delivered to the county judge of the county where such assignment is recorded, an inventory or schedule containing

67 N. Y. 199; 94 id. 387; 1 Abb. N. C. 174; 130 N. Y. 585.

1. The name, occupation, place of residence, and place of business, of such debtor.

2. The name and place of residence of the assignee.

3. A full and true account of all the creditors of such debtor, stating the last known place of residence of each, the sum owing to each, with the true cause and consideration therefor, and a full statement of any existing security for the payment of the same.

94 N. Y. 387; 99 id. 539; 43 Hun, 224.

4. A full and true inventory of all such debtor's estate at the date of such assignment, both real and personal, in law and in equity, with the incumbrances existing thereon, and of all vouchers and securities relating thereto, and the nominal as well as actual value of the same according to the best knowledge of such debtor.

7 Daly, 52; 79 N. Y. 19; 85 id. 464; 88 id. 669; 89 id. 270; 93 id. 374; 99 id. 539; 105 id. 1; 50 N. Y. Super. 100; 30 Hun, 195; 130 N. Y. 585.

5. An affidavit made by such debtor that the same is in all respects just and true. But in case such debtor shall omit, neglect or refuse to make and deliver such inventory or schedule within the twenty days required, the assignee named in such assignment shall, within thirty days after the date thereof, cause to be made, and delivered to the county judge of the county where such assignment is recorded, such inventory or schedule as above required, in so far as he can; and for such purpose said county judge shall, at any time, upon the application of such assignee, compel by order such delinquent debtor, and any other person to appear before him and disclose, upon oath, any knowledge or information he may possess, necessary to the proper making of such inventory or schedule. The assignee shall verify the inventory and schedule so made by him, to the effect that the same is in all respects just and true to the best of his knowledge and belief. But in case the said assignee shall be unable to make and file such inventory or schedule, within said thirty days, the county judge may, upon application upon oath, showing such inability, allow him such further time as shall be necessary, not exceeding sixty days. If the assignee fail to make and file such inventory or schedule within said thirty days or such further time as may be allowed, the county judge shall require, by order, the assignee forthwith to appear before him, and show cause why he should not be removed. Any person interested in the trust estate may apply for such order and demand such removal. The books and papers of such delinquent debtor shall at all times be subject to the inspection and examination of any creditor. The county judge is authorized by order to require such debtor or assignee to allow such inspection or examination. Disobedience to such order is hereby declared to be a contempt, and obedience to such order may be enforced by attachment. The inventory or schedule shall be filed by said county judge in the office of the clerk of said county in which said assignment is recorded. L. 1877, c. 466, § 3, as am'd L. 1878, c. 318, § 1.

1 Abb. N. C. 409; 26 Hun, 229; 30 id. 195; 94 N. Y. 387; 99 id. 539; 43 Hun, 224; 42 N. Y. St. R. 733; 64 id. 606; 1 N. Y. Supp. 685; 9 id. 763; 27 id. 416; 64 N. Y. St. R. 606.

4 Advertisement for claims. The county judge may, upon the petition of the assignee, authorize him to advertize* for creditors to present to him their claims, with the vouchers therefor, duly verified, on or before a day to be specified in such advertisement, not less than thirty days from the last publication thereof, which advertisement or notice shall be published in two newspapers, to be designated by the county judge, as most likely to give notice to the persons to be served, not less than once a week for six successive weeks, and, if it appears that any of such creditors reside out of the state, then in like manner in the state paper. Id., § 4.

9 Daly, 479; 8 id. 119; 10 id. 47.

So in original.

5 Bond of assignee. The assignee named in any such assignment shall, within thirty days after the date thereof, and before he shall have any power or authority to sell, dispose of or convert to the purposes of the trust any of the assigned property, enter into a bond to the people of the state of New York, in an amount to be ordered and directed by the county judge of the county where such assignment is recorded, with sufficient sureties to be approved of by such judge, and conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of such assignee and for the due accounting for all moneys received by him, which bond shall be filed in the clerk's office of the county where such assignment is recorded, but in case the debtor shall fail to present such inventory within the twenty days required, then the assignee, before the ten days thereafter shall have elapsed, may apply to said county judge by verified petition for leave to file a provisional bond, until such time as he may be able to present the schedule or inventory as hereinbefore provided. Id., § 5.

