Proceedings on return of order to show cause

§ 356. Proceedings on return of order to show cause. Upon the return\nof an order to show cause, made as prescribed in the last section, proof\nof the service thereof, as required thereby, must first be made;\nwhereupon the court must hear the allegations and proofs of the\ncreditors, and other persons interested in the estate, who appear. Where\nthe prisoner is indebted to any person, the court must appoint one or\nmore trustees, unless the persons interested in the prisoner's property\npay the debt, or give such security, as the court prescribes, for the\npayment thereof, either absolutely, or contingently upon a recovery in\nan action; in which case or where the prisoner is not indebted, the\ncourt may grant or deny the prayer of the petition, as justice requires.\n