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BANKING COMPANIES-Continued.

Proceeding on failure to redeem, 68, § 48.

Protest of notes, 68, 48.

Business to be discontinued, 68, 8 48.

Comptroller to ascertain fact of suspension, 68, 8 49.

Securities to be forfeited, 68, 8 49.

Notes to be presented for payment at the treasury, 69, 49.

Bonds to be cancelled, 69, 8 49.

Preference of the United States for deficiency, 69, 8 49.
Comptroller may sell securities at auction, 69, % 50.

Or by private sale, 69, 51.

Appointment of receiver, 69, 8 52.

His powers and duties, 69, 52.

Proceedings on appointment of receiver, 69, 8 52.

Issue as to fact of suspension, 69,

52.

Payment of fees and expenses, 70, % 53.
Division of capital stock, 59, 12.

Assignment of shares, 59, % 12.

Not to be discounted on, 65, 36.

Nor to be owned by the company, 65, 36.

Exceptions, 65, 36.

Number and qualifications of directors, 59, 9.

Oath of office, 59, 9.

Term of office, 59, % 10.

How vacancies to be filled 59, ? 10.

What amount of cash funds to be kept on hand, 64, % 31.

What to be deemed cash funds, 64, 31.

Proceedings on neglect to keep such funds in reserve, 64, 31.

Limitation of amount of indebtedness, 65,

Notes not to be pledged, 65, % 35.

Rates of interest on loans, &c., 64, % 30.

Penalty for usury, 64, 30.

37.

Not to make loans on United States or national bank notes, 65, 8 34.

Penalty for so doing, 65, 34.

Not to certify checks, without funds, 65,

38.

Limitation of indebtedness of individuals to such companies, 63, 29.

What notes may be paid out, 66, 40.

Dividends not to be declared upon capital, 66, 39.

When dividends to be declared, 65, 33.

Transfers after act of insolvency to be void, 70, 8 54.

Directors violating the law to be individually liable, 70, 55.

Examination into affairs of, 70,

56.

Punishment of embezzlement, 70, 8 57.

Of accessories thereto, 70, 8 58.

List of stockholders, 66, § 41.

May be made public depositories, 68, § 47.

Duties of district attorneys, 71, 8 59.

Jurisdiction of the federal courts, 71, 2 60.

Tax on circulation and deposits, 66, 8 42.
How collected 66, 42.

Penalty for default, 66, 42.

Limitation of state taxation, 66, 42.

When bank shares to be taxable, 67,

43.

Excess of duty paid by, to be refunded, 72, % 69.

Proceedings to wind up, 67, 8 44.

Duties of the treasurer, 67, 245.

Liability of trustees as stockholders, 72, 2 66.

BANK DIRECTORS.

Number and qualifications of, 59, 9.

Oath of office, 59,

9.

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Form, 62, 22.

To be delivered to banking companies on deposit of United States bonds, 61, & 21.
Limitation of such currency, 62,

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To be presented for payment at the treasury, 69, 8 49.
Not to be pledged by companies, 65, 38.

Nor to be discounted on, 65, 34.

What notes may be paid out, 66, 40.

Post notes, &c., prohibited, 62, % 23.

BANKRUPTCY. See Assignees in Bankruptcy; Registers in Bankruptcy.

Jurisdiction of the district courts, 74, 8 1.

How exercised, 74, 8 1.

Extent of jurisdiction, 74, ? 2.

Powers of the courts, 74, 8 3.

Jurisdiction of the circuit courts, 75, 8 4.

Concurrent jurisdiction, 75,

5.

Jurisdiction of the territorial courts, &c., 75, 8 6.

Circuit court powers, 75, 6.

Registers in bankruptcy, 75, 8 7.

Their powers and duties, 75-6, 8-15.

Attendance of registers, 76,

10.

Opinion of judge, on certificate from register, 76, ? 12.

Special cases, 77, § 13.

Submission of questions to the court, 77, 8 13.

Protection of parties and witnesses, 77, 8 14.

Process of contempt, 77, 8 14; 87, 2 56.

Appeals and writs of error, 77-8, 16-17.

General orders to be framed, 78, 18.

Who may be adjudged bankrupt, on their own petition, 78, 19.

Petition, schedules and inventory, 78, 8 19.

Reference to register, 79, 20.

Warrant, 79, 8 20.

Notice, 79, 20.

Return of warrant, 79, 21.

Proceedings not to abate by death, 79, 21.

Choice of assignee, 79, 22.

Assignment, 80, 24.

Effect thereof, 80, 24.

Exempt property, 80,

25.

Not to pass by assignment, 80, 8 25.

Chattel mortgages not to be affected, 81,

25.

Choses in action to vest in assignee, 81, § 26.

Certified copy of assignment to be evidence, 81, 26.

Trust property not to pass, 81,

26.

Assignment to be recorded, 81, 28.

Record to be evidence, 82,

28.

Powers of the assignee, 82,

29-30.

Probate of debts, 83,

34.

What debts may be proved, 83-4, 8 34-40.

Right of set-off, 84, 41.

Claims of lien-creditors, 84, 8 42.

Effect of probate, 84, 43; 85, 47.

Debts due in several rights, 85, 8 44.

When probate may be postponed, 85,

Before whom probate to be made, 85, 45.

