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away his money or property, shall in a like manner,

and with like force, effect and penalties, apply to each

and every member of said copartnership, and the

money and the property thereof; all payments, con-

veyances and assignments and preferences, declared

When frandu-

lent.

fraudulent and void by this article when made by a

debtor, shall in like manner and to the like extent,

and with like remedies, be fraudulent and void when

made by a copartnership; when limited partnerships

are subject to insolvency proceedings, the separate

estates and the separate debts of the special partners

shall not be subject to such proceedings.

SEC. 30. Where a person, proceeded against in in-

solvency, shall depart from or be absent from the

state, or conceal himself to avoid service of process,

the court in which such proceedings are pending shall

have the same power to affect said persons, or their

estates, as is now given in suits in chancery against

non-residents, or against persons who may be pro-

ceeded against as non-residents, except that the insol-

Power of court

vent court shall fix the time of notice by publication,

in its discretion, and where personal service has been

made upon a party outside of the state, it shall have

like discretion in setting said petitions or other mat-

ter for hearing; but when a copartnership is the sub-

ject of such proceedings, and a member of the firm is

absent or returned " non est," such proceedings shall

be stayed only as to the separate estate and separate

debts of such member.

SEC. 31. Any person who has been or shall here-

after be adjudicated an insolvent under the provisions

of section twenty-four of this article, and who, having

actual notice of such adjudication, shall not, within

five days after such notice, execute and deliver to his

preliminary trustee the schedule and list of debts,

Deliver sched-
ule and list of

verified by his affidavit, as required by said section, or

debts.

who shall destroy, mutilate or conceal his books of

account, or any of them, or shall fail or refuse to de-

liver up to his said preliminary trustee within the time

aforesaid, the same or any other property then being

in his custody or possession or under his control, to the

possession of which said preliminary trustee shall be

entitled under and by virtue of the adjudication afore-

said, shall be deemed to be in contempt of court for

disobedience by reason of such failure to execute and

deliver such schedule, or failure to deliver such books