The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-20

lPUBLIc--No I.
AN ACT to enlarge the powers Of the severa
orphans courts held ia and for the District OF
Columbia.
Bs snset,d By the Senate and HOUSE Of Rspressn-
iafrss Of s United States Of .fmfrea IN COngre,
s,mblsd, That the several orphans courts held
in and for the District Columbia be, ard they are
hereby, authorized and empowered to appoint a
guardian or guardians 20 any and every infant
orphan who may now or hereafter be entitled or
have right or claim To any properly real personal,
OF mixed, within, or whose person and residence
may be within, the jurisdiction Of said court, excep,
when said orphan may have n testamentary guar
dian; and shall require Of said guardians appoint
ed, and Of testamentary guardians, unless directed
Otherwise by the will appointing them, bond, with
good and sufficient surety, rs now required by law.
And when any infant, whose father may be living,
shall by gin or otherwise, be entitled TO any pro-
perry separate from the father, IL shall and may be
awful for said courts to compel the father, Is nat-
nl guardian, to give bond and security To account
for said property and to compel him to account, as
guardians in other cases; and IL he shall fail
fuse To give such bond or his request, said courts
shall have power 70 appoint a special guardian to
TAKE charge Of said property, who shall give bond
and security IN other cases, but with condition TO
suit the case.
Sac. 9. find be Il further ,nncisd, That in all
cases where any Of said courts have heretofore ap-
pointed, or may hereafter appoint, guardian or
guardians, or taken bond, or may hereafter take
bond from any guardian or guardians, and shall ut
any time have good cause TO believe that the interest
Of the ward or wards may require u, said court
shall have power and authority 10 compel said
guardian or guardians to give additional other or
further security, in such time said court may d.
rect; and upon his failure 10 comply with the order
Of court drectiag such security, said court shall
have power and authority, and it shall be their duty,
TO dismiss said guardian from office, and appoint
another in his stead, and order the es,aie Of the
ward to he forthwith delivered to the newly ap-
pointed guardian, and shall have power, by fine
and imprisonment, or any legal process, to compel
and enforce n compliance with such order, or may,
where il can be DONE order their marshal to take
possession Of and deliver the property: Prorided,
however, That no order shall be made directing a
guardian to give new securlty until he shall have
been duly summoned to show cause against or
have had ten days notice in writing of the intended
application. :,
SEC. 3. .9nd be il further enacted, That in all
cases where any Of said courts have heretofore APP
pointed or may hereafter appoint, an administrator
or administrators, or have taken may take bond
from any executor or executors TO any last will and
testament and shall at any time become satisfied
that the security is insufficient by reason Of the
movsl or insolvency OF the surcues IN the bond or
any of them, or by reason Of the penalty Of the
bond being too small from any other cause what
ever u shall and may be lawful Tor the SAID court to
order and require the said administrator or admins.
traitors, executor or executors, to give additional
other further security, and to remove such admin
strator administrators, executor or executors, ii
they shall fail refuse to comply with such order,
and appoint administrator or administrators in
his or their stead and shall further have power to
order and require any assets or estate of the dece
dent which may remain upadministered, to be
delivered to said newly appointed administrator
or administrators de bons non, and to enforce COM
piancs with such order by fine and attachment, or
any other legal process: Preceded ho,rerer, That
said administrator or administrators, executor or
executors, shall first be summoned to show cause
against such orders, or have ten days. notice in
writing of the intended application.
SEC. A. find be Il further enacted, That the pow
herein granted to said courts, by the foregoing
sections Of this act, may be exercised by said
courts cficio or on the application of any one
interested. .. ...
SEC. S. find be il further enacted, That this act
shall be in force from and after its passage.
JOHN w. DAVIS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
g. M. DALLAS,
Vice President Of The United States
and President Of the Senate.
APPROVED, February 20, 1876
... JAMES X. POLK.