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 1234 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 854. 1901. bia, a copy of which is to these presents annexed, and administration of all the goods, chattels, and credits of the deceased is hereby granted andcommitted unto, the executor by said will appointed. Witness (A B) the chief justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia, this .._. day of -- -. . Test: · C D, Register of Wills. m§;§§,*,ffs °* udmim Sec. 273. Lizrrmzs or ADM1N1srnAr1oN.—On the death of any person leaving real or personal estate in the District, letters of administration on his estate may be ranted, on the application of any person inte1·- ested, on proof, satisgctory to the probate court, that the decedent died intestate. B°¤d- Sec. 274. BoND.——Every administrator, except corporations authorized to. act as administrators, shall, before' entering on his duties, file in the probate court his bond to the United- States, with securit approved by the court, in such penalty as the court shall direct, with condition to administer according to law all the money, goods, chattels, rights, and credits of the deceased; and when the court shall have ordered the sale of the decedent’s real estate, he shall give a like bond conditioned to administer the proceeds of the real estate that may be sold for the payment of the decedent’s debts which shall come into his possession, or to the possession of any other person for him, and -0****- in all other respects perform the trust reposed in him, and shall also take and subscribe an oath similar to that prescribed for executors. m§,{’g§§§lOl}°g},‘l,§Q§§6 Sec. 275. SPECIAL BOND.—If the person appointed as administrator residue of estate- shall be entitled to the residue of the estate after the payment of the debts, he may, instead of the bond herein provided for, execute a bond, with security approved by the court, in such penalty as the court may consider sufficient, conditioned for the payment of all the debts and claims against the deceased, and all damages which shall be recovered against him as administrator, in which case he shall not be required to return any inventory or account; and in such case the administrato1· shall be personally answerable for all debts, claims, and damages that may be recovered against him, in like manner as the executor who _S*f,"g§§gé, m,b,,m._ gives a similar bond: Provided, That the surety or sureties in said _bond shall not be liable for a greater amount than the penalty thereof. P"”°‘“ "”““°d· Sec. 276. Pmcsons ENTITLED.-—If the intestate leave a widow and a child or children, administration, subject to the discretion of the court, shall be granted either to the widow or child, or one or more of the children, qualified to act as administrator, and further subject to the discretion of the court as follows: Sec. 277. If there be a widow and no child the widow shall be preferred, and next to the widow or children a grandchild shall be preferred. · ' Sec. 278. If there be neither widow, nor child, nor grandchild to act, the father shall be preferred; and if there be no father the mother shall be preferred. Sec. 279. If there be neither widow, nor child, nor grandchild, nor father, nor mother to act, brothers and sisters shall be preferred. Sec. 280. If there be neither widow, nor child, nor grandchild, nor father, nor mother, nor brother, nor sister, the next of kin shall be preferred. Sec. 281. Males shall be preferred to females in equal degree. Sec. 282. Relations of the whole blood shall be preferred to those of the half blood in equal. degree, and relations of the half blood shall be preferred to relations of the whole blood ina remoter degree. Sec. 283. Relations descending shall be preferred to relations ascending, in the collateral line; that is to say, for example, a nephew shall be preferred to an uncle. Sec. 284. None shall be preferred in the ascending line beyond a father or mother, or in the descending line below a grandchild.