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82 – Discharge and Other Papers to Be Recorded.

§ 82. Discharge and other papers to be recorded. The discharge, and the petition, affidavits, orders, schedule, and other papers, upon which the discharge is granted, exclusive of the minutes of testimony, must be recorded in the clerk’s office of the county, within three months after the discharge is granted. In default thereof, the discharge […]

83 – Effect of Discharge.

§ 83. Effect of discharge. Except as prescribed in the next two sections, a discharge granted as prescribed in this article, exonerates and discharges the petitioner from every debt, due at the time when he executed his assignment, including a debt contracted before that time, though payable afterwards; and from every liability incurred by him, […]

84 – Effect of Discharge as to Foreign Contracts or Creditors.

§ 84. Effect of discharge as to foreign contracts or creditors. In either of the following cases, such a discharge does not affect a debt or liability, founded upon a contract, unless it was owing, when the petition was presented, to a resident of the state; or the creditor has executed a consent to the […]

86 – Insolvent to Be Released From Imprisonment.

§ 86. Insolvent to be released from imprisonment. If, at the time when the discharge is granted, the petitioner is under arrest, by virtue of an execution against his person issued, or an order of arrest made, in an action or special proceeding, founded upon a debt or liability from which he is discharged, as […]

87 – Discharge, When Void.

§ 87. Discharge, when void. A discharge, granted as prescribed in this article, is void, in either of the following cases: 1. Where the petitioner wilfully swears falsely, in the affidavit annexed to his petition or schedule, or upon his examination, in relation to any material fact, concerning his property or his debts, or to […]

81 – Proceedings Upon Return of Order.

§ 81. Proceedings upon return of order. If, upon the return of the order, it appears that the assignment has been duly executed, and that the petitioner has duly delivered all his property directed to be assigned, and all the books, vouchers, and papers relating thereto, which are capable of delivery, the court may, either […]

72 – When Insolvent Required to Produce His Non-Resident Wife.

§ 72. When insolvent required to produce his non-resident wife. Where the petitioner’s wife resides without the state, the court, or a judge thereof out of court, may, upon the application of any creditor, make an order, requiring the petitioner to bring his wife before the court, at the hearing or trial, to the end […]

73 – Examination of Insolvent.

§ 73. Examination of insolvent. At the hearing or trial, the petitioner must be examined under oath, at the instance of any creditor, touching his property or debts, or any other matter stated in his schedule, or any changes that have occurred in the situation of his property, since the making of the schedule; and […]