Chapter 22. To amend section 17 of an Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States, approved July 1, 1898, as amended by the Acts of February 5, 1903, and March 2, 1917
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CHAP. 22.— An Act To amend section 17 of an Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States, approved July 1, 1898, as amended by the Acts of February 5, 1903, and March 2, 1917. January 7, 1922.[[H. R. 6998](/us/bill/67/hr/6998).][[Public, No. 121](/us/67/pl/121).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Bankruptcy.Vol. 39, p. 999, amended. That section 17 of an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States,” approved July 1, 1898, as amended by the Acts of February 5, 1903, and March 2, 1917, be, and hereby is, further amended so as to read as follows:
" “Sec. 17. Debts not affected by discharge specified. Debts not affected by a discharge.— A discharge in bankruptcy shall release a bankrupt from all of his provable debts, except such as (first) are due as a tax levied by the United States, the State, county, district, or municipality in which he resides; (second) 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 breach of promise of marriage accompanied by seduction, or for criminal conversation;
(third) 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 knowledge of the proceedings in bankruptcy; or (fourth) were created by his fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation, or defalcation Additional exceptions.Three months’ wages to employees, etc.while acting as an officer or in any fiduciary capacity; or (fifth) are for wages due to workmen, clerks, traveling or city salesmen, or servants, which have been earned within three months before the date of commencement of the proceedings in bankruptcy; or (sixth) Moneys of employee kept to secure performance of duties.are due for moneys of an employee received or retained by bis employer to secure the faithful performance by such employee of the terms of a contract of employment.
” " Approved, January 7, 1922.