Revision of the Bankruptcy Law: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Sixty-eighth Congress, Second Session Pursuant to H. Res. 353. January 13 and February 17, 1925U.S. Government Printing Office, 1925 - 145 pages Considers (68) H.R. 4501, (68) H.R. 5193, (68) H.R. 8664, (68) H.R. 5426, (68) H.R. 9560. |
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... proposed by the National Credit Men's Association or not . Thinking that possibly you might prefer to save your time in that respect , I have prepared with some care a brief in support of each one of the amendments proposed by the ...
... proposed by the National Credit Men's Association or not . Thinking that possibly you might prefer to save your time in that respect , I have prepared with some care a brief in support of each one of the amendments proposed by the ...
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... proposed that the one - year period be extended to three years , and that the time when the debtor is without the jurisdiction be excluded from the period of limitation . When the debtor is without the jurisdiction , be excluded from ...
... proposed that the one - year period be extended to three years , and that the time when the debtor is without the jurisdiction be excluded from the period of limitation . When the debtor is without the jurisdiction , be excluded from ...
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... proposal ? Mr. Cook . Yes , sir ; that is the language of the proposal . Mr. MONTGOMERY . An amendment has been proposed by the National Association of Credit Men to section 14b ( 4 ) , which now reads as follows : The judge shall hear ...
... proposal ? Mr. Cook . Yes , sir ; that is the language of the proposal . Mr. MONTGOMERY . An amendment has been proposed by the National Association of Credit Men to section 14b ( 4 ) , which now reads as follows : The judge shall hear ...
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... propose amending to read as follows : " A person shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not to exceed two years upon ... proposed amendment would now be applicable not only to a concealment of the trustee , but any con- cealment ...
... propose amending to read as follows : " A person shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not to exceed two years upon ... proposed amendment would now be applicable not only to a concealment of the trustee , but any con- cealment ...
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... proposed amendment would be to make such con- veyance invalid as against the trustee in bankruptcy in any case where the law permits it to be filed or recorded , thereby compelling , in some cases the filing or recording of the ...
... proposed amendment would be to make such con- veyance invalid as against the trustee in bankruptcy in any case where the law permits it to be filed or recorded , thereby compelling , in some cases the filing or recording of the ...
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Popular passages
Page 12 - ... suffered a judgment to be entered against himself in favor of any person, or made a transfer of any of his property, and the effect of the enforcement of such judgment or transfer will be to enable any one of his creditors to obtain a greater percentage of his debt than any other of such creditors of the same class.
Page 3 - acts of bankruptcy by a person shall consist of his having (1) conveyed, transferred, concealed, or removed, or permitted to be concealed or removed, any part of his property with intent to hinder...
Page 5 - ... wages due to workmen, clerks, traveling or city salesmen, or servants which have been earned within three months before the date of the commencement of proceedings, not to exceed three hundred dollars to each claimant; and (5) debts owing to any person who by the laws of the States or the United States is entitled to priority.
Page 12 - Acts of bankruptcy by a person shall consist of his having (1) conveyed, transferred, concealed, or removed, or permitted to be concealed or removed, any part of his property with intent to hinder, delay, or defraud his creditors; or (2) transferred, while insolvent, any portion of his property to one or more of his creditors with intent to prefer such creditors over his other creditors...
Page 36 - The court shall order the trustee to pay all taxes legally due and owing by the bankrupt to the United States, State, county, district or municipality in advance of the payment of dividends to creditors...
Page 5 - ... a person shall be deemed insolvent within the provisions of this act whenever the aggregate of his property, exclusive of any property which he may have conveyed, transferred, concealed, or removed, or permitted to be concealed or removed, with intent to defraud, hinder or delay his creditors, shall not, at a fair valuation, be sufficient in amount to pay his debts.
Page 7 - The judge shall hear the application for a discharge and such proofs and pleas as may be made in opposition thereto by the trustee or other parties in interest, at such time as will give the trustee or parties in interest a reasonable opportunity to be fully heard; and investigate the merits of the application and discharge the applicant, unless he has...
Page 40 - ... (8) prepare, make oath to, and file in court within ten days, unless further time is granted, after the adjudication, if an involuntary bankrupt, and with the petition if a voluntary bankrupt, a schedule of his property, showing the amount and kind of property, the location thereof, its money value in detail, and a list of his creditors, showing their residences, if known, if unknown, that fact to be stated...
Page 11 - Claims shall not be proved against a bankrupt estate subsequent to one year after the adjudication; or if they are liquidated by litigation and the final judgment therein is rendered within thirty days before or after the expiration of such time, then within sixty days after the rendition of such judgment: Provided, That the right of infants and insane persons without guardians, without notice of the proceedings, may continue six months longer. SEC. 58. NOTICES TO CREDITORS. — a Creditors shall...
Page 7 - Any person may, after the expiration of one month and within the next twelve months subsequent to being adjudged a bankrupt, file an application for a discharge in the court of bankruptcy in which the proceedings are pending ; if it shall be made to appear to the judge that the bankrupt was unavoidably prevented from filing it within such time, it may be filed within but not after the expiration of the next six months.