, 1854-06-03

4 give 10 tne territory OF Washington in
such sum and with such securities as are
required in other cases Of administration.
4 Sec As The condition of such bond
shall in substance be as follows
The condition of the above bond is that
if A. Bsor A. B. and G. D., surviving
partner or partners of the late firm of
shall use due diligence and fidelity in
closing the affairs of the said co-partner.
ship, apply the proceeds thereof towards
the payment Of the copartnership debts,
render true account on oath to the pro
bate court, whenever required so TO do by
said court, Of all the co-partnership affairs,
and pay over within one year, unless a
longer time be allowed by the probate court.
to the. executor or administrator the ex-
cess, if any there be beyond satisfying the
partnership debts, then this bond shall be
void, otherwise remain in full force.
Sec. 40. The probate court shall have
the same authority TO cite such survivor
or survivors TO account and to adjudicate
upon such account as in the case Of any
ordinary administration, and the parties
interested shall have the like remedies by
means Of such bond for misconduct or
neglect of such survivor or survivors as
may be had against administrators.
Sec. SO. In case the Surviving partner
or partners having been duly cited for that
purpose, shall all neglect or refuse to give
the bond required in the and -
sections Ofthis act, the executor or admin
istrator on the estate of such deceased part
ner, on giving bond as provided in the
following sections, shall forthwith take the
whole partnership estate, goods, chattels,
rights and credits into his own possession,
and shall be authorized TO use the name Of
the survivor or survivors in collecting the
debts due the late firm, il necessary, and
shall, with the partnership property, pay
| the debts due from the late firm, and return
or pay to the survivors his or their proper
tion Of the excess, if any. r.gl
Sec 81. Before proceeding 10 admins
ter upon such partnership property, as pro-
yided in the preceding section, such exeeu-
tor or administrator shall be required by
the probate court to give further bond to
its satisfaction, conditioned that he will
faithfully execute his trust according TO
law, which bond may be enforced like 9TH
er administration bonds. OIL. 30. n ga. aa.
Sec So. Every surviving partner, on the
demand of any administrator Of deceased
partner, shall exhibit TO the appraisers the
partnership property belonging to the firm
at the time Of the death Of such deceased
partner, for appraisement and in case the
administration thereof shall deyolye upon
such administrator, the said Survivor or
survivors shall surrender TO him, on de-
mand, all the property Of such partnership,
including their books, papers, and all nee
essary documents pertaining to the same,
and shah afford him all reasonable infor-
nation and facilities for the execution Of
his trust % ...r.... .fS
Sec SO Every surviving partner who
shall neglect or refuse to comply with the
provisions of the preceding section, may be
cited for such neglect or refusal to appear
before the probate court and unless he
comply with such provision, or show suf-
icient exeuSC for his omission, the probate
court may commit him to the jail Of the
county, thme 10 remain until he comply
or he discharged by due course Of law.
Sec 81. When two or more persons have
been appointed executors or administra-
tors, the probate court may take separate
bond with securities, from each OF them,
or q joint bond, with securities from all Of
them. s-.a r-- .ra. 10 .. .f..t sU.-i
Sec 55, Letters testamentary or Of ad-
ministration shall not be granted to a
nonresident in this Territory and when
an executor or administrator shall become
nonresident the probate court having ju-
risdiction Of the estate Of the testator, or
intestatc Of such executor or adminlstra-
tor, shall revoke his letters. f..
OF THE INVENTORY AND EFFECTS OF DE-
CEASED PERSONS.
Sec. Sc. Every executor and admins
traitor shall make and return upon oath,
into the probate court, within two months
after his appointment, a true inventory Of
the real and personal estate Of the decea-
sed, which is by law to be administered,
and which shall have come 10 his posses
sion or knowledge.
| Sec. 81. The estate and effects COM
prised in the inventory, shall be appraised
by three suitable disinterested personsf
who shall be appointed by the court Of
probate. Ii any part of the estate shall
be in another county. than that in which
letters are issued, appraisers thereof may
be appointed either by the probate judge
having jurisdiction Of the case, or by the
probate judge Of such county, and such
appraisers shall receive as compensation for
their services three dollars per day, to be
paid out of the estate. .....
Sec. 5S. Before proceeding to the dis
charge of their duties, the appraisers, be-
fore any officer authorized to administer
oaths, shall take and subscribe an oath to
DC attached to the inventory, that they will
honestly and impartially appraise the pro-
perty which shall be exhibited to them, ac-
eording to the best Of their knowledge and