332 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-June 3, 1715.

C. P.

Accounts within twelve months next after Adm'n Cofnitted
of the personall Estates of such Deced persons and if any
Administrator shall faile to Exhibitt such Inventory or give
Acct within the time afd being Lawfully thereunto Cited that
then the said Judge if he see Just Cause may Issue forth
Process of Attachmt against such Administrator to oblige him
her or them as well to Exhibit an Inventory or render acct as
afd as to answer for his her or their Contempt of such former
process after the Usuall Manner and in Case such Adminis-
trator shall not render such Acct or Exhibitt such Inventory
Untill two Sev^ll Attachmts shall be returned to two Separate
Courts agt such Adm'rs Either that the Adminis0' hath been
Attached or is not found in the County where they Live itt
shall & may be Lawfull for the said Judge to revoke the first
Letters of Adm'n to such Adminisrr Comitted and shall grant

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admrn de bonis non Administratis to such as shall have the
next right to such Adm'n which said Administrator shall be
duly Qualifyed as Usuall and give Security as all other Ad-
minisrrs doe and shall sue and Implead the former Adminisr
before the Judge afd for the Exhibiting an Inventory and
rendering an Account of the Estate of the Intestate or if he
shall see fitt shall make Application to such Judge or Comry
Genl for the Assignm^t of the bond Entered into by the former
Adminisr and his Sureties and shall or may put the same bond
in Suite against such Adminis'r and his Sureties (if need be)
to be relieved thereon for any Neglect or Mall Administracon
by such former administrator done or Suffered of such De-
ceased psons Estates.
And be itt further Enacted by the Authority afd by and with
the Advice and Const afd that when a full Acct is made by any
Adminisr of any Intestates Estate the Judge afd shall make or
Cause to be made distribution of the Surplusage of such
Estate in Manner and forme following (that is to say) one
third part of the said Surplusage to the wife of the Intestate
and all the residue by Equall portions to and amoungst the
Children of such persons dying Intestate and such persons

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as Legally represent such Children in Case any of the said
Children be then dead other then such Child or Children
(not being heir at Law) or who shall have any Estate by the
Settlemt of the Intestate or shall be Advanced by the Intestate
in his Life time by portion or portions Equall to the Share
which shall by such Distribution be Allotted to the other
Childa to whome such distribution is to be made. And in
Case any Child (other then the heir att Law) who shall have
an Estate by Settlement from the said Intestate in his Life
time by portion not Equall to the share which will be due to
the other Children by such distribution as afd then soe much