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column, distinctly, in figures, opposite to their respective article;
the contents of each column shall be cast up and set down, and
likewise the contents of the whole shall be cast up, and set
down under the last column.
SEC. 6. When the inventory shall be finished, the appraisers
shall certify the same, under their hands and seals, and a certi-
ficate of their having taken the oath or affirmation as aforesaid,
shall be thereto annexed; and every inventory shall be returned
to the proper office within three calendar months from the date
of the letters, or within such time from the date of the warrant,
in case a second warrant shall have issued, as the case may
require, unless further time, on application of the party, shall
be granted by the court; and it shall be the duty of any exe-
cutor, administrator or collector, taking out the warrant, to
return the inventory or inventories which shall be delivered to
him by the appraisers; and on failure by the executor, adminis-
trator or collector, attachment may issue to enforce the return ;
and on the attachment the court shall have power to fine the
party not exceeding thirty dollars.
SEC. 7. If there be any of the persons interested in the admi-
nistration within three miles of the place where the personal
estate is to be appraised, it shall be the duty of the executor,
administrator or collector, and of the appraisers, to give notice
to the said persons, or at least two of them, of the time and
place appointed for making the appraisement.
SEC. 8. Every executor, executrix, administrator or adminis-
tratrix, shall return likewise within the time, and under the
pain aforesaid, with an affidavit of the truth annexed, an inven-
tory of the money belonging to the deceased which hath come
to his or her hands, and of the debts due to the deceased which
hath come to his or her knowledge, specifying the nature of
each debt, and setting down such as he or she shall deem
sperate, distinct and separate from those which he or she shall
deem desperate or doubtful.
SEC. 9. Every collector likewise shall return, within the
time, (unless superseded) and under the form aforesaid, with
an affidavit of the truth annexed, an inventory of the money of
the deceased, which he or she hath collected, belonging to the
deceased, or received in discharge of debts due to the deceased.
SEC. 10. Whenever personal property of any kind, or assets
not mentioned in an inventory already made out, shall come to
the possession or knowledge of an executor, executrix, admi-
nistrator or administratrix, or collector, an account or inventory
of the same shall be returned, appraised by two respectable
disinterested sworn appraisers, appointed by any justice of the
peace, or judge of any orphans court, within two calendar
months from the time of the discovery.
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