67 N. Y. 199; 59 id. 649; 71 id. 502; 74 id. 317; 86 id. 270; 5 Abb. N. C. 307; 8 Hun, 516; 13 id. 176; 22 id. 245; 28 id. 289; 32 id. 501; 39 id. 435; 10 Daly, 144, 148.

6 Removal of assignee; appointment of successor; correction, etc., of schedules. The county judge shall, in the case provided in section three, and may also, at any time, on the petition of one or more creditors, showing misconduct or incompetency of the assignee, or on petition of the assignee himself, showing sufficient reason therefor, and after due notice of not less than five days to the assignor, assignee, surety and such other person as such judge may prescribe, remove or discharge the assignee, and appoint one or more in his place, and order an accounting of the assignee so removed, or discharged, and may enjoin such assignee from interfering with the assignor's estate, and make provision by order for the safe custody of the same, and enforce obedience to such injunction and orders by attachment; and, upon his discharge upon his own application, such assignee's bond shall be canceled and discharged. The new assignee shall give a bond, to be approved as above required. The county judge shall have power, by order, to require or allow any inventory or schedule filed to be corrected or amended, and also to require and compel, from time to time, supplemental inventories or schedules to be made and filed within such time as he shall prescribe, and to enforce obedience to such orders by attachment. Id., § 6, as am'd L. 1878, c. 318, § 6.

1 Abb. N. C. 409; 7 Daly, 59; 10 id. 27, 57, 106, 143, 148; 13 id. 310, 526; 78 N. Y. 248; 85 id. 629; 71 Hun, 170; 61 N. Y. St. R. 562.

7 Further bond. The county judge may, upon his own motion or upon the application of any party in interest, and on such notice as he may direct to be given to the assignor, assignee and surety, require further security to be given whenever in his judgment the security afforded by the bond on file is not adequate. Id., § 7.

8 Neglect to file bond. A failure to file any bond required by or under this act or the acts hereby amended, within the specified time will not deprive the county judge of his power over the assignee or the trust estate. Id., § 8.

9 Action on bond; application of proceeds. Any action brought upon an assignee's bond may be prosecuted by a party in interest by leave of the court; and all moneys realized thereon shall be applied by direction of the county judge in satisfaction of the debts of the assignor, in the same manner as the same ought to have been applied by such assignee. Id., § 9.

123 N. Y. 47; 33 N. Y. St. R. 67.

10 Death of assignee. In case an assignee shall die during the pendency of any proceeding under this act, or at any time subsequent to the filing of any bond required herein, his personal representative or successor in office, or both, may be brought in and substituted in such proceeding on such notice (of not less than eight days), as the county judge may direct to be given; and any decree made thereafter shall bind the parties thus substituted as well as the property of such deceased assignee, provided, however, that if such assignee die subsequent

to the filing of his bond and before any proceedings may have been had thereunder, then the surety on such bond may apply to the county judge for an accounting, who may, on such terms as to him seem just and proper, appoint another assignee and release such surety. L. 1877, c. 466, § 10.

5 App. Div. 571; 22 N. Y. Supp. 70.

11 Accounting. A citation may be issued to all parties, interested in the estate assigned, as creditors or otherwise, requiring them to appear in court on some day therein to be specified, and to show cause why a settlement of the account of proceedings of the assignee should not be had, and if no cause be shown, to attend the settlement of such account. The county court must issue all citations mentioned in this act which must be returnable in court. It may issue a citation on the petition of an assignee, at any time after the assignment or on petition of a creditor, or an assignee's surety, or an assignor, at any time after the lapse of one year from the date of such assignment, or where an assignee has been removed and ordered to account as herein before provided. Id., § 11, as am'd L. 1878, c. 318, § 3.

1 Abb. N. C. 399, 404; 19 id. 177; 64 N. Y. 1; 67 id. 542; 75 id. 187; 8 Daly, 190; 10 id. 52, 31; 23 Hun, 91; 26 id. 214; 34 id. 217; 44 id. 298; 23 W. D. 309.

12 Parties cited. A citation issued on the petition of a creditor may be addressed to and served on the assignee alone, but on or after the return of such citation the assignee may have a general citation issued to all parties interested. Id., § 12.

