Section 568:17 Time.
All claims shall be proved against the estate within 2 months from the beginning of the insolvency proceedings. Any claim not proved within the time limited may be proved at any time before the final dividend. The proof of a claim shall not affect any dividend already made, but in any subsequent dividends the claim, if allowed, shall be a preferred claim for dividends equal to those which have been previously made upon like claims.
Source. 1862, 2594:2. GS 126:11. GL 140:11, 12. 1885, 85:5. 1889, 100:1, 2. PS 201:16. PL 401:17. RL 465:17.