How debts to be proved, 85, 46.

48.

Preferred creditors to surrender securities, 86, 49.

Allowance of probate, 86,

50.

Creditors may appear by attorney, 86,

50.

Appeal from rejection of probate, 86,

51.

Surrender of instruments proved, 86,

52.

Sales of perishable property, 86, 53.

Of property, the title to which is in dispute, 86, 8 54.

Proceeds to be deemed the measure of value, 86, 54.

Not to bar action against assignee, 86, 54.

Examination of bankrupts, 86, 55.

And of other persons, 87, 56-7.

Bankrupt to be subject to the orders of the court, until discharged, 87, 58.

To execute proper instruments, 87, 58.

When default to be excused, 87, 8 59.

Power to amend schedules, 87, % 60.

Examination of bankrupt's wife, 87, 8 61.

Bankrupt not liable to arrest pendente lite, 87, 8 62.

Distribution among creditors, 88,

Preference of wages, 88, % 63.

63.

BANKRUPTCY-Continued.

Sureties to make proof of payment, 88, 63.

General meetings of creditors, 88, 8 64.

Dividends to be declared, 88, 2 65.

List of creditors, 88,

65.

Second and final dividends, 88, 266.

Sale of uncollectable claims, 88, 2 67.

Dividends not to be disturbed, by subsequent proof of claims, 89, 68.
Priority of debts and claims, 89, 72.

Application for discharge, 89,

Notice, 90,

73.

73.

Conditions of discharge, 90, 74.

What to bar discharge, 90,

74.

Oath of bankrupt, on discharge, 91, 74.

When discharge may be granted, on second bankruptcy, 91, § 75.

Opposing creditors, 91,

Form of discharge, 91,

76.
77.

Effect of discharge, 91-2, 78-9.

When discharge may be set aside, for fraud, 92, 80.

Proceedings for such purpose, 92,

80.

Fraudulent preferences to be void, 92, & 81.

And fraudulent conveyances, 93, 82.

Contracts for withdrawal of opposition to be void, 93, 83.

Penalty for making such contract, 93,

Bankrupt partnerships, 93, 84.

Joint stock companies, 94,

Corporations, 94, 2 85.

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83.

What to be deemed acts of bankruptcy, 94, 286.

Creditors' petition, 95, 2 86.

Rights of assignees, 95,

87.

Proceedings on creditors' petition, 96, 88.

Injunctions, 96, % 88.

Arrest of debtor, 96, 89.

Attachment of property, 96, 89.

Service of order to show cause, 96,

90.

Proceedings on return of order, 96, ¿ 91.
Decree of bankruptcy, 96, 92.

Proceedings in default of appearance, 97,
Supersedeas on agreement of creditors, 97,
Estate to be settled by trustees, 97, 94-7.

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Proceedings for such purpose, 97, 94-7.

When proceedings in bankruptcy to be resumed, 97, 97.

Penalty for fraudulent concealment, &c., 98, 98.

For obtaining credit fraudulently, 98,

98.

For extortion, &c., 98, 99.

For forgery, &c., 98, 100.

Fees in bankruptcy, 98-9, 101-3.

Priority of costs, 99, 101.

Commencement of proceedings, 99, 104.

Records, 99,

105.

Evidence, 99, 106.

Definition of terms, 100,

107.

Computation of time, 100, 108.

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BARRACKS.

Permanent barracks and quarters not to be constructed until approved by congress, 41, 41.

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Not to apply to vessels to and from British North America, 380, 376.
BILLS OF PARTICULARS.

To be furnished, in suits for duties illegally exacted, 262, 135.

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How binding and ruling for the departments to be performed, 173, 2; 518, 41.

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When warrant may issue for seizure of books and papers, 270,

181.

Penalty for wilful concealment or destruction of such books or papers, 264, 152.

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Patents to issue to assignees, 100, % 4.

5.

12.

12.

In case of loss or destruction, new warrants may be issued, 101, 6.
Originals to be void, 101, 6.

No patent to issue thereon, except on proof of good faith, &c., 101, ? b.

Secretary to prescribe regulations, 101,

False swearing punished, 101, 7.

Revival of certain laws, 101, 8.

7.

Existing warrants may be located, &c., 101, 9.

BOWLING ALLEYS.

Special tax on, 350,

244.

What to be deemed bowling alleys, 350, 244.

BRANCH MINTS.

Established at Denver, Carson City and Dalles City, 415, 3; 416, 10; 417, 2 17.
Officers to be appointed, 415, 4; 416, 8 11; 417, 18.

Their salaries, 416,

4, 11; 417,

18.

Oath of office, 416,

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To give bonds, 416,

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BRASS.

Powers of director of the mint, 416, 6, 13; 417, 20.

To be depositories for public moneys, 416, 7; 417, 214, 21.

Certificates of deposit may be issued, 416, 8; 417, 15, 22.

Laws relating to the mint, &c., to apply to these branches, 416, 9; 417, 16; 418, 23.

Duties on imported, 235, 51; 255, n.

BRAZOS DE SANTIAGO.

Compensation of collector of customs, 228, 18.

BREVET.

President may confer brevet rank for distinguished services, 44, 2 68; 45, 71.

To give no right to increase of pay or emoluments, 44, 68; 45, 8 72.

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