Excerpt from The Law of Bankruptcy and the National Bankruptcy Act of 1898 In presenting to the profession and to the public, an enlarged edition of my work on bankruptcy, it is but proper that the Character and extent of the additions be explained. In this edition the forms which appeared in the original edition have been superseded by the official forms just promulgated by the Supreme Court; and the rules and orders in bankruptcy pre scribed by the same court have been inserted. Not only is the full text of these rules and forms given, but an exhaustive index of them has been made, and, they have been annotated and cross-referenced as far as their nature permits. The fact that by rule XXXVII it is provided that in proceedings in equity instituted for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions Of the bankruptcy act, or for enforcing the rights and remedies given by it, the rules of equity practice prescribed by the U. 5. Supreme Court shall be followed, has led me to insert these rules; and a detailed index accompanies them. A list of the judges of the U. S. District Courts and Of the Clerks thereof, and the addresses of the Clerks, has been inserted for the convenience of attorneys. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.