Wherefore your petitioners pray that the said firm may be adjudged by a decree of the court to be bankrupts within the purview of said acts. Petitioners. Attorney. the petitioning debtors mentioned and described in the foregoing petition, do hereby make solemn oath that the statements contained therein are true according to the best of their knowledge, information, and belief. [Schedules to be annexed corresponding with schedules under Form No. 1.] That of : and -, respectfully shows: of has for the greater portion of six months next preceding the date of filing this petition, had his principal place of business, [or resided, or had his domicile] at in the county of and State and district aforesaid, and owes debts to the amount of $1,000. , having prov That your petitioners are creditors of said able claims amounting in the aggregate, in excess of securities held by them, to the sum of $500. That the nature and amount of your petitioners' claims are as follows: And your petitioners further represent that said is in solvent, and that within four months next preceding the date of this petition the said committed an act of bankruptcy, in that he did heretofore, to wit, on the day of Wherefore your petitioners pray that service of this petition, with a subpœna, may be made upon as provided in the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy, and that he may be adjudged by the court to be a bankrupt within the purview of said acts. Attorney. United States of America, District of SS: Petitioners. being three of the peti tioners above named, do hereby make solemn oath that the statements contained in the foregoing petition, subscribed by them, are true. Before me, this day of 189-. [Official Character.] [Schedules to be annexed corresponding with schedules under Form No. 1.] Upon consideration of the petition of be declared a bankrupt, it is ordered that the said day of at o'clock in the trict aforesaid, on the noon, and show cause, if any there be, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted; and It is further ordered that a copy of said petition, together with a writ of subpoena, be served on said by delivering the same to him personally or by leaving the same at his last usual place of abode in said district, at least five days before the day aforesaid. For certain causes offered before the District Court of the United States of America within and for the district of as a court of bankruptcy, we command and strictly enjoin you, laying all other matters aside and notwithstanding any excuse, that you personally appear before our said District Court to be holden at in said district, on the day of to answer to a petition filed by A. D. 189—, in our said court, praying that you may be adjudged a bankrupt; and to do further and receive that which our said District Court shall consider in this behalf. And this you are in no wise to omit, under the pains and penalties of what may befall thereon. In the District Court of the United States for the In the matter of In Bankruptcy. Clerk. District of At in said district, on the day of, A. D. 18—. And now the said appears, and denies that he has committed the act of bankruptcy set forth in the said petition, or that he is insolvent, and avers that he should not be declared bankrupt for any cause in said petition alleged; and this he prays may be inquired of by the court [or, he demands that the same may be inquired of by a jury]. Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of A. D. 18-. [Official Character.] [FORM NO. 7.] ORDER FOR JURY TRIAL. In the District Court of the United States for the In the matter of In Bankruptcy. District of At in said district, on the day of 18-. Upon the demand in writing filed by -, alleged to be a bankrupt, that the fact of the commission by him of an act of bankruptcy, and the fact of his insolvency may be inquired of by a jury, it is ordered, that said issue be submitted to a jury. To the marshal of said district or to either of his deputies, greeting: Whereas a petition for adjudication of bankruptcy was, on the day of, A. D. 18—, filed against of the county of and State of in said district, and said petition is still pending; and whereas it satisfactorily appears that said has committed an act of bankruptcy [or has neglected or is neglecting, or is about to so neglect his property that it has thereby deteriorated or is thereby deterior ating or is about thereby to deteriorate in value], you are therefore authorized and required to seize and take possession of all the estate, real and personal, of said and of all his deeds, books of account, and papers, and to hold and keep the same safely subject to the further order of the court. RETURN BY MARSHAL THEREON. By virtue of the within warrant, I have taken possession of the estate of the within-named and of all his deeds, books of account, and papers which have come to my knowledge. Marshal [or Deputy Marshal]. Fees and expenses. 1. Service of warrant 2. Necessary travel, at the rate of six cents a mile each way 3. Actual expenses in custody of property and other services as follows [Here state the particulars.] District of A. D. 18-. Marshal [or Deputy Marshal]. and made oath Personally appeared before me the said that the above expenses returned by him have been actually incurred and paid by him, and are just and reasonable. Referee in Bankruptcy. [FORM NO. 9.] BOND OF PETITIONING CREDITOR. Know all men by these presents: That we, and in the full and just sum of as principal, as sureties, are held and firmly bound unto dollars, to be paid to the said executors, administrators, or assigns, to which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally by these presents. Signed and sealed this The condition of this obligation is such that whereas a petition in bankruptcy has been filed in the district court of the United States for the district of against the said and the said has |