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Book/Printed Material Report from the Secretary of State, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, in relation to the operation of the bankrupt law. December 27, 1842. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. December 28, 1842. Ordered to be printed

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  • Report from the Secretary of State, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, in relation to the operation of the bankrupt law. December 27, 1842. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. December 28, 1842. Ordered to be printed

Names

  • United States. Congress. Senate
  • United States. Department of State

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.] : [publisher not identified], 1842.

Headings

  • -  Justice, Administration of
  • -  Administrative procedure
  • -  Bankruptcy
  • -  Circuit courts
  • -  Debt relief
  • -  District courts
  • -  Judicial process
  • -  Priorities of claims and liens
  • -  Right of property
  • -  Constitutional law
  • -  Debtor and creditor
  • -  Forms, blanks, etc

Genre

  • Legislative materials

Notes

  • -  Additional report, dated January 4, 1843, follows p. 20.
  • -  Additional report, dated January 10, 1843, follows p. 62.
  • -  An Act To Establish a Uniform System of Bankruptcy throughout the United States, p. 75.
  • -  Rules of proceedings in bankruptcy, p. 83.
  • -  Additional report, dated January 18, 1843, follows p. 159.
  • -  Additional report, dated January 24, 1843, follows p. 170.
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Medium

  • 1 online resource (194 p.): tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 27-3:S.DOC.19
  • Y 1.1/2:414

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022689652

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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United States Congress. Senate, and United States Department Of State. Report from the Secretary of State, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, in relation to the operation of the bankrupt law. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. December 28, 1842. Ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: publisher not identified, 1842] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022689652/.

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United States Congress. Senate & United States Department Of State. (1842) Report from the Secretary of State, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, in relation to the operation of the bankrupt law. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. December 28, 1842. Ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: publisher not identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022689652/.

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United States Congress. Senate, and United States Department Of State. Report from the Secretary of State, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, in relation to the operation of the bankrupt law. Read, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and motion to print referred to the Committee on Printing. December 28, 1842. Ordered to be printed. [Washington, D.C.: publisher not identified, 1842] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2022689652/>.