840 ARTICLE 65.

1929, ch. 74, sec. 56J.

56J. If any guardian shall fail to file any account of the moneys
received by him from the Bureau on account of his ward within thirty days
after such account is required by either the court or the Bureau, or shall
fail to furnish the Bureau a copy of his accounts as required by this sub-
title, such failure shall be grounds for removal.

1929, ch. 74, sec. 56K. 1983, ch. 277.

56K. Compensation payable to guardians shall not exceed 5 per cent,
of the income and benefits received for the ward during any year. In the
event of extraordinary services rendered by such guardian the court may,
upon petition and after hearing thereon, authorize additional compensa-
tion thereof payable from the estate of the ward. Notice of such petition
and hearing shall be given the proper office of the Bureau in the manner
provided in Section 56-I. No compensation shall be allowed on the corpus
of an estate received from a preceding guardian. The guardian may be
allowed from the estate of his ward reasonable premiums paid by him to
any corporate surety upon his bond.
See notes to sec. 56-I.

1929, ch. 74, sec. 56L.

56L. Every guardian shall invest the funds of the estate in such man-
ner or in such securities in which the guardian has no interest, as allowed
by law or approved by the court.

Loan made by committee or trustee to himself is improper. Veterans' Admin-
istration v. Hudson, Daily Record, July 2, 1935.

1929, ch. 74, sec. 56M.

56M. A guardian shall not apply any portion of the estate of his ward
for the support and maintenance of any person other than his ward, except
upon order of the court after a hearing, notice of which has been given the
proper office of the Bureau in the manner provided in Section 56-I.

1929, ch. 74, sec. 56N.

56N. Whenever a copy of any public record is required by the Bureau
to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to participate in
benefits made available by such Bureau, the official charged with the cus-
tody of such public record shall without charge provide the applicant for
such benefits or any person acting on his behalf or the representative of
such Bureau with a certified copy of such record.

1929, ch. 74, sec. 56-O.

56-O. Whenever it appears that a veteran of any war, military occupa-
tion or expedition is eligible for treatment in a United States Veterans'
Bureau Hospital and commitment to such hospital is necessary for the
proper care and treatment of such veteran, the courts of this State are
hereby authorized to communicate with the official in charge of such hos-