Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-11-06
CHAP. 97,-AN ACT

Supplementary 10 the act passed on the twen-
tleth day of February, eighteen hundred and
torty-slx, entitled An act TO enlarge the
powers of the several orphans courts held
In and Cor the District of Columbia"
lSEC. l. he 1t enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives JCte L. S. Of america
an Congress assembled, That every orphan or
other infant to whom the orphans courts Of
the District of Columbia are authorized and
empowered by the act to which this act is sup
Elementary, or by any other law in force in
the said district; or in either county thereof,
to appoint guardian, shall be entitled, on ar
living at the age of fourteen years, or at any
age between fourteen and twenty~one years,
notwithstanding any appointment of guardian
before made by such courts, or either of them,
10 elect guardian for himself or herself: Pro-
Uided, The orphans court within whose juris-
dlctlon may be the person and residence of
such orphan, or any property, real, personal,
or mixed, 10 which such orphan is entitled, OF
where guardian had been duly appointed be-
fore. the court by which said former guardian
had been appointed approve the character and
competency of the person so elected guardian
find proUided, such orphans court shall and
may require of the guardian, SO elected, such
security, and exercise towards him all such
jurisdiction and powers for compelling the
faithful administration Of his trust, as are pro-
vided in the said act or any other law in force
as aforesaid. in the cases Of guardians appoint
ed by the said court; and if the said court, in
the due exercise of such, its Jurisdiction and
powers, shall see fit to snpercede and remove
such guardian, or if such guardian die, or be-
come incompetent during the minority. of such
orphan, the said court shall forthwith cite
such orphan to appear and make new cleo
ton of guardian, which such orphan may do
under the same conditions and restrictions as
are hereinbefore prescribed in respect to the
original election Of guardian and for the in
terval of time between the removal, death, or
lncompetency of the first elected guardian and
the new election of another by such orphan,
the said court may, if it deem it expedient, ap-
point guardian adj interim until such new e.
lection be made; taking such security of such
guardian ad interim, and exercising over him
such jurisdiction and powers, as are or may
be required and given in the cases of other
guardians: find provided further, That where
guardian is to be superseded by such cleo
ton, he shall have notice Of the application
by summons or in writing.
SEC. 2. find be ii further enacted, That if
any surety of guardian, by petition to the
court, before which he was bound, setting
forth that he appEehends himself or herself to
be in danger of su fcring thereby, shall pray
that he may be relieved, the said court, after
a summons to answer the petition shall have
been served upon the guardian, or a copy of
such summons left at the place of his usual
abode, shall order him to give counter security
for the complete indemnity Of the original
surety, or to deliver the wards estate into the
hands Of the surety, or of some other person /;
in either of which cases it shall take sufficient
security of the person into whose hands the
wards estate shall he delivered as aforesaid 3;
and such court shall and may make such fur.
Their and other order for the relief of the petit
toner as to it shall seem just.
Approved, August 8, 1916.