At the time of signing the deed of assignment provided for in Code Section 18-2-43, the person or firm making an assignment or the officer acting for the corporation making an assignment shall make an affidavit which shall be annexed to such assignment, and which affidavit shall state that:
(1) The assignment conveys all property held, claimed, or owned by the assignor at the time of making the assignment;(2) All recitals and all estimates of totals and values therein and all list creditors are true to the best of his knowledge and belief;(3) The debts set out as due to the preferred creditors are bona fide just, due, and unpaid; and(4) The assignment is not made for the purpose of hindering, delaying, or defrauding creditors.