, 1854-06-17

,,i,,d orJ tho b;rI;ug Of ounrcnticpS. i'm
,Ia' a'so,,Innant and niIovance of accounts
W oyoontors odmini.trn,ors and cnardians
W Lror and Jctrrn,inr MI disputes and con.
troyorsics rosrcctinq wills the right of ex
oantor-Lin oIn,imistrotion and Guardian
sI;m nr ri, ,tiyc ~ thr dutics and acrounts
(t'r, Sc .oan,ars a,lrir;strot tors and onordions
ond y, I,,oN ~ Eeor and Jctrrminr oII d;smtcs and
cortrovnrsfcs % between masters and their
o,.,,rnnticcs Y',, IN hear and determine NIL suits
,pd pdd otLcr nroccndirrs instituted orainst
',~"..,,,nr. ",'" and ADMINISTRATORS unor any do
,naod aoo;nst tLc estate of thoir tcsfofor
nr intcstotr when sucb demand shall not
Svcccd two hundred dollars, subject to an
ionncoI 70 the district court in such manner
os may he nroyidcd Inv law TO award pro-
cess and cause to come before said court
all and every nerson or nersons whom they
NAV deem if necessary TO examine. whether
nortics or witnesses or who. as executors,
ADMINISTRATORS or Guardians or otherwise,
SbolI he entrusted with or in any wise ac-
conntoblc for Dnv lands tenements. goods
or cbottnls belonoiur TO anv minor. orphan.
or norsor oF pnSou1d mind or estate sf
onI deceosed ncrson and NAV examine any
ncyson on oath or affirmation touching any
matter of controversy before them.
Soc THAT said conrt shall proyide
and kcen n suitable seal
Sec s That the court established by this
act shall be court of record, and shall
keen inst and faithful records of its pro-
cecdinrs and shall have power to issue all
writs Which NAV be necessary TO the exer-
else of its Jurisdiction according to the
nrincinles and usages of law.
See a THAT when at any term of the
! prohoto court there is no sheriff or coro-
nor or either of them is not qualified to
oct or botb are from any cause disouali-
Gcd tbo conrt NAV annoint one or more
nersons to exccute process and perform
pnv other dnty of the sheriff who Shall be
entitled IN sncb fees for his services as are
allowed NV law to sberifTs in like cases
Sec I The said court NAV enforce by
ottochment the retnrn of ony writ or pro.
coSS sont ont Of tbc same and the payment
of onv moneys had and received by any
officer thereof whose duty it is made by
law to nav over and the delivery of pa.
nors entrusted TO sucb officer eroGIicially
Soc g THAT No .Judoe of the Probate
conrt shall sit on the determination of any
, csnse or proceeding in which he is interest.
ed or related within the fourth degree to
, either partv. or shall have been counsel.
Sec o That If the iudre be DISQUALIFIED
from anv cousc for sitting on the determin.
alton Of ony causc or proceeding pepdinQ
before him, the same shall be certified with
!, The oriCinal napers to the District conrt oi
tbo county which shall nrocced thereon m
Gnsl Indictment and dctcrminotion tbc
same as t6e Probate court MIGHT have done
, Sec TO- That if said Court shall moi
be held on the first doy Of tho term such
court shall stand adiourncd from dav m
dav pntil the evening of thc third dav n
ot that fine the ipdgc shall NOT have an.
neared and opened Court tbe same shall
Stand odiourned until tbc ncxt regular form
|, ISneciol odiourned terms NAV 6o hold in
| Continuation of the regular term. mon its
, being so ordered by the court in term fine
, and entered Inv the clerk unon the record
f of the court. IU.'''..-
II Scc II That zach ;udce of Probate
conrt shall he n conseryatcr Of the neocc
tbrouohout his county.
i Sec 10 That when any issue is mend.
inc nropcr 10 he tried Inv n iurv the conr,
lin its discretion NAV order a iury to be
summoned bv the sheriff or selected in any
manner as NAV be prescribed by law for
selecting iuries in the District coIrt
Sec IL That trials bv iurv in said
court shall be governed in all cases as sim.
rlilar trials in the District court and writs Of
Iinouiry NAV in like manner be awarded and