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5. To suffer or permit, while insolvent, any creditor to

obtain preference through legal proceedings and not have vacated such preference at least five days before the sale or final disposition of the property affected by such preference. After the petition has been presented the next step is the appointment of a receiver or trustee for the purpose of protecting the creditors, and also in the case of the individual to secure the application of his property to the settlement of his debts so far as possible and so secure for him a discharge from further liability. Bankruptcy proceedings are regulated by the National Bankruptcy Act of