The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-04-24

DIVISION III or SECTION sas,
SUBDIVISION III OF SECTION
,4,, AND SUBDIVISION III OF
SECTION 3o6s OF THE GENERAL
LAWS, RELATING TO THE SET
TLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS OF
4 TORS. TRUSTEES AND GUARD
IANS.
II Is hereby enacted by the Genera
Assembly of the State OF Vermont:
| Section 1. Section goa of the Gen
eral Laws is hereby amended so as tc
read as follows:
Sec. .3264. An executor or admins
traitor shall render an account of hi,
administration within one year from
the time OF receiving letters tcstamen-
tary or of administration, and annually
thereafter, and al such other times as
the probate court directs; and he may
be examined on oath upon any matter
relating 10 his account II an executor
or administrator fails or ncglects for a
period of thirty days to render his
account as herein provided, the probate
court shall summon him to render his
account within thirty days from the date
of such summons; and II he shall fail
to respond TO the summons the probate
court shall forthwith notify the bonds
men of such failure. The deposit of a
copy of such summons in the registered
mail addressed to the executor or ad-
ministrator, at his last known place OF
abode, shall be sufficient service of such
summons. In cases where the estate has
been in process OF settlement ten years
prior to January /, 1910. ii shall be dis
cretionary with the probate Judge as to
| the time and manner of summoning the
executor or administrator to render his
| account
Sec. 2. Subdivision III of section
1924 of the General Laws is hereby
amended so as to read as follows;
III. To render true and just
account Of his administration to the pro
bate court within one year, and annually
thereafter. and at any other time when
required by the probate court; and
Sec g. Section 34o2 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows.
Sec. 34os A trustee shall. within one
year after his appointment, and an
nually thereafter, and at such other
times as the probate court directs, rem
der to the court an account OF the pro-
ceeds and expenditures of his trustee
ship, and, at the expiration OF his trust,
shall render and settle with the probate
court his account, including the income
and proceeds Of the sale OF personal and
real estate, and deliver the estate and
effects remaining in his hands, eor due
from him in such settlement to persons
entitled to the same. Notice of such
accounting shall be given in the same
manner and the decision Of the court
thereon shall have the same effect as
in case OF settlement of accounts by ex-
ecutors or administrators. II a trustee
fails or neglccts 10 period OF thirty
days to render his account as herein pro-
vidcd the probate court shall summon
him to render his account within thirty
days from the date of such summons
and If he shall fail to respond to the
summons the probate court shall forth
with notify the bondsmen OF such failure
The deposit OF copy OF such summons
in the registered mail addressed to the
trustee, at his last known place Of abode,
shall be sufficient service Of such sum
mons In cases where the trust fund
does not exceed one thousand dollars |
it shall be discretionary with the pro-
bate court to call for rendition of
account once in three years or oftener
as il may deem best
Sec. 4. Subdivision III of section
3473 OF the General Laws is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Ill. To render true and Just |
account of the property in his hands, |
and Of the management and disposition |
OF the same, within one year after his
appointment, and annually thereafter
except as provided in section three |
thousand four hundred and ninety-two |
and at other times when required by the
probate court.
Sec. s Section 500 Of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows
Sec. 800. A guardian whose ward
has real or personal estate shall with
in one year after his appointment, and
annually thereafter, and at such other
times as the probate court directs, rem
der an account of the proceeds and ex-
pcnditurc OF his wards estate, and, at
the expiration of his guardianship, shall
render and settle with the probate court
his account of the property OF his ward,
including the income and proceeds OF
the sale OF his personal and real estate,
and pay over and deliver the estate and
effects remaining in his hands, or due
from him on such settlement, to persons
entitled to the same. II the guardian
fails or neglccts for period OF thirty
days to render his account as herein
provided the probate court shall sum-
mon him to render his account within
thirty DAYS from the date Of such sum-
mons; and If he shall fail to respond to
the summons the probate conrt shall
forthwith notify the bondsmen Of such
failure The deposit Of a copy Of such
summons in the registered mail adj
dressed to the guardian, al his last
known place Of abode, shall be sufficient
service OF such summons. In cases
where the estate Of the ward does not
exceed one thousand dollars il shall be
discretionary with the probate court % !
all for rendition Of account once in
hree ycars>~,r oftener as 4 may deem :
,est =
See. 6 Subdivision Ill Of section
,66s Of the General Laws IS hereby !
so as TO read as follows.
III. To render true and Just
account Of the property in his hands, ,
and OF the management and disposition
81 same. within one year after his APP :
Doin,mcnt, and annually thereafter, ex- $
-ept as provided in section three thou
and seven hundred and SIX and al such
other times as the court directs
Aotroyed ADrii q. 1910