The Bankrupt Law of the United States, Passed August 19 1841
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ISBN13: 9780217621502
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: BANKRUPT LAW, Passed 19th August, 1841. AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BANKRUPTCY, THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. SECTION I. WHO MAT BE A VOLUNTARY BANKRUPT WHO NOT WHO IS LIABLE TO BE PROCEEDED AGAINST AS A BANKRUPT WHO NOT RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. Sect. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be, and hereby is, established throughout the United States a uniform system of Bankruptcy, as follows: All persons whatsoever, residing in any State, District, or Territory of the United States, owing debts, which shall not have been created in consequence of a defalcation as a public officer, or as executor, administrator, guardian, or trustee, or while acting in any other fiduciary capacity, who shall, by petition, setting forth, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a list of his or their creditors, their respective places of residence, and the amount due to each, together with an accurate inventory of his or their property, rights, and credits, of every name, kind, and description, and the location and situation of each and every parcel and portion thereof, verified by oath, or, if conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath, by solemn affirmation, apply to the proper court, as hereinafter mentioned, for the benefit of this act, and therein declare themselves to be unable to meet their debts and engagements, shall be deemed bankrupts within the purview of this act, aud may be so declared accordingly by a degree of such court All persons being merchants, or using the trade of merchandise, all retailers of merchandise, and all bankers, factors, brokers, underwriters, or marine insurers, owing debts to the amount of not less than two thousand dollars, shal...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217621502 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217621503 |
| Weight | 0.19 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.11 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 48 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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