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FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 786. 1900. 459 administrator of the estate of such ——— —i, deceased; this, therefore, authorizes the said —-—— +——, to administer the estate of said ———— according to law. In testimony whereof, et cetera; the same as in letters testamentary. Letters to an administrator of the partnership with the will annexed, or to a special administrator, may be issued according to the foregoing forms, with such variations as may be prolper in the partic·;lar case. _ Sec. 800. T e commissioner, in his discretion, may allow an executor c,,I,§§§§g,§}“*g$,',§,,$,§,,$§j or administrator to resi n when it appears that such executor or *0*- administrator is not in degult in any matter connected with the duties of his trust. Such executor or administrator shall pay the cost of the proceeding?} and, if the apiplication is allowed, he s all surrender his etters to e canceled, an his powers as such shall cease from that time forward. CHAPTER EIGHTY-Two. or THE xxvmrronr or THE Esryrn. Sec. Sec. 801. When and how made and verified. I 809. Who entitled to possession and con- 802. What to contain. trol of property. 803. Appraisement and appointment of 810. When person charged with secret- . 8. PPSISBPS. Hlg O1' WVI'1t1I'l . 804. Oath of appraisers. 1 811. Mode of examination ogg such per- 805. Appraisement of money and debts. sons. 806. De t due by person named in will 812. Proceeding in case such person reas executor. fuses to appear. 807. Discharge or bequest of a claim by813. Proceeding to compelaccount. will. 814. Damages or conversion before ad- 808. Property discovered after Bling in- ministration. ventory. . · Sec. 801. An executor or administrator shall within one month mzlggggd $;*},,el_;°” from the date of his appointment, or such further time as the com- ` missioner may allow, make and file with the commissioner an inventory, veriBed by his oath, of all the real and personal roperty of the deceased which shall come to his possession or knowledge. Sec. 802. The inventory shall contain an account of all money belong- What to ccnrain. ing to the deceased, or a statement that none has come to the possession or knowled e of the executor or administrator; also a statement of all debts due tge deceased, the written evidence thereof, and the security therefor, if any exist, specifying the name of each debtor, the date of each written evidenceo debt, the security therefor, the sum originally payable, the indorsements thereon, if any, and their dates, and the sum appearing then to be due thereon. no. 803. Before the inventory is Bled the pro erty therein specified ap·;gggggg{°*§,¤gg shall be appraised at its true cash value by three disinterested and com- miner-¤. petent persons, who shall he appointed b_y the commissioner; but if any part of the property shall be in a precinct other than that wherein administration is granted, the appraisers thereof may be appointed by such commissioner or the commissioner of-the precinct w erein the , property shall be; in the latter case a certified copy of the order of appointment shall be Bled with the inventory. no. 804. Before making the appraisement the appraisers shall each 0***** °‘ °PP*‘°*°°’¤· make and subscribe an aiii avit, to be Bled with the inventory, to the effect that he will honestly and impartially appraise the property which sgay be exhibited to him according to the best of his nowle ge and a i it . . Sag 805. The appraisers shall appraise each article of property Appmisgpegzt or separately and set own the value thereof in dollars and cents opposite m°°°"° ' the entry of the article in the inventory. Money, of whatever nature.