N.Y. DCD Law § 79
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When discharge to be granted
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§ 79. When discharge to be granted. Upon the production by the\npetitioner of a certificate of the trustee or trustees, duly\nacknowledged or proved, and certified, in like manner as a deed to be\nrecorded in the county, to the effect, that the insolvent has assigned,\nfor the benefit of all his creditors, all his property so directed to be\nassigned, and all the books, vouchers, and papers relating thereto, and\nthat he has delivered so much thereof as is capable of delivery; and\nalso of a certificate of the county clerk, that the assignment has been\nduly recorded in his office; the court must grant to the insolvent a\ndischarge from his debts, which has the effect declared in the following\nsections of this article.\n
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