FORM NO. 20.- GENERAL LETTER OF ATTORNEY IN FACT WHEN CREDITOR IS NOT REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEY AT LAW.

To

In the District Court of the United States for the District of

:

I, ——, of - in the county of - and State of - do hereby authorize you, or any one of you, to attend the meeting or meetings of creditors of the bankrupt aforesaid at a court of bankruptcy, wherever advertised or directed to be holden, on the day and at the hour appointed and notified by said court in said matter, or at such other place and time as may be appointed by the court for holding such meeting or meetings, or at which such meeting or meetings, or any adjournment or adjourn ments thereof, may be held, and then and there from time to time, and as often as there may be occasion, for me and in my name to vote for or against any proposal or resolution that may be then submitted under the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy; and in the choice of trustee or trustees of the estate of the said bankrupt, and for me to assent to such appointment of trustee; and with like powers to attend and vote at any other meeting or meetings of creditors, or sitting or sittings of the court, which may be held therein for any of the purposes aforesaid; also to accept any composition proposed by said bankrupt in satisfaction of his debts, and to receive payment of dividends and of money due me under any composi tion, and for any other purpose in my interest whatsoever, with full power of substitution.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal the day of - —, A. D. 189-. [L. S.]

Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of Acknowledged before me this

day of

A. D. 189-.

I hereby authorize you, or any one of you, to attend the meeting of cred. itors in this matter, advertised or directed to be holden at -, on the day of, before

and in

-, or any adjournment thereof, and then and there for name to vote for or against any proposal or resolution that may be lawfully made or passed at such meeting or adjourned meeting, and in the choice of trustee or trustees of the estate of the said bankrupt.

[L. S.]

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal the day of, A. D. 189-.

Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of Acknowledged before me this day of

A. D. 18-.

- [Official character.]

FORM No. 22.- APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE BY CREDITORS.

In the District Court of the United States for the

District of ―

day of —, A. D. 18-, before

This being the day appointed by the court for the first meeting of cred. itors in the above bankruptcy, and of which due notice has been given in the [here insert the names of the newspapers in which notice was published], we, whose names are hereunder written, being the majority in number and in amount of claims of the creditors of the said bankrupt, whose claims have been allowed, and who are present at this meeting, do hereby appoint of, in the county of and State of to be the trustee

of the said bankrupt's estate and effects.

Signatures of creditors.

Residences of same.

Amount of debt.

Dolls. Cts.

Ordered that the above appointment of trustee- be, and the same is hereby, approved.

Referee in Bankruptcy.

FORM NO. 23.- APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE BY REFEREE.

In the District Court of the United States for the

-District of

In the Matter of
Bankrupt.

In Bankruptcy.

day of, A. D. 18-, before

At, in said district, on the

referee in bankruptcy.

This being the day appointed by the court for the first meeting of creditors under the said bankruptcy, and of which due notice has been given in the [here insert the names of the newspapers in which notice was published], I, the undersigned referee of the said court in bankruptcy, sat at the time and place above mentioned, pursuant to such notice, to take the proof of debts and for the choice of trustee under the said bankruptcy; and I do hereby certify that the creditors whose claims had been allowed were present, or duly represented, failed to make choice of a trustee of in the county of, and State of as trustee of the same. said bankrupt's estate, and therefore I do hereby appoint

—, of — Referee in Bankruptcy.

FORM No. 24.- NOTICE TO TRUSTEE OF HIS APPOINTMENT.

In the District Court of the United States for the

In the Matter of

To

Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy.

— of —, in the County of, and District aforesaid:

I hereby notify you that you were duly appointed trustee [or one of the trustees] of the estate of the above-named bankrupt at the first meeting of the creditors, on the day of —, A. D. 18—, and I have approved said appointment. The penal sum of your bond as such trustee has been fixed at dollars. You are required to notify me forthwith of your

FORM No. 25.- BOND OF TRUSTEE.

Know all men by these presents: That we, cipal, and

of

and

of

as sureties, are held and firmly bound unto the United States of America in the sum of - dollars, in lawful money of the United States, to be paid to the said United States, for which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, by these presents.

