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56

No. 7.]

THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG :

[A.D. 1891

Section 8.

Section 3.

FORM No. 3.

Debtor's Petition.

(TITLE.)

I, A. B. [name, address, and description of debtor] [and carrying on business at] being unable to pay my debts, hereby petition the Court that a receiving order be made in respect of my estate [and that I may be adjudged bankrupt].

Dated this day of

Signed by the debtor in my presence

Signature of witness

Address

Description

Filed the day of

(Signed.) A. B.

FORM No. 4. Bankruptcy Notice.

(TITLE.)

To A. B. [or A. B. and Co.] of

Take notice that, within days after service of this notice on you excluding the day of such service, you must pay to C. D. of the sum of $ claimed by him as being the amount due on a final judgment obtained by him against you in the Supreme Court dated the day of whereon execution has not been stayed, or you must secure or compound for the said sum to his satisfaction or the satisfaction of the Court, or you must satisfy the Court that you have a counter-claim, set-off, or cross demand against C. D. which equals or exceeds the sum claimed by him and which you could not set up in the action in which the judgment was obtained

By the Court,

LS

Dated this day of

Indorsement on Notice.

(Signed.) Registrar

You are specially to note-

That the consequences of not complying with the requisitions of this notice are that you will have committed an act of bankruptcy on which bankruptcy proceedings may be taken against you.

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56 No. 7.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG : [A.D. 1891 Section 8. Section 3. FORM No. 3. Debtor's Petition. (TITLE.) I, A. B. [name, address, and description of debtor] [and carrying on business at] being unable to pay my debts, hereby petition the Court that a receiving order be made in respect of my estate [and that I may be adjudged bankrupt]. Dated this day of Signed by the debtor in my presence Signature of witness Address Description Filed the day of (Signed.) A. B. FORM No. 4. Bankruptcy Notice. (TITLE.) To A. B. [or A. B. and Co.] of Take notice that, within days after service of this notice on you excluding the day of such service, you must pay to C. D. of the sum of $ claimed by him as being the amount due on a final judgment obtained by him against you in the Supreme Court dated the day of whereon execution has not been stayed, or you must secure or compound for the said sum to his satisfaction or the satisfaction of the Court, or you must satisfy the Court that you have a counter-claim, set-off, or cross demand against C. D. which equals or exceeds the sum claimed by him and which you could not set up in the action in which the judgment was obtained By the Court, LS Dated this day of Indorsement on Notice. (Signed.) Registrar You are specially to note- That the consequences of not complying with the requisitions of this notice are that you will have committed an act of bankruptcy on which bankruptcy proceedings may be taken against you.
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56 No. 7.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG : [A.D. 1891 Section 8. Section 3. FORM No. 3. Debtor's Petition. at (TITLE.) I, A. B. [name, address, and description of debtor] [and carrying on busines ] being unable to pay my debts, hereby petition Court that a receiving order be made in respect of my estate [and that I may be adjudged bankrupt]. Dated this day of Signed by the debtor in my presence Signature of witness Address Description Filed the day of 1 1 (Signed.) A. B. FORM No. 4. Bankruptcy Notice. (TITLE.) To A. B. [or A. B. and Co.] of days after service of this notice on you the Take notice that, within excluding the day of such service, you must pay to C. D. of sum of $ claimed by him as being the amount due on a final judgment obtained by him against you in the Supreme Court dated the J * day 1 whereon execution has not been stayed, or you must secure or compound for the said sum to his satisfaction or the satisfaction of the Court, or you must satisfy the Court that you have a counter-claim, set-off, or cross demand against C. D. which equals or exceeds the sum claimed by him and which you could not set up in the action in which the judgment was obtained By the Court, LS Dated this day of Indorsement on Notice. (Signed.) Registrar You are specially to note- That the consequences of not complying with the requisitions of this notice are that you will have committed an act of bankruptcy on which bankruptcy proceedings may be taken against you.
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56

No. 7.]

THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG :

[A.D. 1891

Section 8.

Section 3.

FORM No. 3.

Debtor's Petition.

at

(TITLE.)

I, A. B. [name, address, and description of debtor] [and carrying on busines

] being unable to pay my debts, hereby petition

Court that a receiving order be made in respect of my estate [and that I may be adjudged bankrupt].

Dated this

day of

Signed by the debtor in my presence

Signature of witness

Address

Description

Filed the

day of

1

1

(Signed.)

A. B.

FORM No. 4. Bankruptcy Notice. (TITLE.)

To A. B. [or A. B. and Co.] of

days after service of this notice on you

the

Take notice that, within excluding the day of such service, you must pay to C. D. of sum of $

claimed by him as being the amount due on a final judgment obtained by him against you in the Supreme Court dated the

J

*

day

1 whereon execution has not been stayed, or you must secure or compound for the said sum to his satisfaction or the satisfaction of the Court, or you must satisfy the Court that you have a counter-claim, set-off, or cross demand against C. D. which equals or exceeds the sum claimed by him and which you could not set up in the action in which the judgment was obtained

By the Court,

LS

Dated this

day of

Indorsement on Notice.

(Signed.)

Registrar

You are specially to note-

That the consequences of not complying with the requisitions of this notice are that you will have committed an act of bankruptcy on which bankruptcy proceedings may be taken against you.

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