The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-09
LAWS OF OHIO:
pURLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

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mo. ssl AN act
Supplementary to the act entitled ian act
TO provide for the settlement oil the es-
tates OF deceased persons.
Section l. Be 1t enacted by me General As-
sen,Liy of the State IF ohio. That upon complaint
made to the probate Of any county. by the execu.
| tor or executors, administrator OF administrators,
creditor or creditors. devisee or devisees egatee
or egatees, heir or heirs, or other person or per-
sons interested in the estate Of any deceased per-
| sous, against any person or persons suspected of
having concealed, embezzled or conveyed away
any of the moneys, goods, chattels, things in ac
tion or effects OF such deceased, the said court
| shall cite the person persons suspected forth.
with 70 appear before it. and to be examined on
oath or atir,natio touching the matter of the said
| complaint.
Section g., That II any person SO aforesaid
cited, shall refuse or neglect TO appear and sub.
init to an examination as aforesaid, or shall refuse
to answ er such intei ogatories as may he lawfully
proponnded, the probate court shall commit such
person to the Jail Of the county, there to remain
in close custody, until he or she ahaIl submit to
the order and direction of the court in that behalf
Section 3. That all such examinations. inclu.
ding as well questions as answers, shalt be reduc.
ed to writing, signed by the party examined, and
filed in the court before which the same was Ia.
ken.
Section a. That The probate couft shall. If re.
quiTed by either party swear or affirm such other
Marty ,ouchny the ma,,.r of such complao,. ard
sbaIi cause ,be examination of every snch w,,uess
Including n, well oue.,ious AZ answers. 10 bs re.
ducsd IN writing si,ned nv the witness and filed
as aforesaid
Section 4 That if upon anv such exomina
,ion the nrnbate cour shalI he of opi inn that ,be
persou or uefsous accused is or are guilty of either
having concealed. .embezzleJ or convrveda awav auv
moneys. u,ods. ch,,,l,s things in aciiou of effect,
of the decrased person aforesaid. the court shall
Gr,h,v i,l render iudgmeu, in favor of tho exe,n
of ,be estate or IN f,yor of the State of Ohio for
the u.e of the estate of such deceased persou (if
there he mn executor o, administrator in This Sta,e)
against the perspn or persons ST. fonnd guilty. for
,he amount of the moneys o. the value Of the
c,oJs cha,,es THINGS in artion. ar eff,rts en- con
cea,eJ ambezzied or conveyed ayav. ,ouethe,
viii, 10, nor ceutum penaltv. and all The costs of
suci, nrnre.diup mr. comnIaint which sail iudv.
mem, shall he lien upon the real estate Of the nrr.
son mr. nersons AGAINST whom il is rendered. win.
il, Tho co,,o,v from the renJtion thereof
Ser,;nn a Tba, ,he pxecu,or or executors or
adm;n,s,ra,or mr. administrators in favor of whom
anv such ;udym.,t shall have beeu rendered NAV
Cor,h,v,h L.Ivar N ,ke clerk of,bc cour, of cnm.
mon rIs,s or ,hs s,iJ roun,v an authenticated
,ransc,iut which ,he nrob,te Judge i, hereby di.
ron,oJ ~, ,,,.,La a an, anJ JoI;,., on dsm.nd IN such
.x.c,,or -, avocn,or, nr ,In;o;s,r,,or or s,lm;n.
is,r,,ors m which said ,ranscI;n, tho clerk afure
50 id shall immediately issue an execution Of feri
Iacias q, ,evar f,ca. nah,e IN the next term
oc ,ha ,;L .our, nr common, ,Io,. for ,Lo omonn,
" ,hs o.;ain,i uJu"ao, a,t cos,s " .nd ,ha cos,s
which NAV have accrued mr. mav arcrne ,here,n
An,l ,hancscor,h nrnceed;oos nn Tho ,,;d svocm.
tions sh,i ba in ali re.recs az tho sad ;udonen,
had been rendered in the said conri Of commor
Sec,;o, 7 Tbo, sucb ;,domsn, 90 ,e,res,;d