[FORM NO. 22.] APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE BY CREDITORS. In the District Court of the United States for the trict of In the matter of In Bankruptcy. Bankrupt. Dis This being the day appointed by the court for the first meeting of creditors in the above bankruptcy, and of which due notice has been given in the [here insert the names of the newspapers in which notice was published], we, whose names are hereunder written, being the majority in number and in amount of claims of the creditors of the said bankrupt, whose claims have been allowed, and who are present at this meeting, do hereby appoint in the county of and State of trustee of the said bankrupt's estate and effects. of to be the Signature of creditors. Residences of the same. Amount of debt. Dolls. Cts. Ordered that the above appointment of trustee- be, and the same is hereby, approved. Referee in Bankruptcy. [FORM NO. 23.] APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE BY REFEREE. In the District Court of the United States for the This being the day appointed by the court for the first meeting of creditors under the said bankruptcy, and of which due notice has been given in the [here insert the names of the newspapers in which notice was published], I, the undersigned referee of the said court in bankruptcy, sat at the time and place above mentioned, pursuant to such notice, to take the proof of debts and for the choice of trustee under the said bankruptcy; and I do hereby certify that the creditors whose claims had been allowed and were present, or duly represented, failed to make choice of a trustee of said bankrupt's estate, and therefore I do hereby appoint NOTICE TO TRUSTEE OF HIS APPOINTMENT. In the District Court of the United States for the To aforesaid: Dis day of I hereby notify you that you were duly appointed trustee [or one of the trustees] of the estate of the above-named bankrupt at the first meeting of the creditors, on the A.D. 18, and I have approved said appointment. sum of your bond as such trustee has been fixed at dollars. You are required to notify me forthwith of your acceptance or rejection of the trust. The penal day of [FORM No. 25.] BOND OF TRUSTEE. A.D. 18 Referee in Bankruptcy. Know all men by these presents: That we, as principal, and of as sureties, are held and firmly bound unto the United States of America in the sum of dollars, in lawful money of the United States, to be paid to the said United States, for which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves and our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally, by these presents. was, on the day of A.D. 189-. The condition of this obligation is such, that whereas the abovenamed A.D. 189—, appointed trustee in the case pending in bankruptcy in said court, wherein is the bankrupt, and he, the said has accepted said trust with all the duties and obligations pertaining thereunto: Now, therefore, if the said trustee as aforesaid, shall obey such orders as said court may make in relation to said trust, and shall faithfully and truly account for all the moneys, assets and effects of the estate of said bankrupt which shall come into his hands and possession, and shall in all respects faithfully perform all his official duties as said trustee, then this obligation to be void; otherwise, to remain in full force and virtue. Signed and sealed in presence of [FORM No. 26.] [SEAL.] [SEAL.] [SEAL.] ORDER APPROVING TRUSTEE'S BOND. At a court of bankruptcy, held in and for the of at Before this day of District 189-. referee in bankruptcy, in the District district, has been duly appointed trustee of the estate of the abovenamed bankrupt, and has given a bond with sureties for the faithful performance of his official duties, in the amount fixed by the creditors [or by order of the court], to wit, in the sum of dollars, it is ordered that the said bond be, and the same is hereby, approved. Referee in Bankruptcy. [FORM NO. 27.] ORDER THAT NO TRUSTEE BE APPOINTED. In the District Court of the United States for the of In the matter of In Bankruptcy. District Bankrupt. It appearing that the schedule of the bankrupt discloses no assets, and that no creditor has appeared at the first meeting, and that the appointment of a trustee of the bankrupt's estate is not now desirable, it is hereby ordered that, until further order of the court, no trustee be appointed and no other meeting of the creditors be called. Referee in Bankruptcy. [FORM No. 28.] ORDER FOR EXAMINATION OF BANKRUPT. In the District Court of the United States for the District Upon the application of attend before this court, at on the -, trustee of said bankrupt day of [or creditor of said bankrupt], it is ordered that said bankrupt one of the referees in bankruptcy of at o'clock in the noon, to submit to examination under the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy, and that a copy of this order be delivered to him, the said bankrupt, forthwith. [FORM No. 29.] Referee in Bankruptcy. EXAMINATION OF BANKRUPT OR WITNESS. In the District Court of the United States for the District of In the matter of In Bankruptcy. Bankrupt. being duly sworn and examined at the time and place above mentioned, upon his oath says [here insert substance of examina tion of party]. To Whereas State of has been duly adjudged bankrupt, and the proceeding in bankruptcy is pending in the District Court of the These are to require you, to whom this summons is directed, personally to be and appear before referees in bankruptcy of the said court, at one of the on the - noon, then and there to be day of Witness the Honorable thereof at this day of Judge of said court, and the seal RETURN OF SUMMONS TO WITNESS. In the District Court of the United States for the Clerk. District summons hereto annexed, by delivering the same to him; and he further makes oath, and says that he is not interested in the proceeding in bankruptcy named in said summons. A.D. 18-, before me came and State of the day of of in with a true copy of the |