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Court may grant search warrant.
Authority to break open house, &c.
Court may summon and examine bankrupt and bankrupt's wife.
ORDINANCE No. 5 OF 1864.
Bankruptcy and Insolvency.
As to Costs.
[Section and heading before section 191 (192) inserted by Ordinance No. 9 of 1864 and remaining sections re-numbered as in brackets.]
191. (192.) In all cases where it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the Court that there is reason to suspect and believe that any property of any bankrupt is concealed in any house or other place not belonging to such bankrupt, the Court may grant a search warrant to any person appointed by the Court, and it shall be lawful for such person and his assistants to execute such warrant according to the tenor thereof: and such person shall be entitled to the same protection as is allowed by law in execution of a search warrant for property reputed to be stolen or concealed.
192. (193.) Any person appointed by the Court and his assistants, acting under warrant of the Court may break open any house, chamber, shop, warehouse, door, trunk or chest of the bankrupt where such bankrupt or any of his property is reputed to be and seize upon the body or property of such bankrupt: and if the bankrupt be in prison or in custody it shall be lawful for such person and his assistants to seize any property of the bankrupt (necessary wearing apparel only excepted) in the custody or possession of such bankrupt or of any other person in any prison or place where such bankrupt is in custody.
193. (194.) The Court may summon any bankrupt or bankrupt's wife before it, whether the bankrupt shall have obtained his discharge or not, and in case he or she shall not come at the appointed time, the Court may, upon proof of the service of such summons, if it shall see fit, direct by warrant any person the Court shall see fit, to arrest such bankrupt or bankrupt's wife, and bring him or her before the Court; and the Court may examine such bankrupt or bankrupt's wife either by word of mouth or by interrogatories in writing, touching all matters relating to the dealings or estate of such bankrupt, or which may tend to disclose any secret grant, conveyance, or concealment of his lands, tenements, goods, money or debts, and the Court may reduce such examination or examinations into writing and the bankrupt or bankrupt's wife or both as the case may be, shall sign and subscribe such examination or examinations respectively.
638
Court may grant search
warrant.
Authority to break open house, &c.
Court may summon and examine
bankrupt and bankrupt's
wife.
ORDINANCE No. 5 OF 1864.
Bankruptcy and Insolvency.
As to Costs.
Section and heading before section 191 (192) inserted by Ordinance No. 9 of 1864 and remaining sections re-numbered as in brackets.]
191. (192.) In all cases where it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the Court that there is reason to suspect and believe that any property of any bankrupt is concealed in any house or other place not belonging to such bankrupt, the Court may grant a search warrant to any person appointed by the Court, and it shall be lawful for such person and his assistants to execute such warrant according to the tenor thereof: and such person shall be entitled to the same protection as is allowed by law in execution of a search warrant for property reputed to be stolen or concealed.
192. (193.) Any person appointed by the Court and his assistants, acting under warrant of the Court may break open any house, chamber, shop, warehouse, door, trunk or chest of the bankrupt where such bank- rupt or any of his property is reputed to be and seize upon the body or property of such bankrupt: and if the bankrupt be in prison or in custody it shall be lawful for such person and his assistants to seize any property of the bankrupt (necessary wearing apparel only excepted) in the custody or possession of such bankrupt or of any other person in any prison or place where such bankrupt is in custody.
193. (194.) The Court may summon any bankrupt or bankrupt's wife before it, whether the bankrupt shall have obtained his discharge or not, and in case he or she shall not come at the appointed time, the Court. may, upon proof of the service of such summons, if it shall see fit, direct by warrant any person the Court shall see fit, to arrest such bankrupt or bankrupt's wife, and bring him or her before the Court; and the Court may examine such bankrupt or bankrupt's wife either by word of mouth or by interrogatories in writing, touching all matters relating to the dealings or estate of such bankrupt, or which may tend to disclose any secret grant, conveyance, or concealment of his lands, tenements, goods, money or debts, and the Court may reduce such examination or examina- tions into writing and the bankrupt or bankrupt's wife or both as the case may be, shall sign and subscribe such examination or examinations respectively.
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