26 Hun, 214.

13 General citation; how and on whom to be served. A citation to all persons interested must be served on all parties other than the petitioner who are interested in the fund, including assignors, assignees and their sureties, except that if the time limited by due advertisement for presentation of claims has expired before the issue of the citation, creditors who have not duly presented their claims need not be served. In case the creditors of such assignor, who have proved their claims, exceed twenty-five in number, then the county judge, upon proof by affidavit that such creditors exceed such number, may by order direct such citation to be served on each creditor who has proved his claim, by depositing a copy of the same, at least thirty days prior to the return day thereof, in the post-office at the place where the assignee or assignees, or either of them, reside, duly inclosed and directed to each of such creditors, at his last known post-office address, with the postage prepaid; and by publishing such citation once a week for at least four weeks prior to such return day in one or more newspapers, to be designated by such county judge as most likely to give notice. to such creditors. Id., § 13, as am'd L. 1878, c. 318, § 4.

13 Daly, 413; 34 Hun, 217.

14 Time of service. A citation personally served within the county of the judge or an adjoining county must be so served at least eight days before the return thereof; if in any other county, at least fifteen days before the return thereof. Id., § 14.

15 Service by publication. The county judge may direct service to be made by publication when he is satisfied by affidavit or verified petition either that the person to be so served is unknown, or that his residence cannot, after diligent inquiry, be ascertained, or that he cannot, after due diligence, be found within the state. The order for such service must direct service of the citation upon such person to be made by publication thereof in one newspaper to be designated by the county judge as most likely to give notice to the person to be served, and also, if it appear that any such person resides without the state, then in the state paper for such length of time as he may deem reasonable, not less than once a week for six weeks, and that a copy of the citation be forthwith deposited in the post-office duly enclosed and directed to each person so served, at his last known place of residence or post-office address, and the postage paid thereon; at least thirty days before the return day thereof. Id., § 15.

16 Personal service without the state. When publication has been ordered, personal service without the state made if within the United States at least thirty days, or without the United States, at least forty days before the return day is equivalent to publication and mailing. Id., § 16.

17 On minors and incompetent persons. Personal service upon minors and persons incompetent shall be made in the manner prescribed by law for the service of citations issued by a surrogate, in cases of final accounting. Id., § 17. See Surrogates' Courts, §§ 47, 53, 54, 59.

18 On joint creditors; voluntary appearance. Personal service upon one of two or more creditors who claim as co-partners or otherwise as joint creditors shall be equivalent to personal service on all, and voluntary appearance either in person or by attorney shall be equivalent to personal service. Id., § 18.

19 When person not cited may appear. On the return of a citation to all parties interested, any person claiming an interest, although not served, may appear and become a party on duly presenting his claim. Id., § 19.

8 Daly, 119.

20 Power of court on accounting. On a proceeding for an accounting under this act, the county court shall have power.

17 W. D. 167; 33 Hun, 557; 30 id. 151.

1. To examine the parties and witnesses on oath in relation to the assignment and accounting and all matters connected therewith and to compel their attendance for that purpose and their answers to questions, and the production of books and papers.

22 W. D. 13, 73; 10 Daly, 104, 117; 26 Hun, 258; 99 N. Y. 539; 45 Hun, 552.

2. To require the assignee to render and file an account of his proceedings, and to enforce the same in the manner provided by law for compelling an executor or administrator to comply with a surrogate's order for an account.*

10 Daly, 141; 26 Hun, 258; 27 id. 508; 13 Daly, 220; 26 Hun, 214.

3. To take and state such account, or to appoint a referee to take and state it; and such referee shall have the powers enumerated in subdivision one of this section.

10 Daly, 104; 87 N. Y. 337; 13 Daly, 24; 45 Hun, 552.

4. To settle and adjudicate upon the account and the claims presented, and to decree payment of any creditor's just proportional part of the fund, or, in case of a partial accounting, so much thereof as the circumstances of the case render just and proper.

2 Abb. N. C. 379; 81 N. Y. 421; 9 Daly, 68, 220; 10 id. 67, 104, 128; 30 Hun, 195; 36 id. 134; 87 N. Y. 337; 99 id. 145; 13 Daly, 24, 181, 373, 481, 105; 105 N. Y. 256, 476.

5. To discharge the assignee and his surety at any time, upon performance of the decree, from all further liability upon matters included in the accounting, to creditors appearing and to creditors not having appeared after due citation, or not having presented their claims after due advertisement.

