THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TMп APRIL, 1864.
under which the Bankrupt is in Prison or custody, or by the record or entry of any such judgment, order, commitment or sentence, and the pleadings or proceedings previously thereto that he is in Prison or custody for any Debt contracted by fraud, or breach of trust, or by reason of any prosecution against him whereby he had been convicted of any offence, or for any Debt contracted by reason of any judgment in any proceedings for breach of the Revenue Laws; or in any action for breach of promise of marriage, seduction, libel, slander, assault, battery, malicious arrest, or malicious trespass: Provided also that such release shall in nowise affect any rights of the Creditor at whose suit the Bankrupt may be in Prison or in custody, against the Bankrupt, except the right of detaining him in Prison or in custody whilst protected from imprisonment by order of the Court.
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LVIII. If any Bankrupt shall be arrested for Debt, or on any escape warrant in If arrested to be dis- coming to surrender, or shall after surrender, and while protected by order of the Court, charged on producing be so arrested, he shall on producing such protection to the Officer who shall arrest him and giving such Officer a copy thereof, be immediately discharged, and if any Officer shall detain any such Bankrupt after he shall have shown such protection to him, except for so long as shall be necessary for obtaining a copy of the same, such Officer shall forfeit to such Bankrupt for his own use the sum of Twenty-five Dollars for every day he shall detain such Bankrupt, to be recovered by action of Debt in the name of such Bankrupt.
As to the duty of the Bankrupt after Adjudication.
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LIX. Forthwith after the insertion of the notice of adjudication in the Hongkong Bankrupt to deliver Government Gazette, or if the Bankrupt before the expiration of the time allowed for show-up his Books of Ac- ing cause against the adjudication, surrender himself and give consent to such insertion, signee forthwith after such surrender the Bankrupt shall (if thereto required by the Official Assignee) deliver up to the Official Assignee upon oath before the Court all books of account, papers and writings relating to his estate in his custody or power and discover such as are in the custody or power of any other person: and the Court may give such directions as it shall deem expedient with regard to such books, papers and writings: and every Bankrupt not in Prison or custody shall at all times after such surrender, attend the Assignees, upon every reasonable notice in writing for that and to attend Assig- purpose given by them to him or left at his usual or last known place of abode, and shall assist such Assignees in making out the accounts of his estate: and such Bank- rupt after he shall have surrendered may at all reasonable times before the expiration of such time as shall be allowed to him to finish his examination, inspect his books, papers and writings in the presence of his Assignees or any person appointed by them, and bring with him each time any two persons to assist him: and every such Bankrupt after he shall have obtained his discharge, shall upon demand in writing given to him or left at his usual or last known place of abode attend the Assignees to settle any accounts between his estate and any Debtor to or Creditor thereof, or attend any Court of Record to give evidence touching the same, or do any act necessary for getting in or protecting the said estate: for which attendance he shall be paid such sum as the Court shall see fit out of his estate.
As to the last Examination.
amination.
LX. The Court shall forthwith after the meeting for the choice of an Assignee by Sitting for last ex- the Creditors appoint a Public Sitting on a day not later than Sixty Days from the date of such mecting, and shall give notice of such Sitting in the Hongkong Government Gazette and in such other Newspapers as the Court may direct for the Bankrupt to pass his last examination and the Court may from time to time enlarge the time appointed for such Sitting or may adjourn the same.
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LXI. The Bankrupt shall prepare such statements of his accounts and in such Statement of Bank- form as General Orders or the Court shall direct, and shall subscribe such statement and shall file the same in Court Ten Days at least before the day appointed for the last examination or adjournment thereof, and such statement may before such last examina- tion be amended, from time to time, as occasion may require, and the Court shall direct, and the Bankrupt shall make oath of the truth of such statement whenever he shall be duly required by the Court so to do, and the last examination of the Bankrupt shall in no case be passed unless his Statement shall have been duly filed as aforesaid.
LXII. The Statement of Accounts when filed in Court shall be open to the in- spection of all Creditors who may take Copies of and extracts from the same, subject to such Regulations as the Court or General Order may direct.
Statement of Ac- counts to be open to inspection.
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