Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-10-02
CHAP. SAN ACT

10 enlarge the powers of the several Orphans
Courts held in and for the District Of Co.
Iumba.
SEC IL Be 1T enacted by the Seno'e and
HouSe Of Representatives ofthe United States Of
america in Congress assembled, That the sew
eraI Orphans Courts held in and for the Dis
trict of Columbia be, and they are hereby. au-
thorlzed and empowered to appoint a guardian
or guardians to any and every infant orphan
who may now or hereafter be entitled or have
| right or claim TO any property, real, personal,
or mixed, within, or whose person and risi-
dence my be within, the jurisdiction of said
"r"-', ~~""rt ".h0r said orphan mav have 2
testamentarY guardian; and shall require Of
said guardians so appointed. and OF testament
tary guardians, unless directed otherwise by
the Will appointing them, bond, with good and
sufficient surlty, as now required by law
And when any infant, whose father may be
living, shall, by gift or otherwise, be entitled
TO any property separate from the father, 1t
shall and may be lawful for said courts to
compel the falhe:, as natural guardian, to give
bond and security to account for said property,
and to compel him to account, as guardians in
other cases; and if he shall fail or refuse to
give such bond. or, at his request, said courts
shall have power 10 appoint special guardian
w |chO VI OdIu wiz
give bond and security as in other cases, but
with condition TO suit the case.
Sec. 2. find be 1t further enacted, That in
all cases where any of said courts have here
tofore appointed, or may hereafter appoint,
guardian or guardians, or taken bond, or
may hereafter take bond, from any guardian or
guardians, and shall at any time have good
| cause to believe that the interest of the ward
or wards may require it, said court shall have
power and authority to compel said guardian
or guardians to give additional other or further
security, In such time as said court may d.
rect; and upon his failure to comply with the
order o. court directing such security, said
court shall have power and authority. and II
shall be their duty to dismiss said guardian
from office, and appoint another in his stead,
and order the estate Of the ward 10 be forth
| with delivered to the new appointed guar
dian, and shall have power, by fine and i'm
prisonment, or any legal process, to compel
and enforce a compliance with such order, or
may, where it can be so done, order their mar.
shall to take possession of and deliver the
property Provided, ho1gever, That no order
shall be made directing a guardian to give
new security until he shall have been duly
summoned to show cause against, or have had
ten days notice in writing of the intended ap-
pllcation.
| Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That in
| all cases where any of said courts have here
tofoTe appointed or may hereafter appoint an
administrator or administrators, or have taken
or may take bond from any executor or execu-
tors to any last will and testament, and shall
al any time become satisfied that the security
is insufficient by reason Of the removal or in
solvency of the su7etes in the bond, or any of
them, or by reason of the penalty Of the bond
being too small, or from any other cause what.
ever, it shall and may be lawful for the said
court to order and require the said admlnlstra-
tor or administrators, executor or executors, TO
give additional other, or further security, and
to remove such administrator or administrators,
executor or executors, if they shall fail or re-
fuse to comply with such order, and appoint
an administrator or administrators In his or
their stead, and shall further have power to
order and require any assets or estate OF the
decedent, which may remain unadmlnlstered,
10 be delivered.to said newly appointed ad~
ministrator or administrators de b0nis non, and
to enforce a compliance with such order by
fine and attachment, or any other legal pro-
cess Pr0uided. hOUeUer, That said admins
traitor or administrators, executor or executors,
shall first be summoned to show cause against
such orders, or have ten days notice, in VIII
ting. of the intended application.
Sec. 4. And be 1t further enacted, That the
powers herein granted to said courts, by the
foregoing sections of this act, may be exerci-
sed by said courts er o6icio, or ON the aPpica-
tion Of any one interested.
Sec. S. And be it further enacted, Tha: this
act shall be in force from and after its passage.
Approved, February 20, 1916.