658 TESTAMENTARY LAW. [ART. 93.
186. The Orphans' Court may, in their discretion, upon the
application in writing of any guardian whom the/ may have
appointed, revoke the appointment of such guardian, and appoint
a new guardian or guardians.
187. If any guardian whose appointment is revoked, shall
refuse or neglect in a reasonable time after demand, to deliver
over to such new guardian or guardians the property of his
ward, the court may compel the same by attachment, and may
direct the bond of such removed guardian to be put in suit.
188. Nothing contained in the two preceding sections, shall
be construed to relieve the guardian whoso appointment is
revoked from the liabilities of other guardians whose appoint-
ments are revoked; and such revocation shall be of no force and
effect whatsoever, until the newly appointed guardian shall have
signified his acceptance of the appointment by filing in the
Orphans' Court his bond, in such penalty and with such sureties
as the court shall approve.
189. Whenever the Orphans' Court, for any cause, shall re-
voke the guardianship of any guardian, and there be no re-
maining guardian, they shall appoint a new guardian; and if
the party whose guardianship is revoked, shall not within a
reasonable time to be fixe'd by the court, deliver over to the re-
maining guardian (if there be one, if not, then to the new
guardian) all the property of the ward remaining in the hands
of the party whose guardianship is revoked, and also all the
books, bonds, notes, and evidences of debt or funds, and also
all title to property or stock which belong to, or are due to the
ward, in the possession of the guardian, and also pay over to
the remaining guardian (if there be one, if not, then to the new
guardian) all the money due to said ward, the said court may
compel the delivery and payment over as aforesaid by attach-
ment and sequestration of the property of the party whose
guardian ship may be revoked, and may direct his bond to be put
in suit.
190. Where any infant shall be entitled to any legacy or
distributive share of an estate, or any personal property in
the hands of an administrator, and a guardian for such infant
has been, or may be, appointed by any Orphans' Court of this
State, whose appointment, however, has been irregularly made,
and is or shall be liable to be revoked or declared void, for
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