Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-10-27

CHAP. o7-An Act supplementary to the act passed on
the twentieth day of February eighteen hundred and
fouy-siI, entitled "An act TO enlarge the powers ol
the several orphans held IN and for The District
Of Columbia"
Src. /. Be II enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled That every orphan or other infant
TO whom the orphans courts of the Dtrict oil Column
ba are authorized and empowered by the act 10 which
this is supplementary, or by any other law in force
in The said district IN either county terro 10 ap
point guardian shall he entitled, on arriving ut the
age of fourteen years or al any age between fourteen
and twenty years, Notwithstanding any appoint
OF guardian before made by such courts or either
of then To elect guardian for himself OF herself
Provided, The orphans court within whose Jursdc-
may be the person and residence OF such orphan,
any property, real personal, mixed TO which such
orphan il entitled, or where guardian had been duly
appointed be FORE the court by which said former
dian had been appointed approve the character and
competency Of tho person so elected guardian: And
provided such orphans, court shall and may require OF
The guardian elected such security, and exercise
wards him all such jurisdiction and powers for COM
pelling the faithful administration ut his trust, as are
provided in the said act any other law in force As
aforesaid, in the Of guardians appointed by the
said court aud f the sad court IN the due exercise Of
such its jurisdiction and powers shall see fl to super
cede and such guardian or isuch guardian die,
or become incompetent during the minority Of such or
phan the said court shall forthwith cite such orphan to
appear and make new election of guardian, which
such orpban may do under tho conditions and
srctions herenbtorc prescribed IN respect TO the
or pina election Of guardian; and for the interval Of
the first elected guardian and the election Of
tier by such orphan, the said court may u It deem II
eyoedirnt appoint guardian ad interim until such
election be made taking such security Of such guardian
I'D ,nttrm and exercising over him such jurisdiction
aud powers may ne required and gwen in the
cases Of other guardians: And provided further That
where guardian be superseded by such election,
he shall have notice Of tho application by summons or
in writing.
SEc . And be Il further enacted, That il any surety
oC guardian by petition 10 the court, before which he
was bound setting forth that he appehen ds himself OF
herself to be in danger II suffering thereby, shall pray
that be may be relieved The said court, after summons
10 answer the petition shall have been served upon ns
guardian or copy of such summons left at The place OF
h,s sna abode shall order him give counter security
rr m. romn,ee Indemnity oil the original surety or 10
deliver The wards estate the hands Of the surety or
OF some other person. in either OF which cases snal,
,ak security OF the person into whose hands
H. estate shall be delivered as aioresaid and
sch court shall and may make such further and other
order for the relief of the petitioner as 10 II shall seem
Approved, August 8, 1886.