The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-01-26
IiseeIla'reons. 9
ACTS PASSED AT TIE LAST
SESSION.

AN ACT to Amend Sections One
(D and Two (2) Of Chapter
XCI, Part II, little ", Of the
General Statutes, in Regard to
the lime Of Making Returns by
Executors and Administrators.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the
State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly,
and by the authority Of the same:
SECTION /. That Sections one
CD and two (2) of Chapter Nine
ty-onc (XCI) Part II, Title ", Of
the General Statutes: 5e. and the
same are hereby amended, as fol-
lows, to-wit: BY striking out, IN
the second linc Of Section l, all
after the word "cusSody" down to
the word "render" in the third
line, and inserting in lieu thereof
the words "during the months OF
January and February Of each
year." and by striking out Section
2, in the second line thereof, all
after the word "return" down to
the word 'it," in the fourth line,
and inserting in lieu thereof the
words "within the time prescribed
in Section one (1) of this Chap
ter" also by striking out in said
section in the sixth line all after
the word "account," down to the
word "sucb," in the seventh line
thereof and inserting in lieu OF
the same the words "within tWen-
ty days from the time Of the SER
vice Of the said citation upon
them so that said Sections l and
i2 as amended shall read "That
| executors or administrators Shall
annually, while any estate shall
remain in their care or custody
during the months Of January
and February of each year, render
to the Judge of Probate OF the
County from whom they obtained
probate of will or letters OF ad-
ministration, a just and true &C
count upon oath of the receipts
and expenditures ofsucn estate the
preceding year, which: when ex-
amined and approved, shall be de-
posted with inventory and ap-
praisement, or. other papers De-
longing 10 such estate, IN the
Office of said Judge of Probate,
there to be kept for the inspec'
ton of such persons as may be IN
terested in the said estate" >"
"When an administrator or exc
cutor appointed by the Judge OF
Probate shall neglect to make MS
annual return within the time
prescribed in Section l OF this
chapter, it shall be the duty OF
the Judge of Probate forthwith to
cite him or her SO to do; and
upon his or her neglect or refusal
to render such account within
twenty days from the service OF
the sold citation, such defaulter
shall be adjudged in contempt,
and the Judge Of Probate is en-
powered and required to issue his
attachment against such detaulter,
and he or she shall purge such
contempt by rendering such &C:
count. Such defaulter shall be
fined in sum not exceeding
twenty dollars for each and every
day during which said default
NAV continue. And in case o.
such recreant administrator, be
may further revoke the letters O.
administration Provided, Tha1
upon good and sufficient cause
shown before such Judge of Pro
bate he may excuse the omission
on the part CT such executor OF
administrator to make the return
required in the Act within thi
time herein limited, and the sal(
S Judge Of Probate may give t(
such executor or administrator 81
in default q reasonable time with
: in which to file his return, not ex
ceeding sixty days.
=. Sec. 2. That all Acts or parts Q
/. Acts inconsistent with the amend