PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 575-JUNE 22, 1938 he shall be paid actual and necessary traveling expenses for any distance in excess of one hundred miles from his place of residence at whrminati"ons, the date of bankruptcy: And provided further, That the court may for cause shown, and upon such terms and conditions as the court may impose, permit the bankrupt to be examined at such place as the court may direct whether within or without the district in which the proceedings are pending; and (11) when required by the court, prepare, verify, and file with the court in duplicate a detailed inven- tory, showing the cost to him of his merchandise or of such other property as may be designated, as of the date of his bankruptcy. Where bankrupt is "b. Where the bankrupt is a corporation, its officers, the members of its board of directors or trustees or of other similar controlling bodies, its stockholders or members, or such of them as may be des- ignated by the court, shall perform the duties imposed upon the bankrupt by this Act. beath orinsanity of "SEC. 8. DEATH OR INSANITY OF BANKRUPTS. - The death or in- sanity of a bankrupt shall not abate the proceedings, but the same shall be conducted and concluded in the same manner, so far as pos- Rght8to exemp- sible, as though he had not died or become insane: Provided, That in tion, deceased bank- case of death, the bankrupt's right to exemption, if any, shall be preserved, and if the exempt property has not already been set off or awarded to him, it shall upon application be ordered set off and awarded to the spouse or dependent children surviving at his death to the exclusion of his personal representatives. rupts; exemption from br e rotectino"SEC. 9. PROTECTION OF BANKRUPTS. -A bankrupt shall be exempt arrest. from arrest upon civil process except in the following cases: (1) When issued from a court of bankruptcy for contempt or disobe- dience of its lawful orders; (2) when issued from a State court hav- ing jurisdiction, and when served within such State, upon a debt or claim from which his discharge in bankruptcy would not be a release, and in such case he shall be exempt from such arrest when in attendance upon a court of bankruptcy or engaged in the per- formance of a duty imposed by this Act. extAreiiionn and "SEC. 10. APPREHENSION AND EXTRADITION OF BANKRUPrs.-a . The court may, during the pendency of a proceeding in bankruptcy, upon application of the receiver, trustee, or a creditor and upon satis- factory proof by affidavit that the examination of such bankrupt is necessary for the proper administration of the estate and that there is reasonable cause to believe that such bankrupt is about to leave the district in which he resides or has his principal place of business to avoid examination, or that he has evaded service of a subpena or of an order to attend for examination, or that, having been served with a subpena or order to attend for examination, he has willfully dis- obeyed the same, issue to the marshal a warrant directing him to bring such bankrupt forthwith before the court for examination. If, upon hearing the evidence of the parties, it shall appear to the court that the allegations are true and that it is necessary, the court shall fix bail conditioned for his appearance for examination, from time to time not exceeding in all ten days, as required by the court, and for his obedience to all lawful orders made in reference thereto. "b. Whenever any warrant for the apprehension of a bankrupt shall have been issued under this Act, and he shall have been found within the jurisdiction of a court other than the one issuing the warrant, he may be extradited in the same manner as persons under ihere banu ndictment are now extradited from one district to another. a corporation tis c. Where the bankrupt is a corporation, 'bankrupt' for the pur- poses of this section shall include its officers and the members of its board of directors or trustees or of other similar controlling bodies. 848 [52 STAT.
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