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632 ORDINANCE No. 5 OF 1864 .


Bankruptcy and Insolvency.


5. If he shall, with intent to defraud, wilfully and fraudulently omit
from his schedule any effects or property whatsoever :

6. If he shall, after the filing of the petition for adjudication , with
intent to conceal the state of his affairs, or to defeat the object of the law
of bankruptcy conceal, prevent, or withhold the production of any book ,
deed, paper or writings relating to his property, dealings or affairs :

7. If he shall , after the filing of the petition for adjudication , or
within three months next before adjudication , with intent to conceal the
state of his affairs , or to prevent the fair distribution of his property
among his creditors , part with, conceal , destroy , alter, mutilate, or falsify,

or cause to be concealed , destroyed , altered , mutilated , or falsified, any
book, paper, writing, or security, or document relating to his property ,
trade dealings, or affairs, or make or be privy to the making of any false
or fraudulent entry or statement in or omission from any book, paper,
document or writing, relating thereto :

8. If within the like time he shall, knowing that he is at the time
unable to meet his engagements , fraudulently and with intent to diminish
the sum to be divided amongst his creditors , have made away with,
mortgaged , encumbered, or charged any part of his property, of what
kind soever, or if after adjudication he shall conceal from the Court or
his assignee any debt due to or from him :

9. If he shall , with intent to defraud his creditors , within three
months next before the filing of the petition for adjudication , pawn,

pledge or dispose of, otherwise than by bona fide transactions in the
ordinary way of his trade, or of his goods or chattels which have been
obtained on credit and remain unpaid for:

10. If he shall , with intent to defraud his creditors, after the filing

of any petition for adjudication by or against him, pay money to any
creditor in satisfaction or security for his debt or for any part thereof,
whereby such creditor may receive more in the pound in respect of his
debt than the other creditors .

False 172. Any person who shall upon any examination upon oath or
evidence.
affirmation , or in any affidavit or deposition under this Ordinance, wilfully

and corruptly give false evidence, or wilfully and corruptly swear or affirm
anything which shall be false, being convicted thercof, shall be liable to
the penalties of wilful and corrupt perjury .