lately commit an act of bankruptcy, within the true intent and meaning of the laws concerning bankrupts, and that your petitioner hath filed such affidavit as is by law required. Your petitioner, therefore, most humbly prays, that your Lordship will be pleased to issue your fiat, authorizing your petitioner, as such creditor as aforesaid, to prosecute his complaint in the District Court of Bankruptcy. And your petitioner shall ever pray, &c. Witness P. K., Solicitor for the said Edward Snow, the petitioner. E. S. To be signed by the petitioning creditor, and attested by the solicitor or his clerk. (Vide p. 297.) SECTION 44. Form of Petition to have Fiat directed to a different District Court than that nearest the Bankrupt's Residence. In the Court of Review. In the matter of A. B., against whom a fiat in bankruptcy is intended to be issued. To the Right Honourable the Chief Judge and the other Judges of the Court of Review. The humble petition of C. D. of &c. Showeth, That A. B., of in the county of grocer, dealer and chapman, being a trader and indebted to your petitioner in the sum of one hundred pounds or upwards, did lately become bankrupt, within the true intent and meaning of the law con cerning bankrupts, and that your petitioner hath made such affidavit as is by law required. That (here set out the facts relied upon in support of the petition). Your petitioner, therefore, humbly prays that your Honours will order that the fiat to be issued against the said A. B. may be directed to the commissioners of Bankrupt for the district. And your petitioner will ever pray, &c. Signed in the presence of W. J. Solicitor to the petitioner (Signed) C. D. in the matter of this petition. Form of Affidavit in support of the above Petition. In the Court of Review. In the matter of A. B., against whom a fiat in bankruptcy is intended to be issued. maketh oath and saith, that (proceed in the affidavit to verify the allegations in the petition.) SECTION 45. Form of Memorandum to be indorsed on or written at the Foot, or in the Margin of the Deed, and signed by the Commissioners, Judge, or Master, before whom the Deed is acknowledged. This deed, marked A, [or any other letter or mark,] was this day produced before us, and acknowledged by Mary Smith therein named to be her act and deed; previous to which acknowledgment the said Mary Smith was examined by us separately and apart from her husband, touching her knowledge of the contents of the said deed and her consent thereto, and declared the same to be freely and voluntarily executed by her. Dated the one thousand eight hundred and day of A. B. C. D. Form of the Memorandum, where more than one Married Woman acknowledges the Deed respecting the same Property at the same Time. This deed marked A, [or other mark, as before,] was this day produced before us, and acknowledged by Mary Smith and Ann Brown therein named to be their several acts and deeds; previous to which acknowledgments the said Mary Smith and Ann Brown were examined by us separately and apart from their respective husbands, touching their knowledge of the contents of the said deed and their consent thereto, and each of them declared the same to be freely and voluntarily executed by her. Dated the day of one thousand eight hundred and A. B. N. B. If the deed be acknowledged before a Judge or a Master in Chancery, the word "me" must be substituted for the word "us" in two places in the above forms. (Vide p. 310.) SECTION 46. Form of Certificate of taking the Acknowledgment to be signed by the Commissioners, where one Married Woman acknowledges one Deed. These are to certify, that on the , day of in the year one thousand eight hundred and before us A. B. and C. D., two of the perpetual Commissioners appointed for the county [or "city, &c."] of (a) for taking the acknowledgments of deeds by married women, pursuant to an act passed in the fourth year of the reign of his Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled "An Act for the Abolition of Fines and Recoveries, and for the Substitution of more simple Modes of Assurance," appeared personally* Mary the wife of James Smith, and produced a certain indenture marked A [or such mark as the deed bears], bearing date the one thousand eight hundred and and made between William Edwards (b) of the first part, the said James Smith and Mary his wife of the second part, and Thomas White of the third part, and acknowledged the same to be her act and deed: and we do hereby certify, that the said Mary was at the time of her acknowledging the said deed of full age and competent understanding, and that she was examined by us apart from her husband touching her knowledge of the contents of the said deed, and that she freely and voluntarily consented to the same. day of , A. B. (a) Although the commissioners be appointed for more than one county, city, &c. this blank should be filled up only with the county or city, &c. in which the acknowledgment is taken. (b) The names of the parties merely should be inserted, and not their descriptions and additions. Form of Certificate where more than one Married Woman at the same Time acknowledges the same Deed respecting the same Property. Proceed as in the last to the asterisk and then as follows:] Mary the wife of James Smith, and Ann the wife of Robert Brown, and produced a certain indenture marked A [or other mark as before], bearing date the day of one thousand eight hundred and and made between William Edwards of the first part, the said James Smith and Mary his wife, and the said Robert Brown and Ann his wife of the second part, and Thomas White of the third part, and acknowledged the same to be their respective acts and deeds; and we do hereby certify that the said Mary and Ann were at the time of their respectively acknowledging the said deed of full age and competent understanding, and that each of them was examined by us apart from her husband touching her knowledge of the contents of the said deed, and that each of them freely and voluntarily consented to the same. A. B. C. D. Form of Certificate where one Married Woman at the same Time acknowledges more than one Deed respecting the same Property. , Proceed as before to the asterisk and then as follows:] Mary the wife of James Smith, and produced a certain indenture marked A, bearing date the day of one thousand eight hundred and and made between William Edwards of the first part, the said James Smith and Mary his wife of the second part, and Thomas White of the third part, and also a certain indenture marked B, bearing date the sand eight hundred and day of , , one thouand made between |