — in our said court, praying that you may be adjudged a bankrupt; and to do further and receive that which our said District Court shall consider in this behalf. And this you are in no wise to omit, under the pains and penalties of what may befall thereon. FORM No. 6.- DENIAL OF BANKRUPTCY. In the District Court of the United States for the In the Matter of At District of —, in said district, on the day of - —, A. D. 18—. And now the said appears, and denies that he has committed the act of bankruptcy set forth in said petition, or that he is insolvent, and avers that he should not be declared bankrupt for any cause in said petition alleged; and this he prays may be inquired of by the court [or, he demands that the same may be inquired of by a jury]. Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of A. D. 18-. [Official character.] FORM No. 7.-ORDER FOR JURY In the District Court of the United States for the In the Matter of In Bankruptcy. TRIAL. District of 18-. alleged to be a bank At, in said district, on the day of Upon the demand in writing filed by rupt, that the fact of the commission by him of an act of bankruptcy, and the fact of his insolvency, may be inquired of by a jury, it is ordered that said issue be submitted to a jury. [SEAL OF THE COURT.] FORM No. 8.- SPECIAL WARRANT TO MARSHAL. In the District Court of the United States for the In the Matter of of of In Bankruptcy. A. D. 18-, filed against District of Clerk. To the Marshal of said District or to either of his Deputies, GREETING: Whereas a petition for adjudication of bankruptcy was, on the day of the county of - and State in said district, and said petition is still pending; and whereas it satisfactorily appears that said has committed an act of bankruptcy [or has neglected or is neglecting, or is about to so neglect his property that it has thereby deteriorated or is thereby deteriorating or is about thereby to deteriorate in value], you are therefore authorized and required to seize and take possession of all the estate, real and personal, of said and of all his deeds, books of account, and papers, and to hold and keep the same safely subject to the further order of the court. Witness the Honorable judge of the said court, and the seal thereof, at - in said district, on the day of -, A. D. 189-. [SEAL OF THE COURT.] RETURN BY MARSHAL THEREON. Clerk. By virtue of the within warrant, I have taken possession of the estate of the within-named and of all his deeds, books of account, and papers which have come to my knowledge. Marshal [or Deputy Marshal]. |