Sec. 4896. [As amended 1899.]

[Amended. Act March 3, 1903, c. 1019, § 3.]

This section is further amended by Act March 3, 1903, c. 1019, § 3, set forth below.

ACT MARCH 3, 1903, c. 1019, § 3.

Sec. 3. That section forty-eight hundred and ninety-six of the Revised Statutes is amended by adding thereto the following sentence: "The executor or administrator duly authorized under the law of any foreign country to administer upon the estate of the deceased inventor shall, in case the said inventor was not domiciled in the United States at the time of his death, have the right to apply for and obtain the patent. The authority of such foreign executor or administrator shall be proved by certificate of a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States;" so that the section so amended shall read as follows:

"Sec. 4896. When any person, having made any new invention or discovery for which a patent might have been granted, dies before a patent is granted, the right of applying for and obtaining the patent shall devolve on his executor or administrator, in trust for the heirs at law of the deceased, in case he shall have died intestate; or if he shall have left a will disposing of the same, then in trust for his devisees, in as full manner and on the same terms and conditions as the same might have been claimed or enjoyed by him in his lifetime; and when the application is made by such legal representatives, the oath or affirmation required to be made shall be so varied in form that it can be made by them. The executor or administrator duly authorized under the law of any foreign country to administer upon the estate of the deceased inventor shall, in case the said inventor was not domiciled in the United States at the time of his death, have the right to apply. for and obtain the patent. The authority of such foreign executor or administrator shall be proved by certificate of a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States."

Act March 3, 1903, c. 1019, § 3, 32 Stat. 1226.

This section further amends Rev. St. § 4896, as carried into the Revised Statutes from Act July 8, 1870, c. 230, § 34, which was amended by Act Feb. 28, 1899, c. 227, so as to read as set forth in Comp. St. 1901, p. 3385. As amended by this section, the provisions added to the original section by said Act Feb. 28, 1899, c. 227, relating to obtaining patents by the guardian, conservator, or representative of an insane inventor, aré omitted.

Sec. 4902.

[Amended. Act March 3, 1903, c. 1019, § 4.]

This section is amended by Act March 3, 1903, c. 1019, § 4, set forth below.

ACT MARCH 3, 1903, c. 1019, § 4.

Filing and effect of caveats.

Sec. 4. That section forty-nine hundred and two is amended by striking out the words "citizen of the United States" in the first line

thereof, and substituting the word "person" in place thereof, and by striking out the last clause of said section; so that this section so amended shall read as follows:

"Sec. 4902. Any person who makes any new invention or discovery and desires further time to mature the same may, on payment of the fees required by law, file in the Patent Office a caveat setting forth the design thereof and of its distinguishing characteristics and praying protection of his right until he shall have matured his invention. Such caveat shall be filed in the confidential archives of the office and preserved in secrecy, and shall be operative for the term of one year from the filing thereof; and if application is made within the year by any other person for a patent with which such caveat would in any manner interfere the Commissioner shall deposit the description, specification, drawings, and model of such application in like manner in the confidential archives of the office and give notice thereof by mail to the person by whom the caveat was filed. If such person desires to avail himself of his caveat he shall file his description, specifications, drawings, and model within three months from the time of placing the notice in the post-office in Washington, with the usual time required. for transmitting it to the caveator added thereto, which time shall be indorsed on the notice."

Act March 3, 1903, c. 1019, § 4, 32 Stat. 1227.

This section amends Rev. St. § 4902, as set forth in Comp. St. 1901, p. 3388, to read as set forth here.

Sec. 4929.

[Amended. Act May 9, 1902, c. 783.]

This section is amended by Act May 9, 1902, c. 783, set forth below.

ACT MAY 9, 1902, c. 783.

An Act to Amend Section Forty-Nine Hundred and Twenty-Nine of the Revised Statutes, Relating to Design Patents. (32 Stat. 193.)

Patents for designs authorized.

Be it enacted, &c., That section forty-nine hundred and twenty-nine of the Revised Statutes be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows:

"Sec. 4929. Any person who has invented any new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture, not known or used by others in this country before his invention thereof, and not patented or described in any printed publication in this or any foreign country before his invention thereof, or more than two years prior to his application, and not in public use or on sale in this country for more than two years prior to his application, unless the same is proved to have been abandoned, may, upon payment of the fees required by law and other due proceedings had, the same as in cases of inventions or discoveries covered by section forty-eight hundred and eighty-six, obtain a patent therefor."

Act May 9, 1902, c. 783, 32 Stat. 193.

This act amends Rev. St. § 4929, set forth in Comp. St. 1901, p. 3398, to read as set forth here.

TITLE LXI.

BANKRUPTCY.

CHAPTER TWO.

Creation of Courts of Bankruptcy and Their Jurisdiction.

ACT JULY 1, 1898, c. 541.

[Amended. Act Feb. 5, 1903, c. 487, § 1.]

Various sections and subdivisions of sections of this act, the Bankruptcy Act of 1898, are amended by provisions of Act Feb. 5, 1903, c. 487, which are set forth post, under this chapter and subsequent chapters of the original act. Section 2 of said Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, is amended by Act Feb. 5, 1903, c. 487, § 1, set forth below.

ACT FEB. 5, 1903, c. 487.

An Act to Amend an Act Entitled "An Act to Establish a Uniform System of Bankruptcy Throughout the United States," Approved July First, Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight. (32 Stat. 797.) Courts of bankruptcy; jurisdiction and powers.

Be it enacted, &c., That clause five of section two of said Act be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows:

"(5) Authorize the business of bankrupts to be conducted for limited periods by receivers, the marshals, or trustees, if necessary in the best interests of the estates, and allow such officers additional compensation for such services, but not at a greater rate than in this Act allowed trustees for similar services:"

Act Feb. 5, 1903, c. 487, § 1, 32 Stat. 797.

