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Proof of any debt under this Act in cases of bankruptcy may be made upon oath of the secretary of commissioners.
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86. The commissioners named in any commission of bankruptcy which shall at any time hereafter be awarded or issued out, either in England or Ireland, shall admit the proof of any debt or grounds of debt, under this Act, on the oath, affirmation, or affidavit of the secretary to the commissioners for the execution of this Act, which oath, affirmation, and affidavit respectively shall be taken and administered before any one of the proper officers having authority by law to administer oaths or affirmations, or to take affidavits, in cases of bankruptcy, and shall permit such secretary to vote in the choice of an assignee or assignees of the estate and effects of such bankrupts, and to do and execute every other act, matter, or thing relating to such bankruptcy, as fully and effectually as if such secretary were the bonâ fide creditor or such bankrupt or bankrupts.
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