Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 44 Part 1.djvu/1933

 1919 TITLE 11.=—-g·B 47. Sant; appelktc jm·isdicti¤¤.—-(a )` Tlge Supreme Court 6} the Unitea ·S¤nt&, the circuit; céurté af. $@1 of tlie Unitéd Staim",  Court Q A@ls at the   ct G0h;;mbia,— and my www mmm at the 'harritozim, in vacation, in cham- _bcrs,;s.¤d during theit mspcétivje tems, és. mw qxr as they may { m §e:u1'tar had; gm hercby·inve sted with appellate jurisdiczion at costrcversiéss i1?i& in A. bgékruptcy proceedings tmmthe éuurw of   from which they have gppéllate jhris· aicu¤¤i¤ou1u·css»w. . - 5  _ ‘ (bi) ‘1‘he,savm·n1 circuit courts ot. appeal and the Court or 3pm.Ls at the District of Columbia shall have jurisdiétion in equity, étlm intezlcmtcry ct Qual, tc superintehd "angi revise in mattesjjcf lqir (am! in mtte1‘ of law md fact the matteré I specmed ia sectim M f) 'the proceeding -015 the sévémf inferior eaurts at  within their jurisdiétiou. Such power shall be efercised by appm and imthe form and mapner bt. an appeal, except in the cases mentioned ih said secticiu 25" to be ~§ik>wed in thadiscreticm of the éppellate court., __  ~ _ _ (c) Al1__;p§&1s_ under t§is segztiou shall be taken within . thirty days after the jadgmegt, me order, or other matter pom- ` plaiued pf, has been rendered G1‘~€§!t€lT€d, I, · - . ` 1 swam 47 qt rick 11 a¤egd¤§.—Se·cfmia,24 or Act or Jury 1, 1898, _ c. 541,—3G"8§:¤t. ;5§3, and Acts émcudstcry thereof d¤d»suppleme¤· tary thegeto, constituting { 47, ot Title 11 pt the Qode, has been Q amégded by .4;:t Q: may 27, 1A926,—c. 406, { 9; 44 _Stqt. 664, tg “ read as above. . _ ‘ . _ _ - " · 48. Appuk md writs of errct.—e—(a) That fuppeals, zas inequiry casa; · ay be taken ip' bankruptcy proceedings, from ihél c~curt.~s of baukniptcy to the circuit courts qi gppeal ot the ' Léuited States and the Court of Appeals ot the District dt C0- igmabig and to` ting supreme'c0ur¤sA of the Territories in the folicwiug msgs, tc wit: _ » . _ . _., t ' · (1} Frbm Q judgment qdjudgiug or, refusing to adjnjdge the defendant a bankrupt; · n — _. ~ _ _ (2 ) _Fmm a judgment granting _0r denying 3.·_(iiSOH21 I'g€; and (3) From a judgmexif allowiqg cir rejecting. a déb§&»clai;p uf $500 0: over.; W t ‘_—l ». E Such axipeél shall be taken within, thirty days aftei the judgmmt appealed from hhs been rendered, and may be heard and deiexjmined by the appellate Vcourt in term or vacation, as the mseméybe. Q , Q  _ __ · ~ {Le) Tmsgm .sha1l_ not be required to give bond when they take §ppm1§·m· suemit write of error. ‘ ’  L I- ‘. (wc) Qan¤cversim‘mgy be certmed to the? Supreme. Court of the Uéited  hom ether cmzrts ot the United Statgs, and the fmrmgr mart may  jurisdiction thereof and issue writs at certiorari D1lf@&§t to {the provisicm q£_ the United ,»Smtes laws in mma da Jul} 1, 1%% 0[[.S‘§}(?h as may be thereafterengcted. (July 1, 1%, c. 541, {25, 30 Stat. %; Fw. 13, `19?.5, sgi %, Q! 1, 13, 43 Stat, M6, 941; M¤,y_27,  c. 406, { 10, 44 Stat. %,) I _    · Sah as •1 Tide 11 anmsaya.-#Sect:iq¤ 25 ¤: ~Act—q! Jun; 1, 1898,- ¢. 541, 39 But. 553, npc! Acts amendatery thereof and supplemgutnry thereto, mnstituting { 48 qt Title {1 -0t the Cade, has bam   by Act Q! Hay 27, 1926, c.· 406, K} 10, 44 Stat. 665, ·tc mud as above. Tm mcadsheag nglates to pix-. -(n). . ` 52. OQQMJ-——(a) A. person shall be pm1ishad.by iuiprissom ment fora period at xwtito exceed Eve years upqu conviction ot the i>¤ensé at having knowingly aqd fraudulently appropriatéq to his own use,     transferred any  property or secreted or dxtmyed my dccumem: belonging in a ‘ bankmpt“@tate which game iixm his mama as t1‘i1s t€·e. rgceiver, c·usmdian, ¤;· other 0@€¢1'“Q! the court. _ ~ ‘ ‘ = ~ (b) Aperscxa shalt iw puuiéhgd by; imprimament for a period  of not tc exceed Eve years umm conviction ct me odeusg ot havia1g‘kn$wi¤g1y and fraudulently I   ” W _ "f‘ Sacticuv 25 *5* shcuid be translated ffsecdon 48,cI this t}t.1¤ in the apps~¤dix.f’A_ ‘ M * ‘

