GEORGE HOWARD, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

1851.

ninety days, after the authentication or probate of the will;

CHAP. 315

Provided, That nothing in this section contained shall extend

to cases in which at the time of the passage of this act,

Proviso.

ninety days shall have elapsed from the authentication or

probate of any will.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of

Executor and ad-

every executor or administrator hereafter qualified, to ren-

ministrator, shall
pass first account

der to the orphans' court of the county in which he may

within twelve
months.

have received letters testamentary, or of administration,

within the period of twelve months from the date of such

letters, the first account of his administration, and in case

he shall fail to do so, his letters may in the discretion of

His letter may be

such court be revoked, and the court may, if there be no re-

revoked.

maining executor or admimstiator, appoint a new adminis-

trator.

Sec 4. And be it enacted, That the orphans courts of the

Court may order

several counties in this slate, be, and they are hereby au-

executor or admin-
istrator to bring

thorised and empowered in their discretion, and whenever

into court or to
deposit funds &c.

to them it shall seem proper, either ex officio, or upon ap-

plication, to order any executor or administrator, to whom

they may have granted letters testamentary, or of adminis-

tration, to bring into court or place in bank or invest in bank

Invest.

stock, or in any other good security, any money or funds

received by such executor or administrator, and the court

shall direct the manner and form in which such money or

funds shall be placed in bank or invested as aforesaid, and

Case of neglect.

if such executor or administrator, shall not within a rea-

sonable time to be fixed by the court, comply with the or-

der of the court, the letters testamentary or of administra-

tion, granted to such executor or administrator may be re-

Letters revoked.

voked.

Sect. 5. And be it enacted, That the orphans courts of the

Court may order

several counties in this slate, be, and they are hereby au-

executor, admin-
istratoror guardian

thorised and empowered in their discretion, and whenever
to them it shall seem proper to order any executor or ad-

to bring into court
or deposit or invest
funds subject; to
order of court.

ministrator, to whom they may have granted letters testa-

mentary or of administration, or any guardian whom they

may have appointed, or whose bond they may have appro-

ed of, if it be a natural or testamentary guardian, to bring

into court, or place in bank, or invest in bank or other in-

corporated stock, or in any other good security, any money

or funds received by such executor, administrator or guar-

dian, and the court shall direct the manner and form in

which such money or funds shall be placed in bank or in-

vested as aforesaid, and the same shall at all times be sub-

ject to the order and control of such court, and if such ex-

ecutor, administrator or guardian, shall not within a reason-

Case of neglect.