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 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 786. 1900. 473 others being inhabi-tants or residents in such precinct, and also such as shall reside without the district ·and have any estate within the same. Sec. 889. If the minor is under the age of fourteen years the com- Vgrlgz to ¤<>mi¤¤¤> missioner may nominate and appoint his guardian, and if he be above gu I"' that age he  nominate his own guardian, who, if a proved by the comrmssioner ‘ avingl jurisdiction of the estate, shall, be a ointed accordingly; and if the guardian nominated by such minor shall? not be approve by such commissioner, or if the minor shall reside without t e district, or if, after having been cited by the commissioner, he shall neglect to nominate ea suitable {person, the commissioner may nominate an appoint the guardian in - e same manner as if the minor were under ourteen years of a_ge. Sec. 890. Every guardian so appointed shall have the custody and 0,P;u'§,‘§§",,‘},'}" "““°“ tuition of the minor and the care and mana ement of his estate, and shall continue in office until the minor shallgliave arrived at the age of twenty-one years, or until the guardian shall have been discharged according to law: Pmvided, `hmwver, The father of the minor, if livin `, and incase of his death the mother, while she remains unmarried, being themselves respectively competent to transact their ownbusiness, , shall be entitled to the custody of the person of the minor and to the care of his education. Sec. 891. Every such guardian shall give bond, with surety or B°¤d °* ¤“¤’dl¤¤· sureties, to the United States, in such sum as the commissioner may order, with conditions as follows: ‘ First. To make a true inventory of all the real estate, and ·of all goods, chattels, rights, and credits of the ward that shall come to his possession or knowledge, and to return the same to the commissioner at such time as the latter may order; _ Second. To dispose of and manage all such estate and effects accerd— ing to law and for the best interest of the ward, and faithfully to discharge his trust in relation thereto, and in relation to the custody, education, and maintenance of the ward; · Third. To render, on oath, an account of the property in his hands, including the (proceeds of all real estate sold by him, and of the management and isgosition of all such property, within a year after his appointment, an at such other times as the commissioner shall direct; ‘ ourth. At the expiration of his trust, to settle his accounts with the commissioner or with the ward or his legal representatives, and to pay and deliver over all the estate and effects remaining in his hands, or due from him on such settlement, to the person or persons who shall be legally entitled thereto. Sm. 892. Eveirixiafather may, by his last will in writing, appoint ·a g£,‘},§,fnfm°“*“¥Y guardian or guans for any of his children, whether born at thetime ' of making the will or afterwards, to continue during the minority of the child or for a less time. And eve mother may, by her last will in writing}, appoint a guardian or g¤nxl&ans for anly of her children, to continue uring the minority of the child or for a ess time: The father of such child or children is dead and has not appointed a guardian, or whenever, by judgment of divorce between such father and mother, the custody of suc child or children nas been awarded to the mother; and every such testamentary guardian shall have the same powers and perform the same duties with regard to the person and estate of the ward as a guardian appointedby the commissioner: Pr0· vided, Nothing in this section shal be construed to deprive either the surviving father or mother of the custody of the person of his or her children, such surviving parent being competent to transact his or her own business. ·, Sec. 893. Every such testamentary guardian shall give bond in like mg$>¤gmig,a*:¤¤¤¤¤· manner and with like conditions as is before required of a guardiang "