Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-11

tive or security Cor sorne friend, somo twenty or
moro years ago, and sher the lapse Of SO much
tune, tho representative of tho last descendcnt
may DO hung up in Chancery and called upo, to
account for the acts and dongs Of the
All know tho evils OF Chancsry Courts. yea they
have ruined thousands. speak from facts because
have made hundreds by the existence of the present
laws in relation thereto and could continue SO to do
but want them changed that all may do their own
business and do n in plain and simple way. I will
here relate a circumstance coming within my own
knowledge died about 1890: u, his adminslra
tor, settled all things fairly. B died: c. his admin
istrator. and time, say 80 years after tho death
of a. u and Il. as tho secarties al &, for the ad-
uins' raor of we're sued in Chancery, and pending
the suit ID and x de and their estates hung up in
their representatives hands IN Chancery Courts. until
the children Of ID have actually grown up in almost
ignorance, fsr the want of funds tn educate them and
when finally upon the termination Of the cause
many thousands. Now l ask, arc such things
right We are apt to get married; we are pretty
certain to have children, and certain to die, and
oil wish some one to administer estates, and to
take care of our children. But under tho present
laws prudent will do it for us; and why, be-
cause he is always IN danger. Then with double
view OF protecting phans, and 1T the time of
getting clear of Chancery Courts. propose Or
phons Court IN each county and corporation. To be
short aud concise will lay down the forms and rules
Have one three of the best informed men
you get in the county. be Justices or Judges
of the Orphans Court; have clerk o register and
sit every month, aud have exclusive Jurisdiction of
Executors. Administrators and Guardians bust.
ness; let the clerk or register be the commits
sioner to officially settle all accounts, having oil
the parties before him, with the right of
appeal; make your laws hero rigid and
binding possible: let every account be settled in
twelve months from the date of qualification; if not
done let it be the ex oficio duty CT the court to
award summons ugains the executor, administrator.
guardian, to appear at tho court to settle and
abide he further order of the court; make him do
certainly, but after he has done all this, and complied
with the strict letter of the law for heaven sake
a reasonable time, say five years from the date Of
qualification. give him and his securities final DIS
charges then land not until them shall shortly get
rid Of the Chancery Courts, (then because :here will
be no good for tn mi g. hen my die with some
hope and certainty of getting some friend to admin
ister his estate, and of its passing quickly to his
children to educate them If OF tender years, and to
benefit them if of age other respects. propose
the plan follows: let the Clerk Register keep
docket of all cases; those under the age of twelve
months. to be kept on what IS now called a rule
locke; those Of twelve months, more, to be-
TO the issue docket, and carried the
view OF the court and the cosrt having nothing else
to do will most certainly attend to the matter. The
docket is IS follows