rANKRUI¥TCY §52 (1) Concealed. from the receiver, trustee, United States marehnl, or other o§cer of the court charged with the control or custody of property, or from creditors in composition cases, eny property belonging to the estate or n bankrupt; or ", - _(2) Mede a false oath or account in, or in relation to any proceeding in bankruptcy; or * r ‘ _  , (il) Presented. under oath any false claims for proof against the xtate of a bankrupt, or need any such claim in compwition, I/persohally, or by agent, proxyjor attorney, or as agent, proxy, or attorney; or ’ t " _. — ‘ _ » ‘ ·~ (4) Received any material amount of property from a bank- · rupt- after the Bling of the petition with intent to defeat thie » Act-;or _ · -_,, l A. ` ‘ (5) Receiqed or attempted to obtain any money or property, remuneration, compensation, reward, advantage, or promise thereof _ trom‘ any person, for cncting or torbearing to act in mnkruptcy proceedings {pr ’ _, e ._ (6), Having been an o§cer· or agent ot any person or corp0· ration, and in contemplation of the banhrnptci of meh person or corporation, or with intent to deiwt the operation ot this het, concealed or, transferred any of the property of the debtor; or ‘ (7) After the Bling of the T'i'>etit.lon, or, in contemplatioin of bankruptcy, concmled, d§troyed, mutilated, or faleined any book, document; or reEord_a&ecting or relating to the property .or atairsot h bankrupt; or * '_ t ’ ’ r ” $8) After the Sling of the petition, withheld from the receiver or trustee any book, document, or paper edectinglor relating to the property or affair; of a bankrupt, to the pésemion of which he js entitled. . ’ M · “B " (c) A person shall be plmxeucc by hnc, not toexceed  and jforfeit his‘ office, and theseme shall thereupon becomevgcant, upon conviction of the oiense of having knowingly (1) acted as a referee in a ease in ·which·he'is_directly or indirectly interested; or _(2) purchased, while a referee, directly or indirectly, any property of the estate in bankruptcy ot which he his referee; or (3) refused, while a referee of trustee,.to permit an t reasonable opportunity for the inspection of the accounts- relating t to the affairs of, and the papers and records of, estntcsiin his chhrgeyby parties. in interest whendirected by the court so to do. » <· _ ‘(d) A person shall not bepntosecuted for any odenseersising imdertthis Act unless the indictment is found or the information is dledin court within three yea-rsefter the commission of the o£tense.»_ _`  .`. , (e) (1) Whenever any referee, receiver, or trustee shall have grounds for believing that any odense under this Act ’ has been committed, or from facts or circumstances brought out in the course of administration ore otherwise brought to his `nttention, that there is reasonable ground · to believe that such an odenee shas been coniidiitted, or for special reason, an investigntion should be had in connection therewith, `itehall he the duty of Buch referee, receiver, or trustee to report such- matter to the United Stetw attorney for the district in which it is belierjed _ such an odense has been coxnrnitted, "incleding in snch report a statement or all the facts and circumstances of the mee within his knowledge, with the nemes of the witnewee, end n statement { p` an to the odense or odenses believed to have been committed. O » . (2) Itehell be the duty ot every United States attorney immediately to inquire into the fact so reported? to htm by any '1‘€f&1‘€&;_1'8(3€iV€1', or trustee, and the law eppllcable thereto, end it it appt-are probable that any onenee `nnder this Act has been committed, in a propericase and without d€l8¥; to present the — matter to the grand jury, unless upon inquir! &nd“;einnzinati·m each district attorney decides that the ends of public justices do not require that ther alleged odenee should m investigated or prosecuted, in which case-he shell report thetaets to the Attorney Genwal for his direction in the premises. —( July_ 1, .! " act "‘ should be translated "‘ title?