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OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY SATURDAY, JUNE B. 1854

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than twice the value Of the estate which
value shall be as certained by the probate
Judge, by examination on oath Of the party
applying, and Of any other persons he may
think proper to examine. The bond shall
be conditioned that the executor or admin
istrator shall faithfully execute the duties
of his trust according to law.
Sec. 8. When two or more persons
shall be appointed executors or admins
traitors, the probate judge shall take q sep
arate bond from each of them.
Sec. 8. If the executor be a minor, or
absent from the Territory, letters Of ad-
ministration with the will annexed, shall be
granted during the time of such minority
or absence, to some other person, unless
there be another executor who shall accept
the trust, in which case the estate shall be
administered by some other executor until
the disqualification shall be removed, when
such minor having arrived at full age, or
such absentee shall be admitted as joint
executor with the former, on giving boud
as before required. .....
Sec. 10. Every person who shall be APP
pointed administrator with the will annex
ed, shall, before entering upon the exceu-
ton Of his trust, give bond to the Terri
tory OF Washington, in like manner, aud
with like condition as is required Of an exc
Gator, provided that when such adminisira-
tor shall be appointed in pursuance Of the
last preceding section, there shall be added
to such condition In his bond as follows ::
Faithfully to deliver the letters Of admin
istration into the probate court, in case
such minor shall become Of full age or said
absent executor return aud obtain letters
testamentary on the estate.
Sec. IL. When by reason of suit con-
corning the proof of q will, or from any
other cause, there shall be delay in graut-
ing letters testsmentary or of sdministra-
ton, the judge Of probate may in his dis
erection appoint special administrator,
other than one Of the parties, to collect
and preserve the effects of the deceased
and in case of an appeal from the decree
appointing such special administrator, he
shall nevertheless proceed in the execution
Of his trust, until he shall be otherwise Or
dered BY the district court to which such
appeal is taken.
Sec. l2. Every such administrator shall
before entering on the duties Of his trust
give bond with sufficient surety or sureties,
in such sum as the judge Of probate shall
order, payable 10 the Territory Of WASH
ington, with condition as required Of an
executor, or in other cases of administra-
torship, to make and return into the pro-
bate court within three months, true in
ventory Of all the goods, chattels, rights
and credits of the deceased, which have or
shall come into bis possession or knoWl-
edge and that be will truly account for
all the goods, ohattels, debts and effects of
the deceased, that shall be received by him
as such special administrator, whenever
required BY the judge Of probate, and viii
deliver the same tO the person who shall be
appointed executor or administrator of the
deceased, or to such other person as shall
be lawfully authorized TO receive the same.
Sec. Is. Such special administrators
shall collect all the goods, chattels and
d0bts Of the deceased, and preserve the
same for the executor or administrator who
shall thereafter beappointed aud for thai
purpose may commence and maintain suits
as al administrator, and may also sell such
perishable and other goods as the judge of
probate shall order to be sold, and he
shall be allowed such compensation for his
services as the judge ofprobate shall deem
reasonable
Sec. IA. Upon granting letters testa-
mentary or Of administration, the power Of
the special administrator shall cease, and
he shall forthwith deliver to the executor
or administrator, all the goods, chattels,
money and effects of the deceased, in his
hands, and the executor or administrator
may be admitted to prosecute any suit
commenced by the special administrator, in
| like manner as an administrator de bonis
non is authorized to prosecute q suit COM
menced by former executor or admins
traitor.
Sec. l5. Such special administrator
shall not be liable to an action by any
creditor Of the deceased, and the time for
limitation Of all suits against the estate,
shall begin to run from the time of grant
ing letters testamentary or of administra-
tion in usual form, in like manner as IL
such special administration had not been
granted. r.r.I r.I -.
Sec I6. Application for letters Of adj
ministration shall be made by petition in
writing, signed by the applicant or his at
torney, and filed in the probate court,
which petition shall set forth the facts es-
sential to giving the court jurisdiction of
the case, and such applicant, at the time Of
making such application, shall make an afr
davit stating to the best of his knowledge
and belief, the names and places of resi-
dence of the heirs of the deceased, that
the deceased diad without a will 4
Sec II A similar affidavit with such
variations as thee may require, shall be-
made by administrators of the goods re-