The petition being preferred, the court shall award process for summoning the creditors of the petitioner to appear in the court, on some certain day, and show cause, if any they have, why the petitioner should not be discharged from imprisonment upon assigning his or her property for the benefit of his or her creditors. Service of such summons upon the agent or attorney of a creditor not residing in the State shall be a valid service as to such creditor. Service of a summons upon 1 of several parties, joint plaintiffs, or joint creditors, shall be sufficient so far as concerns a partnership, or joint debt.

Code 1852, § ?2681; Code 1915, § ?4614; Code 1935, § ?5072; 10 Del. C. 1953, § ?7303; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 7303

  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.