INDEX. The Reference simply to s. 129, or as the case may be, is to the Bankruptcy Act, 1869. The Reference "B. R." is to the Bankruptcy Repeal and Insolvent Court Act, 1869. The Reference "Reg. Gen." is to the Regulæ Generales issued by the Common Law Judges, ABOLITION of officers and offices of the old London Court of Bankruptcy, provided for, an act of bankruptcy, by a trader, when with intent to delay creditors, s. 6, ACCOMPLICE of bankrupt, his prosecution may be allowed out of the court fund, p. 223. ACCOUNTANT IN BANKRUPTCY, transferred to New London Court, s. 129. ACCOUNTANTS IN BANKRUPTCY, their bills to be taxed by the proper officer, G. R. 1871, 4. ACCOUNTANTS IN LIQUIDATION PROCEEDINGS, ACCOUNTS OF BANKRUPT, penalty for false. See FRAUDULENT DEBTORS. ACT, THE, the term to mean the Bankruptcy Act, 1869; G. R. 1. ACT OF BANKRUPTCY DEFINED, s. 6; and see p. 375 et seq. conveyance or assignment of property to trustee for benefit of creditors fraudulent gift, conveyance, delivery, or transfer of property, or any part departing out of England, or remaining out of England, or (in case of a filing a declaration of inability to pay his debts. (in case of a trader) seizure and sale of goods under execution, for not less non-payment after debtor's summons. must have been committed within six months before the bankruptcy petition, must be one expressly declared by statute, p. 375. as to acts of bankruptcy by assignment of substantially all the debtor's pro- notice of assignment, to creditor, renders any debt contracted with him by ACTIONS against debtor may be restrained after presentation of bankruptcy petition suits, or other legal proceeding relating to the estate to be brought or de- by trustees must not be for mere personal injury, p. 54. unless upon an agreement to pay money on account of it, p. 55. nor for trespass on lands or goods in the actual possession of a trader bank- what is to be deemed criterion of damages, p. 56. in respect of personal labour of bankrupt, p. 57. in respect of right of action in bankrupt's wife, p. 58. ADJOURNMENT of meetings of creditors, s. 84, G. R. 93. ADJUDICATION upon act of bankruptcy by declaration of inability to pay, may, with the where act of bankruptcy is non-payment under debtor's summons, not to be ADJUDICATION-continued. where act of bankruptcy is that the debtor, being a trader, has departed from where proceedings are stayed under one petition, the Court may, on the peti disputed, notice of, to be given to the registrar, G. R. 36; but see p. 396. if debtor does not appear at the hearing, Court may make adjudication with- requisites disputed may be proved again at the hearing, unless the Court shall adjournment of hearing may be granted, if necessary, for production of further petitioning creditor not attending the hearing, disqualified from presenting a personal attendance of petitioner, and of witnesses to prove the debt, trading, after establishment by verdict of petitioning creditor's debt, under s. 9, pro- order of (Form 26) to be gazetted and advertised in local paper, s. 10, G. R. 45, on adjudication, certificate declaring registrar to be trustee to be filed, s. 18, on adjudication, no creditor to have remedy against bankrupt or his estate, on adjudication, property to become divisible among creditors, s. 14; and see ADMISSION OF DEBT, by debtor to the bankrupt, being made, order for payment may issue, s. 98. of order of adjudication; see ADJUDICATION. of close of bankruptcy; see CLOSE OF BANKRUPTCY. of any proceedings, memorandum of, to be made by registrar, and filed with of, within the discretion of the Court, p. 402. AFFIDAVIT IN MATTERS OF BANKRUPTCY, may be sworn (1.) In the United Kingdom before a court having jurisdiction the term to include statutory declarations, affirmations, and attestations upon must be divided into short numbered paragraphs, in the first person, must state deponent's name, address, and description, and what facts are if made by more than one person, names, dates, and places, as to each, must may be rejected for informality, G. R. 154; or by reason of erasures or of manner of administering the oath and of filling up the jurat, in the case of a when made by clerk or agent, on proof for principal, must set forth his autho- for proof of debt, with or without security, Form 32. The same by agent of for obtaining, supporting, or opposing any motion or order, or on showing verifying signatures to nomination of receiver or manager in liquidation, G. AGENT of bankrupt, holding property of his, to deliver the same to the trustee; in none to be employed by trustee without leave of the inspectors, s. 29. AGGRIEVED PERSON, any person, aggrieved by any act of trustee, may apply to the Court, s. 20. any person, aggrieved by trustee's estimate of his claim, may appeal to the |