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. (cont'd) If the author leaves a will which names no executor, or if the person named cannot or will not act as executor, the court may appoint an "administrator cum testamento annexo" (administrator with the will annexed: administrator c.t.a) who performs the identical functions of an executor. When the estate has been settled and the executor discharged, or when the executor is removed before the estate is completely administered, the court may appoint an "administrator de bonis non cum testamento annexo (adminis­trator de bonis non with the will annexed: administrator d.b.n.c.t.a.) to deal with the remaining or after-acquired property under the will.

If the author left a will without naming an executor, and an administrator c.t.a. or administrator d.b.n.c.t.a. is in existence at the time of renewal regis­tration, an application in the name of the next of kin will be refused on the

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