The United States Supreme Court effected a complete revision by the following Order establishing General Orders and Forms in Bankruptcy. 305 U.S. 679, 11 U.S.C.A. following section 53. Previous to this revision, the General Orders were designated by roman numerals. For convenience arabic numerals have been used in the above chronological statement, but the footnotes to the statute employ the roman numerals in referring to the General Orders prior to 1939. ORDER It is ordered, on this 16th day of January, 1939, that General Orders XIII, XXVII and XLVI of the General Orders in Bankruptcy, and Forms Nos. 4, 7, 8, 19, 29, 32, 36, 39, 41, 44, 45, 46, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 70, 72 and 73 of the Forms in Bankruptcy, be, and they hereby are, abrogated. It is further ordered that the General Orders and Forms in Bankruptcy be, and they hereby are, amended and established to read as hereinafter set forth. It is further ordered that this order shall take effect on Monday, February 13, 1939, and shall govern all proceedings then pending to which its provisions are applicable, except to the extent that in the opinion of the court its application to such proceedings would not be practicable or would work injustice, in which event the General Orders and Forms in Bankruptcy heretofore established shall apply: Provided, That the General Orders and Forms in Bankruptcy heretofore established shall apply to proceedings pending under sections 12, 73 and 74, as amended, of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States," approved July 1, 1898. The general orders as here published also give effect to the following: ORDER It is ordered, on this 23d day of June, 1947, that General Orders Nos. 1, 10, 13, 24, 26, 27, 35(4), 46, 50(12) and 56 and Forms in Bankruptcy Nos. 1, 12, 15, 17, 46, 47, 59, 70, 71, and 72 be, and they are hereby, amended and established to read as hereinafter set forth. It is further ordered that this order shall take effect on Tuesday, July 1, 1947, and shall govern all proceedings then pending to which its provisions are applicable except to the extent that in the opinion of the court its application to such proceedings would not be practicable or work injustice, in which event the General Orders and Forms in Bankruptcy heretofore established shall apply. Appointment and Removal of Trustee. No Official or General Trustee. Order 40. Receivers and Marshals as Custodians. 41. Waiver of Right to Share in Deposits or in Payments Under an Arrangement or Plan. 42. Compensation of Attorneys. 43. Fees and Expenses of Attorneys for Petitioning Creditors. 44. Appointment of Attorneys. 45. Auctioneers, Accountants and Appraisers. 46. Banking Institution as Custodian, Receiver or Trustee. 53. 54. Bond of Designated Depository Under Section 61. Proceedings Under Chapter XII of the Act. 55. Proceedings Under Chapter XIII of the Act. 56. Rules by Courts of Bankruptcy. Forms in Bankruptcy. Order 1. Dockets The clerk shall keep a docket, in which the cases shall be entered and numbered in the order in which they are commenced. It shall contain a memorandum of the filing of the petition and of the action of the court thereon; of the reference of the case, if any reference is made, to the referee; of the transmission by the referee to the clerk of all bonds, orders and reports, and of the referee's certified record of the proceedings; and of all proceedings in the case except those duly entered on the referee's docket. The clerk's docket shall be arranged in a manner convenient for reference, and shall at all times be open to public inspection. If the proceeding is brought under sections 75 or 77, or under Chapters IX, X, XI, XII, or XIII, of the Act, the docket shall so indicate. The referee, in all cases referred to him shall keep a docket of all proceedings before him substantially in the manner indicated by Form No. 70. Such docket shall at all times be open to public inspection. The original referee's docket or a certified copy thereof shall be transmitted to the clerk for preservation by him when the case is closed. As amended June 23, 1947, eff. July 1, 1947. Order 1 Order 2. Filing of Papers The clerk or the referee shall indorse on each paper filed with him the day, and in the case of the original petition, the day and hour, of filing. Order 3. Process All process, summonses, and subpoenas, except such as are issued by the Interstate Commerce Commission in the performance of its duties under section 77 of the Act, shall issue out of the court, under the seal thereof, and be tested by the clerk; and blanks, with the signature of the clerk and seal of the court, may, upon application, be furnished to the referees. Order 4. Conduct of Proceedings Proceedings may be conducted by the bankrupt or debtor in person in his own behalf, or by a creditor; but a creditor will only be allowed to manage before the court his individual interest. Every party may appear and conduct the proceedings by attorney, who shall be an attorney or counselor authorized to practice in the district court. The name of the attorney or counselor, with his business address, shall be entered upon the docket, with the date of the entry. Orders granted on motion shall contain the name of the party or attorney making the motion. Notices and orders which are not, by the Act or by these general orders, required to be served on the party personally may be served upon his attorney. Order 5. Form of Petitions and Other Papers (1) All petitions and schedules shall be printed or written out plainly, without abbreviation or interlineation, except where such abbreviation and interlineation may be for the purpose of ref erence. (2) Petitioners in involuntary proceedings for adjudication, whose claims rest upon assignment or transfer from other persons, shall annex to one of the triplicate petitions all instruments of assignment or transfer, and an affidavit setting forth the true consideration paid for the assignment or transfer of such claims and stating that the petitioners are the bona fide holders and legal and beneficial owners thereof and whether or not they were purchased for the purpose of instituting bankruptcy proceedings. (3) Each paper filed shall contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the title of the proceeding, the docket number, and a brief statement of the character of the paper. (4) Proceedings shall be entitled "In Bankruptcy," "In Proceedings for a Composition or Extension," "In Proceedings for the Reorganization of a Railroad," "In Proceedings for a Composition by a Public Debtor," "In Proceedings for the Reorganization of a Corporation," "In Proceedings for an Arrangement," "In Proceedings for a Real Property Arrangement," or "In Proceedings for a Wage Earner Plan," as the case may be. (5) In proceedings under chapters VIII, X, XI, XII, or XIII, of the Act, unless and until the debtor is adjudicated a bankrupt he shall be referred to as a "debtor." In proceedings under chapter IX, the debtor shall be referred to as the "petitioner." Order 6. Petitions in Different Courts If two or more petitions are filed by or against the same person or by or against different members of a partnership in different courts of bankruptcy, each of which has jurisdiction, the court first acquiring jurisdiction shall, upon application by any party in interest and after a hearing upon reasonable notice to parties in interest, determine the court in which the cases can proceed with the greatest convenience to parties in interest, and the proceedings upon the other petitions shall be stayed by the courts in which such petitions have been filed until such determination is made. If the court first acquiring jurisdiction determines that it shall hear the cases, it shall make its order to that effect, and other courts in which petitions have been filed, upon exhibition of a certified copy of such order, shall order the cases before them transferred to the court first acquiring jurisdiction. If the court first acquiring jurisdiction determines that the cases shall be heard by another court, it shall make its order to that effect and that the case before it be transferred to such court; and other courts in which petitions have been filed, upon exhibition of a certified copy of such order, shall order the cases before them transferred to the court named in the order of the court first acquiring jurisdiction. Order 7. Priority of Petitions If two or more petitions are filed in the same court against the same person, and the debtor appears and shows cause against an |