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Power to examine persons summoned or present at any sitting.
No adjudication, &c., to be dismissed by reason only of concert.
Agent receiving notice of act of bankruptcy.
Goods, &c., of a debtor to be sold by sheriff.
Court may proceed notwithstanding death of bankrupt.
ORDINANCE No. 5 of 1864.
Bankruptcy and Insolvency.
deemed and taken to be of the same force and effect to all intents and purposes as if the party to whom such summons was directed had been personally served therewith.
197. (198.) Upon the appearance of any person summoned or brought before the Court upon any warrant as aforesaid, or if any person be present at any sitting of the Court, the Court may examine every such person upon oath, either by word of mouth, or by interrogatories in writing, concerning the person, trade, dealings or estate of any bankrupt, or concerning any act or acts of bankruptcy by any bankrupt committed: and to reduce into writing the answers of every such person, and such answers so reduced into writing, such person examined is hereby required to sign and subscribe.
198. (199.) No petition for adjudication shall be dismissed nor any adjudication reversed or annulled by reason only, that the petition or adjudication, or act of bankruptcy has been concerted or agreed upon between the bankrupt, his solicitor or agent, or any of them and any creditor or other person.
199. (200.) If any accredited agent of any body corporate or public company shall have had notice of any act of bankruptcy, such body corporate or company shall be deemed to have had such notice.
200. (201.) Whenever the goods and chattels of a debtor are sold under an execution, upon any judgment, recovered in any action brought for the recovery of a debt, or money demand, or damages against any debtor exceeding three hundred dollars, such goods and chattels shall in all cases, unless the Court shall otherwise direct, be sold by the sheriff by public auction, and not by bill of sale, or private contract, and such sale shall be publicly advertised by the sheriff on and during three days next preceding the sale: and no sheriff shall incur any liability by reason of anything done by him under this Ordinance.
201. (202.) If any bankrupt shall die after adjudication, the Court may proceed in the bankruptcy as if any such bankrupt were living.
640
Power to
examine
persons sum- moned or
present at any sitting.
No adjudica- tion, &c., to be dismissed by reason only of concert.
Agent receiv ing notice of act of bank- ruptcy.
Goods, &c., of
n debtor to be sold by sheriff.
Court may proceed not- withstanding death of bank- rupt.
ORDINANCE No. 5 of 1864.
Bankruptcy and Insolvency.
deemed and taken to be of the same force and effect to all intents and purposes as if the party to whom such summons was directed had been personally served therewith.
197. (198.) Upon the appearance of any person summoned or brought before the Court upon any warrant as aforesaid, or if any person be present at any sitting of the Court, the Court may examine every such person upon oath, either by word of mouth, or by interrogatories in writing, concerning the person, trade, dealings or estate of any bankrupt, or concerning any act or acts of bankruptcy by any bankrupt committed: and to reduce into writing the answers of every such person, and such answers so reduced into writing, such person examined is hereby required to sign and subscribe.
198. (199.) No petition for adjudication shall be dismissed nor any adjudication reversed or annulled by reason only, that the petition or adjudication, or act of bankruptcy has been concerted or agreed upon between the bankrupt his solicitor or agent, or any of them and any creditor or other person.
199. (200.) If any accredited agent of any body corporate or public company shall have had notice of any act of bankruptcy, such body corporate or company shall be deemed to have had such notice.
200. (201.) Whenever the goods and chattels of a debtor are sold under an execution, upon any judgment, recovered in any action brought for the recovery of a debt, or money demand, or damages against any debtor exceeding three hundred dollars, such goods and chattels shall in all cases, unless the Court shall otherwise direct, be sold by the sheriff by public auction, and not by bill of sale, or private contract, and such sale shall be publicly advertised by the sheriff on and during three days next preceding the sale: and no sheriff shall incur any liability by reason of anything done by him under this Ordinance.
201. (202.) If any bankrupt shall die after adjudication, the Court may proceed in the bankruptcy as if any such bankrupt were living.
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