ART. 50. ] SETTLEMENT OF DECEDENTS' ESTATES. 427

REGISTERS OF WILLS

31 Register's bond, where to be recorded, re- newal of bond. 32 Penalty for neglect to execute bond 33 Copy to be sent to governor 34 Register to act as clerk to Orphans' Court, fees 35 To attend office daily, where to keep orig- inal papers and records 36 To receive inventories, etc, and State ac- counts in recess of court 37 May take probate of accounts. 38 In recess of court may pass accounts, and of what amount, to keep record of claims passed.

39 In recess of court may take probate of will and grant letters 40 Fees for advice forbidden. 41 Not to act as attorney 42 When to act as auditor, fees 43 To pay over surplus emoluments 44 Registers to make semi-annual reports of fees, etc, to comptroller, list of clerks, etc 45 Penalty for false swearing of register 46 Bond answerable for surplus emoluments. 47. Comptroller to limit and fix number and compensation of assistant clerks, etc

LETTERS TESTAMENTARY AND EXECUTORS' BONDS

48 Proof of will and granting to executor named letters testamentary, to revoke previous letters of administration 49 Letters testamentary, when and to whom granted, bond 60 When letters may be obtained on attested copy of will, time within which bond to be filed 51. Proceedings where sole executor neglects to bond, though present at probate 62 Proceedings where sole executor not pres- ent at probate, but within State, pro- viso 53 Proceedings where sole executor not pres- ent at probate, and out of State 54. Proceedings where more than one execu- tor 55 Proceedings upon renouncing by executors, proviso 56 Executors not to act without letters, acts done valid after obtaining letters. suffi-

cient in suit by executor to show grant before trial, certificate of letters, evi- dence. 57. Condition of bond by executor or adminis- trator 53 Oath 59. Form of letters testamentary. 60 Disqualifications of executor 61 Questions of disqualification, how deter- mined. 62 Transcript of record of conviction, evi- dence 63. Evidence of citizenship of executor 64 Evidence of unsound mind, proceedings. 65 Allegation of being under age 66 Married woman not entitled to letters un- less bond given by husband 67. Bond of executor above eighteen and un- der twenty-one years

COUNTER-SECURITY.

68 Securities, or counter-securities, etc, of executor or administrator, may have counter-security, administrator failing to give, letters may be revoked, adminis-

trator to deliver property to new admin- istrator, delivery, how compelled 69 Court may require administrator to give new security, revocation on failure, bond may be put in suit.

ADMINISTRATION AND REVOCATION OF LETTERS.

70 Administration, where to be granted. 71 In what county administration granted, proviso 72 Granted to two or more, proviso 73 Persons applying for administration to prove intestacy

74 Qualifications of administrator. 75 Acts of administrator before revocation valid 76 Bond to be given before grant of adminis- tration 77. Oath of administrator.

PERSONS ENTITLED TO ADMINISTRATION.

78 Order in which persons entitled to admin- istration. 79 Same 80 Same 81 Same. 82 Same. 83 Same. 84 Same. 85 Same 86 Same. 87 Same 88 Same. 89. Same

90 Same 91 Same 92 Husband of intestate need not take out administration, proviso, where husband entitled to life estate only 93 Who entitled to notice before grant of ad- ministration 94 Before whom residuary legatee entitled 95 Who shall not administer. 96 Proceedings, upon the declining of letters by persons entitled, and upon the re- signing of those who had accepted, pro- viso