1. Service of warrant... Fees and expenses. 2. Necessary travel, at the rate of six cents a mile each way the above expenses returned by him have been actually incurred and paid by him, and are just and reasonable. Referee in Bankruptcy. FORM NO. 9.-BOND OF PETITIONING CREDITOR. Know all men by these presents: That we, as principal, and in the full as sureties, are held and firmly bound unto and just sum of dollars, to be paid to the said ——, executors, administrators, or assigns, to which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, by these presents. Signed and sealed this day of A. D. 18-. 9 The condition of this obligation is such that whereas a petition in bankruptcy has been filed in the District Court of the United States for the district of and the said — — has applied against the said to that court for a warrant to the marshal of said district directing him to seize and hold the property of said subject to the further or ders of said District Court: shall indemnify the said Now, therefore, if such a warrant shall issue for the seizure of said property, and if the said for such damages as he shall sustain in the event such seizure shall prove to have been wrongfully obtained, then the above obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Sealed and delivered in presence of: as sureties, are held and firmly bound unto ——, marshal of the United States for the -district of in the full and just sum of dollars, to be paid to the said ——, his executors, administrators, or assigns, to which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind our selves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, by these presents. Signed and sealed this day of A. D. 189 The condition of this obligation is such that whereas a petition in bankruptcy has been filed in the District Court of the United States for the district of, against the said and the said court has issued a warrant to the marshal of the United States for said district, directing him to seize and hold property of the said subject to the further order of the court, and the said property has been seized by said marshal as directed, and the said District Court upon a petition of said has ordered the said property to be released to him: Now, therefore, if the said property shall be released accordingly to the said - and the said being adjudged a bankrupt, shall turn over said property or pay the value thereof in money to the trustee, then the above obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Sealed and delivered in the presence of: FORM NO. 11.-ADJUDICATION THAT DEBTOR IS NOT Bankrupt. In the District Court of the United States for the District of } In Bankruptcy. day of At- in said district, on - judge of the orable that This cause came on to be heard at in said court, upon the petition of be adjudged a bankrupt within the true intent and meaning of the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy, and [Here state the proceedings, whether there was no opposition, or, if opposed, state what proceedings were had.] And thereupon, and upon consideration of the proofs in said cause [and the arguments of counsel thereon, if any], it was found that the facts set forth in said petition were not proved; and it is therefore adjudged that said was not a bankrupt, and that said petition be dismissed, In the District Court of the United States for the At Honorable Clerk. in said district, on the day of —, A. D. 18—, before the , judge of said court in bankruptcy, the petition of that be adjudged a bankrupt, within the true intent and meaning of the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy, having been is hereby declared and ad heard and duly considered, the said judged bankrupt accordingly. Witness the Honorable thereof, at -, judge of said court, and the seal day of , A. D. 18 —, in said district, on the [SEAL OF THE COURT.] Clerk. FORM NO. 13.-APPOINTMENT, OATH, AND REPORT OF APPRAISERs. In the District Court of the United States for the District of -, three disinterested persons, be, and they are hereby, appointed appraisers to appraise the real and personal property belonging to the estate of the said bankrupt set out in the schedules now on file in this court, and report their appraisal to the court, said appraisal to be made as soon as may be, and the appraisers to be duly sworn. and severally made Personally appeared the within named oath that they will fully and fairly appraise the aforesaid real and personal property according to their best skill and judgment. Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of —, A. D. 18—. We the undersigned, having been notified that we were appointed to estimate and appraise the real and personal property aforesaid, have attended to the duties assigned us, and after a strict examination and careful inquiry, we do estimate and appraise the same as follows: Dollars. Cents. In witness whereof we hereunto set our hands, at -, A. D. 18—. FORM No. 14.- ORDER OF REFERENCE. In the District Court of the United States for the Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy. District of Whereas the day of and district aforesaid, on A. D. 18—, was duly adjudged a bankrupt upon a peti tion filed in this court by [or, against] him on the day of 189-, according to the provisions of the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy: one of It is thereupon ordered, that said matter be referred to the referees in bankruptcy of this court, to take such further proceedings therein as are required by said acts; and that the said shall attend before said referee on the day of at, and thenceforth shall submit to such orders as may be made by said referee or by this court relating to said bankruptcy. FORM No. 15.-ORDER OF REFERENCE IN JUDGE'S ABSENCE. In the District Court of the United States for the In the Matter of In Bankruptcy. Whereas on the day of of- in the county of District of A. D. 18-, a petition was filed to have and district aforesaid, adjudged a bankrupt according to the provisions of the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy; and whereas the judge of said court was absent from said district at the time of filing said petition [or, in case of involuntary bankruptcy, on the next day after the last day on which pleadings might have been filed, and some have been filed by the bankrupt or any of his creditors], it is thereupon ordered that the said matter be referred to one of the referees in bankruptcy of this court, to consider said petition and take such proceedings therein as are required by said acts; and that the said shall attend before said referee on the day of A. D. 189-, at Witness my hand and the seal of the said court, at in said district, day of —, A. D. 189-. on the I, FORM No. 16.-REFEREE'S OATH OF OFFICE. Clerk. do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me as referee in bankruptcy, according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God. Subscribed and sworn to before me this -day of A. D. 18-. District Judge. FORM No. 17.— Bond of REFEREE. Know all men by these presents: That we, pal, and firmly bound to the United States of America in the sum of dollars, lawful money of the United States, to be paid to the said United States, for the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, by these presents. Signed and sealed this day of —, A. D. 189— The condition of this obligation is such that whereas the said has been on the day of —, A. D. 18—, appointed by the Honorable , judge of the District Court of the United States for the district of a referee in bankruptcy, in and for the county of, in said district, under the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy: Now, therefore, if the said — shall well and faithfully discharge and perform all the duties pertaining to the said office of refereee in bankruptcy, then this obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. FORM No. 18.- NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF CREDITORS. In the District Court of the United States for the Notice is hereby given that on the day of A. D. 18-, the said was duly adjudicated bankrupt; and that the first meeting of his creditors will be held at - in, on the day of, A. D. 18—, at o'clock in the noon, at which time the said creditors may attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt, and transact such other business as may properly come before said meeting. 18 Referee in Bankruptcy. FORM NO. 19.- LIST OF DEBTS PROVED AT FIRST MEETING. The following is a list of creditors who have this day proved their debts: |