Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 32 Part 1.djvu/863

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798 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 487. 1903. '*`*¤¤¤*°*’·. °*°i; °* u e of obtainin such ro rt on credit; or (4) at any time sub· Udtenriiadnm mt geqrnildht to the first (gy of iihe lblurymonths immediately preceding the filing of the petition transferred, removed, destroyed, or concealed, or permitted to be removed, destroyed, or concealed any of his rop- R¤f¤¤¤ *0 ¤¤¤W¤‘ erty with intent to hinder, delay, or defraud his creditors; or g) in mu °‘°°m°’°t°` voluntary proceedings been granted a discharge in bankruptcy within six ears; or (6) in the course of the proceedings in bankruptcy refused to obley any lawful order of or to answer any material question approved b the court."’ b 1>¤,F>¤¤ ¤<>¢ www ySr.c. 5. That section seventeen of said Act be, and the same is hereby, bei. éso. amended so as to read as follows: _

 “" “S1:c. 17. Dnnrs Nor Arrmorsn BY .4 DISCHARGE.—8. A discharge

in bankruptcy shall release a bankrupt from all of his, provable debts, except such as (1) are due as a tax levied by the United States, the State, county, district, or municipality in which he resides; (2) are liabilities for obtaining property by false pretenses or false representations, or for willful and mahcious in`uries to the person or property of another, or for alimon due or to become due, or for maintenance or support of wife or child, or for seduction of an unmarried female, or for criminal conversation; (3) have not been duly scheduled in time for roof and allowance, with the name of the creditor if known to the bankru t, unless such creditor had notice or actual knowledge of the proceedings in bankruptcy; or (4) were created by his fraud, embezzlement;dmisappropriation’, or defalcation while acting as an officer or in an ucia ca 01 . {gk;-ggé, 6. That di€bdii#j)sions a apidd b of setcfiloéiasighgepln of said Act be, ’` an e same are ere y, amen so as as o ows: $¤¤"*¤¤ by P¤*>“·=¤· "a U n the filin of a tition for involun bankru tc service um m°dm°d` thereof,pi)vith a writbf subbmtena, shall be madetiibyon the prsdii therein named as defendant in the same manner that service ofpguch process is now had u n the commencement of a suit in equity in the courts of the UnitedxStates, except that it shall be returnable within fifteen days, unless the judge shall for cause fix a lon er time; but in case personal sirvice can not be mgqe, tltilen notice shall be gives by puj»li— cation in the same manner an or e same time as rovi ed by aw for notice by publication in suits to enforce a legal br equitable lien in courts of the United States, except that, unless the judge shall otherwise direct, the order shall be published not more than once a week for two consecutive weeks, and the return day shall be ten days after 7the last publication unless the judge shall for cause fix a longer time. “'¤° ‘°' Pl°“““€’ " b The bankrupt, or any creditor, ma a ar and lead to the reduced` petition vyithin live dayslfter the return dlayfgs within Such further time as the court may a ow.

 55,   7. That lsubdlivision adgf section tvgelntypnp of said Act be,

an the same is ere y, amen so as to re as o ows: °‘P"mm" m° ...§§€` 53".§’.‘.1f£i€§l”?J§}‘§L`.l’.$’.'§,“i¥};`é"ZL`y“‘Zi‘éli°§‘.l$.‘ZL‘.i’f “‘1£'.§’?‘ESZilI3l‘§ 7 1 9 the bankrupt and his wife, to appear in court or beildre a referee or the judge of any State court, to be examined concerning the acts, con- . duct, or property of a bankru t whose estate is in process of adminisgméaucn Hm tration under this Act: ed, That the wife may be examined only nm m ne.- business touching business transacted by her or to which she is a party, and to ‘“"""‘"“°“" determine gable fast Ehether she has transacted or been a party to any business o the an ru t. m{,‘Qj,.}”“gtj{j¤°”8,$ Sec. 8. That subdiviision b of section twenty-three of said Act be, S¢g_$L¤g°¤r¤-sm and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: Limigégiummgm “b Suits by the trustee shall only be brought or prosecuted in the §}f,'°°,,‘gf*'¥ °‘°“’°“‘“ courts where the bankrupt, whose estate is being administered by such vgi.¤¤.pp.m.m trustee, might have brought or prosecuted them if proceedings in