Signed and sealed this
The condition of this

obligation is such, that whereas the above-named was, on the day of —, A. D. 18—, appointed trustee in the case pending in bankruptcy in/said court, wherein is the bank

rupt, and he, the said -, has accepted said trust with all the duties and obligations pertaining thereunto:

Now, therefore, if the said trustee as aforesaid, shall obey such orders as the court may make in relation to said trust, and shall faithfully and truly account for all the moneys, assets, and effects of the estate of said bankrupt which shall come into his hands and possession, and shall in all respects faithfully perform all his official duties as said trustee, then this obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Signed and sealed in presence of

[SEAL]

[SEAL]

[SEAL]

FORM No. 26.- ORDER APPROVING TRUSTEE'S BOND.

At a court of bankruptcy, held in and for the district of this day of, 189—.

Before ——, referee in bankruptcy, in the District Court of the United States for the

district of

Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy.

In the Matter of

It appearing to the court

of

and in said district, has

been duly appointed trustee of the estate of the above named bankrupt,

and has given a bond with sureties for the faithful performance of his official duties, in the amount fixed by the creditors [or by order of the court], to wit, in the sum of dollars, it is ordered that the said bond be, and the same is hereby, approved.

Referee in Bankruptcy

FORM No. 27.— ORDER THAT NO TRUSTEE BE APPOINTED.

In the District Court of the United States for the

In the Matter of

- Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy.

District of

It appearing that the schedule of the bankrupt discloses no assets, and that no creditor has appeared at the first meeting, and that the appointment of a trustee of the bankrupt's estate is not now desirable, it is hereby ordered that, until further order of the court, no trustee be appointed and no other meeting of the creditors be called.

Referee in Bankruptcy.

FORM No. 28.-ORDER FOR EXAMINATION OF BANKRUPT.

In the District Court of the United States for the

District of

of said bankrupt], it is ordered that said bankrupt attend before one of the referees in bankruptcy of this court, at on the day of at o'clock in the -noon, to submit to examination under the act of Congress relating to bankruptcy, and that a copy of this order be delivered to him, the said bankrupt, forthwith.

Referee in Bankruptcy.

FORM No. 29.— EXAMINATION OF BANKRUPT OR WITNESS.

In the District Court of the United States for the

of

in the county of, and State of, being duly sworn and examined at the time and place above mentioned, upon his oath says: [Here insert substance of examination of party.]

Referee in Bankruptcy.

FORM No. 30.- SUMMONS TO WITNESS.

in the county of

and State of

Whereas of has been duly adjudged bankrupt, and the proceeding in bankruptcy is pending in the District Court of the United States for the district of

These are to require you, to whom this summons is directed, personally one of the referees in bankruptcy of the day of

to be and appear before

on the

said court, at at o'clock in the -noon, then and there to be examined in relation to said bankruptcy.

Witness the Honorable

–, judge of said court, and the seal thereof, A. D. 189-. Clerk.

RETURN OF SUMMONS TO WITNESS.

District of

In the District Court of the United States for the
In the Matter of

- Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy.

On this the county of

on

the

day of

—, A. D. 18-, before me came of - in and State of and makes oath, and says that he did, day of, A. D. 189-, personally serve of in the county of and said State of —, with a true copy of the sum mons hereto annexed, by delivering the same to him; and he further makes oath, and says that he is not interested in the proceeding in bankruptcy named in said summons.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this

day of

+
A. D. 18-.

FORM No. 31.-PROOF OF UNSECURED

In the District Court of the United States for the
In the Matter of

At

-, Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy.

day of —, A. D. 189—, came in said district of and made

in said district of, on the of —, in the county of oath, and says that ——, the person by [or against] whom a petition for adjudication in bankruptcy has been filed, was at and before the filing of said petition, and still is, justly and truly indebted to said deponent in the sum of dollars; that the consideration of said debt is as follows: that no part of said debt has been paid [except ]; that there are no setoffs or counter-claims to the same [except -]; and that deponent has not, nor has any person by his order, or to his knowledge or belief, for his use, had or received any manner of security for said debt whatever.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this

day of

Creditor. - A. D. 18-. -, [Official character.]

FORM No. 32.-PROOF OF SECURED DEBT.

In the District Court of the United States for the
In the Matter of

At

Bankrupt.In Bankruptcy.

in said district of ―, on the
of, in the county of

oath, and says that

District of

-;

day of, A. D. 189—, came in said district of - and made the person by [or against] whom a petition for adjudication of bankruptcy has been filed, was at and before the filing of said petition, and still is, justly and truly indebted to said deponent, in