Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 44 Part 2.djvu/706

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666 SIXTY-NINTH comnnss, Sess. 1. cu. 406. 1926. "`*m{)“m“’°’ Pm " (d) A persoushall not be rosecuted for an offense arisin ·· mmm mms` under this Act unless the indicgment is found orythetinfoxmatioii is filed in court within three years after the commission of the offense. m§’{0‘°°d,;’;,°& ffufjj “(e) (§)‘“Whe11eve1“·any referee, receiver, 'or trustee shall have rgsmaanztuengamoux grounds or believing that any offense under this Act has been mm“Km.d_ "° committed, or from facts orcircumstauees brought out in the course of administrationor otherwise brought to his attention, that there is reasonable ground to believe that such an 0Hense has been com- mitted, or for q>ecia1¢ reas0n,»an investigation should be had in _ connection therewith, it shall be the duqrof such referee, receiver, or? trustee toreport suchimatter to the nited States attorney for the district in w ich¥ it is believed such an ofense has been committed, includingingsuch report a. stateméntof all the facts and circum- stances of who case within his lm0w1edge,rwith the names of the witnesses, and astatement as to the offense or oifenses believed ti w§§§.°§¤°§,§‘0§§‘°’ “”‘ lit shall duty of every United ;Statess diately to inquire into the fact so reported to hinrbg any referee, receiver, oiftrustee, and the law aq-plicable thereto, an if it a pears probable that any oifense under t is Act has been committedt in a proper case and without delay, to present the matter to the grand jury, unless upon inquiry andeexamination such district attorney demdes that the ends of public justice do not require that the alleged ofense should be invest1gated·or·prosecuted in which case he shall report tlieefacts to the Attorney General for his direction in the rexmses. V » i t » —

ej§§°°i°°°" °‘ "' P-Sno. 12. That section 38 (ag', subdivision 5, of said Act, as so

°dV°*·¥*°·¤·°55·¤m°¤d‘ amended, be, and the same here y is, amended to read as follows: gm 10 mmmk _ “(5) the examination of the bankrupt, or other proceed- ,,m,,§,c§'“,,0,,,.,,,, by_ mgs, autlwrrze theiemplpyment of stenograghers for reporting and tran1?mb1ng the pgxoeeedings at such reasona le expense to the estate as t e court ma . e t ‘ a §";_°'°'°‘**‘°’- - Sno. sect·i0n,57 (11), of said Act, as so amended, be, and ,4, ° °°’°‘°°°*°°°°°°` the same hereby is, amendedto read as follows: w'f`g§;_ ****1** ’°' F"' “,(n) Clauus shall not proved against a bankrupt estate subse- quentto six months aften the adjudication; or if they are liquidated by litigation and the final judgment therein is rendered within thirty daysrbefere or after the expiration of such time, then within sixty {,*,*;,1**;;; m days after the rendition of such judgment: Provided, That the right of infants andinsane persons without guardians, without notice of tne proceedings, may continue six months longer? _ jc ' $f,‘{§,§‘j§5°g3_°“,§,?;’;d_ »Sac. 14. That section 60; (a) , of said Act as so amended, be, and the ¤d· ‘ ‘ “ ‘ same hereby is, amendedto read aszEoH0ws_: , _ ~ . yi il _ ~ ·,]?,‘:_°"*’“°° °f “%; . A £)Ql`SD]ll'8llRH·‘b6 deemed to have g1ven zgrleferenee lf,l)Q1Bg myfi-32- P- 79% ¤¤•d· mso ut, e hasywxthin fourgnonths before the g_0f _tl1e;pet.1t1on, _ t or afterithe filin of the’pet1t1on=and beforvthe a yudrpatwn, pro- cured mrsuifered a judgment to betentered himself in favor ’ nfzanya- erson, ormade a transfer toiany. 0 o. his spropertyy and the e8ectad£1:he eniorcementof suché `udg1nent~·:ox·;·transfer will be to enableeany one.nf·his creditorsato»oi>tam` a greater pe1·cent€`5e·of.his debtftban any;qtb,er_ of sugdrcroditors of tlie same class., we the preiorepceyconsnststm ¤.· transfer, such period of·.f0ur gnonths shall not expim·unt1Lfour·mm1¢hs after the date ¤f.:re00rd1ngt»0ry_reg,ns» teriqgbof the tx·a®g1;,’ if lawisuch., reeording. oryregnstemng 1S |l}B$(l,OI° . ,` L L` —,Q 2`·T`.. .. $;}>;=)¤‘·’%’Rym¤;i;g; ’]iliat·secti011.64, subdivisions (a) and (b), of said `Act, as su. ` 'p` so amended, be., and the same hereby rare, amended to read as follows: T"'* "(a) Tbe court shall order the trustee to ay all taxes legally due and owing by the bankrupt to the United Sliatos, State, county, dis- trict, or municipality, in the order of priority as set forth in para-