TITLE Lxr.——BANKRUPTC\'.—Ch. 1. 961 T I T L E L X I . BANKRUPCl`CY. CHAPTER ONE. COURTS OF BANKRUPTCY, THEIR IURISDICTION, ORGANIZATION, AND POWERS. S€<?· i Sec. 4972. Scope of the jurisdiction of courts of l 4990. Supreme Court may prescribe rules. bankruptcy. I 4991. What constitutes commencement of 4973. Authority of district courts and l proceedings. judges. _ _ l 4992. Records of bankruptcy proceedings. 4974. Sessions of the drstrrct courts. 4993. Registers in bankruptcy. 4975. Power of district courts to compel 4994. Who are eligible. obedience. 4995. Qualification. 4976. Powers of circuit judge during ab- 4996. Restrictions upon registers. sence, sickness, or disability of 4997. Removal of registers. district judge. 4998. Powers of registers. 4977. Powers of the supreme court for the 4999. Limitations upon powers of registers. District of Columbia. 5000. Registers to keep memoranda of pro- 4978. Powers of the supreme courts for ceedings. the Territories. 5001. Registers to attend at place directed 4979. Jurisdiction of actions between as- by judge. signees and persons claiming ad- 5002. Power to summon witnesses. verse interest. 5003. Mode of taking evidence. 4980. Appeals to circuit court. 5004. Depositions and acts to be reduced 4981. How taken. to writing. 4982. How entered. 5005. Witnesses must attend. 4983. Waiver of ap(peal. 5006. Contempt before register. 4984. Appeal from ecision rejecting claim. 5007. Registers may act for each other. 4985. Costs. 5008. Payment of fees of registers. 4986. Power of general superintendence 5009. Contested issues to be decided by conferred on circuit court. judge. 4987. Superintendence by supreme courts 5010. Certificates of matters to be decided of Territories. by judge. 4988. Power of district judge in a dis- 5011. Appeal from judge’s decision upon trict not within any organized questions submitted. circuit. 5012. Penalties against officers, 4989. Appeal and writ of error to Supreme 5013. Meaning of terms and computation Court. of time. Sec. 4972. The jurisdiction conferred upon the district courts as courts §c9pe0f thejurisof bankruptcy shall extend: _ g£{(°£°{(f"""*S °i First. 'lo all cases and controversies arising between the bankrupt and -.. .1) -L,r any creditor or creditors who shall claim any debt or demand under the 2 Mart, 1867, <·. b8_nkI.uptCV_ 179, s. 1, v. 14, p. Second.vTo the collection of all the assets of the bankrupt. Sléé _,,,,,,,, 1874, (__ Third. To the ascertainment and liquidation of the liens and other 390,,-,13,],,173, specific claims thereon. _ _ 14 AprN.1§76, v- Fourth. To the adjustment of the various priorities and conflicting 92· "· l9;T{·fii;_ interests of all parties. t _ _ . Marks0n ,-_ H8,- Fifth. To the marshaling and disposition of the drfferent funds and nerylprll-.497;M assets, so as to secure the rights of all parties and due distribution of g‘é7Y‘9;“";el ESE; the assets among all the creditors. _ _ _ ,,,8;},, 2 Bmw 44; Sixth. To all acts, matters, and things to be done under and in VII`- In W Schnepf, 2 tue of the bankruptcy, until the final distribution and settlement of the Bert. 72; In M01- estate of the bankrupt, and the close of the proceedings in bankruptcy. (Et; Ben., 517; In re Schwab, 3 Ben., 231; In re Davidson, 4 Ben., 10; Johnson z·. Bishop:1 Wool., 324; Sherman v. Bingham, 5 Bank. Reg., 34; Alden r. Boston, &c., R. R., 5 Bank. Reg., 230; Sweatt 1*. Railroa , 5 Bank Reg., 234; In re Iron Mountain Co., 9 Blatch., 320; In re Sacchi, 10 Blatch., 29; Coit v. Robinson, 19 \Vall., 274; 0’Brien 1·.\Veld etal., 92 U.S., 81; In re Casey, 10 Blatch., 376; Flanders & Libby, 6 Biss., 16; hi re Milton, 6Biss., 30.
