In re Quackenboss

(charging jury). (1) That if, in contemplation of the passage of a bankrupt law, the bankrupt preferred any of his creditors by payments previous to the 1st of January, 1841, then he was barred from obtaining his certificate. (2) That by the mere fact of preference after the 1st January, 1841, he was in like manner barred of his certificate, whether he contemplated the passage of a bankrupt law or uot.