Bankruptcy Act of 1867

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:citation 14 Stat. 517
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted March 2, 1867
gptkbp:effect allowed both voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy
allowed discharge of debts
established federal bankruptcy courts
provided for asset liquidation
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Bankruptcy_Act_of_1898
gptkbp:historicalName post-Civil War United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bankruptcy Act of 1867
gptkbp:precededBy Bankruptcy Act of 1841
gptkbp:purpose to provide uniform bankruptcy procedures in the United States
gptkbp:repealedBy Bankruptcy Act of 1878
June 7, 1878
perceived abuse and inefficiency
gptkbp:subject gptkb:bankruptcy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bankruptcy_Act_of_1898
gptkb:Bankruptcy_Act_1898_(US)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7