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Of the family, rather than stranger
should administer decedent's estates
adopting 9 system of card indiees b
connection with the closing up Of e
tates.
The bonds Of administrative ofieen
are the most important part Of the I'D
fministration. Judge Homer has driver
from the Probate Court all "faks bonds
men" and has examined into bonds Cd
all administrators and other admins
trative officers Of this court The costs
Of administration have been rather high
in Cook County, but under the power
granted TO Judge Horner by statute, he
has released costs in the smaller estates
where the payment Of costs has been q
burden to the benefciaries. The amount
released by him In these smaller estates
has amounted to hundreds Of thousands
Of dollars; notwithstanding this, the
clerk 8 Office has paid over to the county
q profit each year Of his administration
after paying all expenses Of maintaining
the Office.
Among other things accomplished by
Judge Homer has been the following:
Secured q reduction in the costs of
legal publications in the Probate Court
by abolishing what is known as Ore
bates"
Saving the necessity of-taking our
administration in many cases where de-
cedent left but small estate.
Required all "attOrneys-in-fset" re-
eeiving money on behalf of foreign heirs
to account to the court, showing that
the money was actually paid over to
their principals.
Required the payment Of personal
property taxes to the county from es-
tates before they could be closed.
Required administrators and execu-
tors to close estates, where practical,
promptly after the year Of administrs-
ton.
Established the practice of person
ally examining minors in open court in
settlement cases for injuries to minors.
Opened up q bureau in connection
with the Probate Court 80 that persons
without means may have counsel fur
nished to them gratuitously by the
county.
Established rules requiring notice to
be given to all members of the family
Of the appointment Of eonservators and
guardians.
Prepared . revision Of the law Of the
State on the subject Of the administra-
tion Of dseedent's estates, the admins
tratiOn Of minors estates, and of insane
and spendthrift ward estates. On each
of these subjects Judge Horner has pre-
pared Q complete code Of statutory en-
actment and to facilitate and simplify
the procedure and make more efficient
the administration Of these Estates
work Of months and years-introdueed
in the Senate as Bills No. 500, No. $40
and No. 511. Spent his own money to
further legislation on the subject.
Revised rules Of court.
: Work Of the court up to date-prompt
hearings.
President of the Seventh Exemption
District Neighborhood Committee.
Chairman of Legal Advisory Commit
tee, Eighth District.
Arbitrator in controversies between !
employer and union labor-deeisions uni |
fOrmly regarded a. fair.
Judge HOrner has adopted the rule Of
keeping his Office open after hours.
he has been overwhelmingly endorsed
by the Chicago Bar Association and the
Lawyers Association The Chicago Bar
Association says:
'By his administration Of the ofsee
Of Probate Judge during the past four
years, Judge Homer has DEMoNsTRA-
TED his EXCEPTIONAL capacity and
atnsss Tor the Office"
The thousands of loyal friends Of
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