At any time within 12 months after the settlement of the final account of the assignee, and not afterward, the debtor may petition the court for a discharge, and the judge shall thereupon appoint a time and place for a hearing, of which the creditors shall have due notice. A creditor opposing the discharge shall file a specification in writing of the grounds of his opposition.
RSA 568:36
1885, 85:15. PS 201:35. 1895, 38:1. PL 401 :36. RL 465:36.