This section amends Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, § 2, cl. 5, set forth in Comp. St. p. 3421, to read as set forth here, the amendment consisting in the addition of the words, "and allow such officers additional compensation for such services, but not at a greater rate than in this act allowed trustees for similar services."

Secs. 2-16. [Amend Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, §§ 3, 4, 14, 17, 18, 21, 23, 40, 47, 48, 57, 60, 64, 65, 67.]

These sections, amending various provisions of Act July 1, 1898. c. 541, Comp. St. 1901, pp. 3422-3450, are set forth post, under this title, under the several chapters and sections, respectively, of the original act so amended.

Secs. 17, 18. [Add new sections, sections 71, 72, to Act July 1, 1898, c. 541.]

These sections, which add two new sections to Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, Comp. St. 1901, pp. 3418-3452, are set forth post, under this Title, at the end of chapter 7 of the original act so amended.

Pending cases not affected.

Sec. 19. That the provisions of this amendatory Act shall not apply to bankruptcy cases pending when this Act takes effect, but such cases shall be adjudicated and disposed of conformably to the provisions of the said Act of July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight.

Act Feb. 5, 1903, c. 487, § 19, 32 Stat. 801.

CHAPTER THREE.

Bankrupts.

ACT JULY 1, 1898, c. 541, §§ 3, 4, 14, 17.

[Amended. Act Feb. 5, 1903, c. 487, §§ 2-5.]

These sections are amended by Act Feb. 5, 1903, c. 487, §§ 2-5, set forth below.

ACT FEB. 5, 1903, c. 487, §§ 2-5.

Acts of bankruptcy.

Sec. 2. That clause four, subdivision a, of section three of said Act, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows:

"or (4) made a general assignment for the benefit of his creditors, or, being insolvent, applied for a receiver or trustee for his property. or because of insolvency a receiver or trustee has been put in charge of his property under the laws of a State, of a Territory, or of the United States."

Act Feb. 5, 1903, c. 487, § 2, 32 Stat. 797.

This section is part of an act to amend the bankruptcy act of 1898, cited above, other sections of which are set forth or referred to ante, under chapter 2 of this Title. It amends Act July 1, 1898, c. 541. § 3, cl. 4, as set forth in Comp. St. 1901, p. 3422, so as to read as set forth here. The amendment consists in the addition of all matter after the words "for the benefit of his creditors."

Who may become bankrupts.

Sec. 3. That subdivision b of section four of said Act be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows:

"b Any natural person, except a wage-earner, or a person engaged chiefly in farming or the tillage of the soil, any unincorporated company, and any corporation engaged principally in manufacturing, trading, printing, publishing, mining, or mercantile pursuits, owing debts to the amount of one thousand dollars or over, may be adjudged an involuntary bankrupt upon default or an impartial trial, and shall be subject to the provisions and entitled to the benefits of this Act. Private bankers, but not national banks or banks incorporated under State or Territorial laws, may be adjudged involuntary bankrupts.

"The bankruptcy of a corporation shall not release its officers,

directors, or stockholders, as such, from any liability under the laws. of a State or Territory or of the United States."

Act Feb. 5, 1903, c. 487, § 3, 32 Stat. 797.

This section is a part of an act to amend the bankruptcy act of 1898, cited above, other sections of which are set forth or referred to ante, under chapter 2 of this Title. It amends Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, § 4, as set forth in Comp. St. 1901, p. 3423, so as to read as set forth here. The amendment consists in the addition of the last sentence, beginning, "The bankruptcy of a corporation," etc.

Discharges, when granted.

Sec. 4. That subdivision b of section fourteen of said Act be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows:

"b The judge shall hear the application for a discharge, and such proofs and pleas as may be made in opposition thereto by parties in interest, at such time as will give parties in interest a reasonable opportunity to be fully heard, and investigate the merits of the application and discharge the applicant unless he has (1) committed an offense punishable by imprisonment as herein provided; or (2) with intent to conceal his financial condition, destroyed, concealed, or failed to keep books of account or records from which such condition might be ascertained; or (3) obtained property on credit from any person upon a materially false statement in writing made to such person for the purpose of obtaining such property on credit; or (4) at any time subsequent to the first day of the four months immediately preceding the filing of the petition transferred, removed, destroyed, or concealed, or permitted to be removed, destroyed, or concealed any of his property with intent to hinder, delay, or defraud his creditors; or (5) in voluntary proceedings been granted a discharge in bankruptcy within six years; or (6) in the course of the proceedings in bankruptcy refused to obey any lawful order of or to answer any material question approved by the court."

Act Feb. 5, 1903, c. 487, § 4, 32 Stat. 797.

This section is part of an act to amend the bankruptcy act of 1898, other sections of which are set forth or referred to ante under chapter 2 of this Title. It amends Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, § 14, cl. b, as set forth in Comp. St. 1901, p. 3427, so as to read as set forth here. The amendment consists principally in the addition of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grounds for refusing a discharge.

Debts not affected by a discharge.

Sec. 5. That section seventeen of said Act be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows:

"Sec. 17. Debts not Affected by a Discharge.-a A discharge in bankruptcy shall release a bankrupt from all of his provable debts, except such as (1) are due as a tax levied by the United States, the State, county, district, or municipality in which he resides; (2) are liabilities for obtaining property by false pretenses or false representations, or for willful and malicious injuries to the person or property of another, or for alimony due or to become due, or for maintenance or support of wife or child, or for seduction of an unmarried female, or for criminal conversation; (3) have not been duly scheduled in time for proof and allowance, with the name of the creditor if known to the bankrupt, unless such creditor had notice or actual