New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-19
No 81.
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Providing for the Appointment Of Public
Administrators, and Defining the Duties
of the same.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of representatives. OF the State
OF Louisiana in Genera! Assembly convened,
That the Governor of the State of Louisiana
shall appoint q suitable person, TO be known
rs Public Administrator, for each and every
parish in the State whose duties and powers
Shall be as fellows: In all intestate success
sions where there is no surviving husband
or wife or heir present or represented in the
State, the Public Administrator of the par.
ism shall be appointed by the Judge of the
proper court to administer the same.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
in ell CONVERSATIONS for the administration
of estates, the Judge of the court in which
the succession is open shall appoint the
Public Administrator of the parish to ad-
minister the same until final decree deter
mines the rights of the respective claim
ants.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, &c, That in
all testate SUGGESTIONS, when from any cause
the executor can not discharge the duties
of his office, the Judge shall appoint the
Public Administrator Of the parish .dative
testamentary executor.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
all vacant SUGGESTIONS shall be administered
by theIPublic Administrator of the parish in
which the deceased died, until the heirs
present themselves and are recognized by
the court and put in possession, and if no
heirs present themselves within one year,
the funds resulting from said estate shall be
paid into the treasury of the State.
SEC. ). Be it further enacted, etc, That
before entering upon the duties OF his Office,
the,sa:d Public Administrator shall file with
the Governor bona with good
and solvent security, to be by him APP
proved, for the faithful discharge of
his duties; which bond stall be for the bene.
fit of, and may be sued upon by any party
interested in any estate upon which he may
administer. In the parish OF Orleans sand
bond shall be in the sum of Fifty thousand
$3.50, 000) dollars, aud in the other parishes
in the sum of ten thousand $4,000 dol
lars; and this amount may be increased
from time to time On the application of any
creditor on showing the same to be neces-
sary.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the Public Administrator shall hold his
office for the term of four years, and until
his successor shalt be appointed and duly
qualified.
SEC. I. Be it further enacted, etc, That
he shall receive as compensation FIVE per
cent on the inventory OF estates admins.
tered by him, and five per cent on all col
IcCbioHo, dAo dii utCosedIy eXpeUScS III LOCK-
ing after and preserving the property of
estates: Provided, That in any contestation
or proceeding, conducted by him under this
act, he shall receive such further compen-
sation as may be fixed by the Judge before
whom the same may be had.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
in all other respects not inconsistent with
this act, he shall have the same powers and
duties now possessed by administrators ur-
der existing laws.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc., That
all laws on the same subject matter incon-
sistent With this law are hereby repealed.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed) MORTIMER CARR,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved, March S. 1870.
(Signed) H. e. WARMOTH.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. Z. BOvER,
Secretary of State.