Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 44 Part 2.djvu/705

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SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS. sm. 1. GH. loc. ieee. 665 25) the proceedi§s of the several inferior courts of bankruptcy within their 'uri iction. Such power shall be exercised bi appeal and in the form and manner of an appeal, exc?t in e cases mentioned in said section 25 to beallowed in the iscretion of the appellate court. " c All appeals under this section shall be taken within thirt '!‘i¤¤¤ limit for up- ? W days after the judgment, or order, or other matter complained 0 , ' hassgbgen re¥d1e2led or ent;red.’3 f d A ded, be nd 10. t section 5 a o sai ct as so amen a Appeals- the same is, amended to read as follows; ’ aka ’ ¤aY°L°0’p`°°3'&m°°(i" " (a). That appeals as in equity cases, may be t n in banluuptcy A“°";,d “°m b°,gk·

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ay otem an e.uo peaso eiri of Columbia and to the supreme courts of tlie Territories in the following cases, to wit: (1), · rom a judgment adjudging or refusing Cm °°·¤>d· to aélgudge the defendant apginkpgpt (2) from 3 ju gmixgl granting or. nymg a discharger om a gn gment owi or reacting a debt or of $500 or over. Such appealyshglgl be tulcen within thirty days after the Judgment appealed from has been rendered, and may be heard an determine by the appellate court in term or vacation, as the case may be." _ V. V · Sno. 11. That section 29 (a), (b_), and gd) of said Act as so $f§·¤¤§0S¢;654_mmd_ amended, be, and the same hereby 1s, amen ed_ to read as follows, ea. ‘ ’ ` ' and that seption 29 be furth?· zgmgended by adéiing after paragraph cl) thereo a new paragrap e to r as ollowsz . _ ( "(a) A person shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of ;,,IQ§§Q§§§‘u§‘D;’n,Qf not to exceed five years upon conviction of the offense of havipp %%t;;*>;t;>* me ¤>* knowingly and fraudulently appropriated to his own use, embezzl , ’ ` spent, or unlawfully transferred any property or secreted or destroyed any document belonging to a bankrupt estate which came intohis charge as trustee, receiver, custodian, or other omcer Off }(l5>):Oi1S.Nperson shall be punished by imprisonment for a period ,n{’,j,’,f,;;t’};¤cjD*;:_u§;’; of not to exceed fivenyears upon conviction of the offense of having vf9D¢¤Y. ¤w.,¤¤mr¤- knowingly and fraudulently (1) concealed from the receiver, trustee, °°"°r'°w` United States marshal, or Other oilicer of the court_ charged with the control or custodgapf property, or from creditors 111 compos1t1on cases, anyafgopetrgy acgging to the gfl;;t2a;;§;ugt;; or F¤·¤¤¤•¢¤==~ e a oa or oun or in re a io roceedi in bankruptcy; or (3) presentlgd under oath any false claim for F°’°° Mm proof agiamst the estate ofba banlirupt5;?· useclxgny ;uch claim wmposi on personally or yagen ·pr ‘or a rne or asagen proxy, or attorney; ogmél) geceglved tiny nflaterial amount pf property: R°°°*"’“* V"°°°’”· romabanksrupta te ingo tepetitionwit intentto .mw _ defeat this Act; or (5) received or attempted to obtain any money mIi§`§~°il$g rorsgag or property, remuneration, compensation,. reward, advantage, or “’“°’· promise tlgcizeof from any pers<Z1é$ gm or fozgiearing tpg :3: P $1%,,3 mmmwm in bankru proceedings- or aving been an cer or » · of any personyor corporation, and in clcintemplatioéi pf thzbankruptcy of such—persm1 or c0rporation,_or wit intent to e eatt e operation of this.Act, concealed or transferred- any; of the _property ofwthe Destroying mms debtor; or (7) after the filing of the petition, or, mcontemplation me, ,,,,,,,0,, has bw, of bankruptcy, concealed, destroyed, mutilated, or falsified any med- book, document, orreeord affecting) or relating to the propegarieor _ aifairs of a bankrupt; or (8) aftexg t inéing of the petitiomwé ld ,,Zrm‘°l°‘“g ”‘“’°"‘· fromthieireoeiver r trustee any `oo ocument or epa er a ecting or relatin to the prpperty or affairs of a bankrupt, to the possession of whichieisentitl. · t s * M ‘(