The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-02-23
JOB PRET'TLHsG
LAWS OF THE STATE.

An ACT to Amend Sections One
| and Two Of Chapter XCI.. Part
H., Title ", of the General
Statutes, in regard to the Time
of Making Returns by Ezecu-
tors and Administrators. ~
Section l. Be 1t enacted, de-, That
Sections one and twoof Chapter 81,
Part 2, Title 1, of the General Stat
utes, be, and the same are hereby
amended, as follows, to wit: By
striking out, in the second line of
Section l, all after the word "cus-
tody" 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
in Section 2, in the second line,
thereof, all after the word return"
down to the word cit in the fourth
line, and Inserting in lieu thereof
the words 'withiu the time pre-
scribed in Section l Of this Chap
ter; y also, by striking out in said
Section in the sixth line all after
the word ::account,' down to the
word :ssuch," in the seventh line
thereof, and inserting il lieu of the:
same the words -"Within twenty
days from the time Of the service of
the said citation upon them" so.
that said Sections l and 2 as amend
ed 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 OBJ
tanned probate Of will or letters Of
administration, a just and true ac-
count upon oath of the receipts and
expenditures of such estate the pre-
ceding year, which, when examined
and approved, shall be deposited
with the inventory and appraise-
| ment, or other papers belonging to
such estate, in the Office Of said
Judge of Probate, there to be kept
for the inspection of such persons
| as may be interested in the said es-
tate" "When an administrator or
executor appointed by the Judge Of,
| Probate shall neglect to make his
| annual return witbEhr;;2 TIE time pre-
| scribed in Section l Of this Chaps
| ter, 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 said citations
such defaulter shall be adjudged il
contempt, and the Judge of Pro-
bate is empowered and required to
issue his attachment against such
| defaulter, and he or she shall purge
such contempt by rendering such
account. Such defaulter shall be
fined in a sum not exceeding tWen-
ty dollars for each and every day
during which said default may con
tinue. And in case Of such recre-
ant administrator. be may further
revoke the letters Of administra-
ton: Provided, That upon good
and sufficient cause shown before
such Judge of Probate he may ex-
cuse the omission on the part of
such executor or administrator to
make the return required: in the
Act within the time herein limited,
and the said Judge of Probate may
give to such executor or admins
traitor so in default a reasonable
time within which to file his return;
not exceeding sixty days. .r-..-z.5.
Sec. 2. That all Acts or parts Of
| Acts inconsistent with the amend
ment herein be, and the same are
hereby, repealed. =
Approved December "a, 1880.