INSOLVENTS. 1725

ARTICLE 47.

INSOLVENTS.

1. Petition by; what to contain. 2. Court to appoint preliminary trustee; duty of; election of permanent trus- tee. 3. Creditors may appoint parties to act for them. 4. Court may order insolvent to appear at any time; notice. 5. Discharge of. 6. Discharge of not to release others liable as endorsers, etc. 7. Who shall not be entitled to release. 8. Fraud or undue preferences to be void. 9. Judgment confessed to give undue preference void. 10. Creditor colluding with insolvent ; pen- alty. 11. Estates of, to be distributed under or- der of court; no lien acquired after filing of petition. 12. Court may remove trustee. 13. Bonds of trustees; new bonds; proof of claims. 14. Deeds, etc., containing preferences in cases of insolvency, not valid. Ex- ceptions. 15. Three months' wages of employees of insolvents are preferred claims. 16. Proceedings when notice not given, or when insolvent fails to appear. 17. Property not mentioned in schedule, how treated. 18. Powers of clerks of circuit courts in insolvent cases. 19. Powers of insolvent clerk of court of common pleas of Baltimore city.

20. What commissions to trustee allowed. 21. Allegations by creditors. 22. What acts constitute acts of insol- vency. 23. What petition by creditor against in- solvent shall contain; proceedings. 24. Burden of proof as to bona fide deeds, etc., in insolvency must be upon grantor and grantee. 25. When right of mortgagee to sell prop- erty of insolvent is not affected by filing of petition for insolvency. 26. Clerks to keep book to be called " in- solvent record." 27. Discharge, how pleaded. 28. Proceedings by or against co-partner- ships. 29. Proceedings when party proceeded against leaves State. 30. Preparation by insolvent of schedule and lists of debts; delivery of prop- erty to trustee; penalty. 31. Appeal; bond required. 32. Article not to apply to fines or for- feitures. 33. Discharge not to release judgment for seduction of female, or for defaming any female. 34. This article is not construed to render invalid bona fide assignments for benefit of creditors. 35. This article shall apply to married wo- men engaged in business as femes sole.

An. Code, sec. 1, 1904, sec. 1. 1888, sec. 1. 1854, ch. 193, sec. 1. 1880, ch. 172.

1. Any person being insolvent may apply by petition to the circuit
court for the county where such insolvent resides, or to the court of com-
mon pleas of Baltimore city, if the insolvent resides in the city of Balti-

As to fraudulent conveyances, see art. 39B.