10 Daly, 13; 13 id. 24; 5 Misc. 105; 9 N. Y. Supp. 758-760.

6. On proof of a composition between the assignor and his creditors, to discharge the assignee and his sureties from all further liability to the compounding creditors appearing or duly cited, and to authorize the assignee to release the assets to the assignor; provided, however, that if there be any creditors not assenting to the composition, the court shall determine what proportion of the fund shall be paid to or reserved for creditors not assenting, which shall not be less than the sum or share to which they would be entitled if no composition had been made, and may decree distribution accordingly.

2 Abb. N. C. 379; 8 Daly, 190; 73 Hun, 56; 25 N. Y. Supp. 1058.

7. To adjourn the proceedings from time to time, issue further citations if necessary, and amend the petition and proceedings thereon before decree in furtherance of justice.

26 Hun, 258; 34 id. 219.

Executors, etc., § 90.

8. To punish as for a contempt any disobedience or violation of any order made or process issued in pursuance of this act or the acts hereby amended, and to restrain by arrest and imprisonment any party or witness when it shall satisfactorily appear that such party or witness is about to leave the jurisdiction of the court, and to take bail to secure the attendance of such party or witness, to be prosecuted under the order of the court in case of forfeiture by and for the benefit of the party in whose interest such examination shall be ordered.

26 Hun, 258.

9. To exercise such other or further powers in respect to the proceedings and the accounting therein as a surrogate may by law exercise in reference to an accounting by an executor or administrator. L. 1877, c. 466, § 20, as am'd L. 1878, c. 318, § 5.

10 Daly, 35; 99 N. Y. 145; 27 Hun, 508; 5 Misc. 105.

21

Examination at other times; incriminating answers. The county judge may also, at any time, on petition of any party interested, order the examination of witnesses and the production of any books and papers by any party or witness before him or before a referee appointed by him for such purpose, and the evidence so taken, together with books and papers, or extracts therefrom, as the case may be, shall be filed in the county clerk's office, and may be used in evidence by any creditor or assignee in any action or proceeding then pending, or which may hereafter be instituted. No witness or party as above provided shall be excused from answering on the ground that his answer may criminate him, but such answer shall not be used against him in any criminal action or proceeding. Id., § 21.

15 W. D. 110; 16 Abb. N. C. 316; 10 Daly, 18, 99, 115; 13 id. 26; 36 Hun, 134; 99 N. Y. 539.

22 Effect of orders and decrees; court always open, etc.; duty and fees of clerk. All orders or decrees in proceedings under this act shall have the same force and effect, and may be entered, docketed and enforced and appealed from the same as if made in an original action brought in the county court; provided, however, that a final decree, directing the payment of money, may be enforced by serving a certified copy thereof personally upon the assignee for the benefit of creditors, and if said assignee willfully neglects to obey said decree, by punishing him for a contempt of court. The imprisonment of said assignee, by virtue of proceedings to punish for contempt, as prescribed in this section, or a levy upon his property by virtue of an action, shall not bar, suspend or otherwise affect an action against the sureties on his final bond. All proceedings under this act shall be deemed to be had in court. The said court shall always be open for proceedings under this act. The county judge, when named in this act, shall, in such proceedings, be deemed to be acting as the court. The clerk of the court shall keep a separate book, in which shall be entered, in each case, the date and place of record of the assignment, and a minute of all proceedings therein, under this act, with such particularity as the court shall direct by general order. He shall record therein at length the orders and decrees of the court, settling, rejecting, or adjusting claims, and directing the payment of money, or releasing assets by the assignee, and removing or discharging the assignee and his sureties, and such other orders as the court shall direct by general order. The said clerk shall securely keep the papers in each case in a file by themselves, and shall be entitled to a fee of one dollar for filing all the papers in each case, and entering the proceedings in the minute-book, and fifty cents to be paid by the assignee, unless otherwise directed, for recording each order or decree required by this act or the general order of the court. Id., § 22, as am'd L. 1878, c. 318, § 6, and L. 1894, c. 134.

44 Hun, 197; 34 id. 504; 10 Daly, 33, 129; 99 N. Y. 145; 73 Hun, 56. 23

Sale, compromise or compounding of claims. The county judge where the assignment is recorded may, upon the application of the assignee and for good and sufficient cause shown, and upon such terms as he may direct, authorize the assignee to sell, compromise or compound any claim or debt belonging