31;
filing of petition of voluntary, 33;
withdrawal of petition, 33;
what must accompany petition, 33;
filing of petition against, 33, 34;
must file schedule of property, 34;
first meeting of creditors, 34;
subsequent meetings, 34;
represented by trustee, 34, 36, 37;
proving and allowing claims against, 35, 36;
insurance policy of, 37;
discharge of, 38;
punishment of, 38

Bankruptcy, 31;
Federal Act 1898, 31, 37, 38;
courts of, 31;
voluntary and involuntary, 31;
acts of, defined, 32, 33;
procedure in, 33-38

Beneficial associations. See _Associations, Beneficial_

Benefit, conference of a, 218

Bid, authority of auctioneer to accept, 18

Bill and note broker, 45

Bill of exchange, definition, 196;
assignment of drawee's funds, 196;
similarity of, and endorsed note, 196

Bill of Lading, 48, 243

Bill of sale, form for, 281

Boarding house, liability of keeper of, 149

Bonds, government, equity does not require delivery of actual bonds
purchased, 120

Bottomry loan, 239

Broker, 45;
has no property in goods to be sold, 45;
must sell in principal's name, 45;
commission, 45, 47;
acts as agent, 45;
kinds of, 45, 46, 47.
See _Agency_

Brokerage, 45

Building, form for agreement for, 278.
See _Real Estate_, _Land_

Burglary, excused by drunkenness, 117

Buy and sell, regulations concerning capacity to, 228

By-laws, neglect of, in holding meeting, 81

Capital, 74, 78, 94

Carrier, 48;
kinds, 48;
authority of private, 48;
required to use great care, 48;
may modify common law by contract, 48;
can limit liability, 48, 49;
must carry all responsible passengers, 49;
regulations for carrying freight, 49;
have lien to hold freight, 50;
statutes regarding loss of life, 50;
liability for injuries, 50, 51;
sleeping car company not common, 51;
liability for loss of baggage, 51;
distinction between general and local express companies, 51, 52;
United States common, for mails, 52.
See _Mails_

Carrier common, duty to an intoxicated person, 118

Cattle, trespassing, liability of owner of, 257

Car, liability of principal for acts of conductor of, 11

Certificate of stock, form for, 301

Charities. See _Associations, Beneficial_

Charters, of national banks, 73;
perpetual, 73

Chattel mortgage with power of sale form for, 288.
See _Mortgage, Chattel_

Chauffeur, physical fitness of, 25;
emplo