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 1072 72& C0N'GRESS. SESS.-II. CH.- 127._ r'EERUA1 Y 27, 1933. upon such agent filing the proper receipt showing such _payment, the court shall enter an order discharging such agent andhis sureties from all liabili ty therefor. All such funds shall be held and dis- posed of by the collector in the manner provided in section 910. Real and ona l SEC. 914 . WHE N REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OF ABSENT EE TO BE 0=0 fate ' soLD .-The agent must render the court appointing him, annually, an account, showing 1 . The value and character of the property received by-him, what portion thereof is still on hand what sold, and for what. 2 . The income derived therefrom. 3. Expenses incurred in the care, protection, and management thereof, and whether paid or unpaid. When filed the court may examine witnesses and take proofs in regard to the account, and if satisfied from s uch accounts and proofs that it w all b e for the bene fit and advantage of the persons interested therein, the court may, by order, direct a sale to be made of the whole or such parts of the real or personal property as shall appear to be proper, and the purchase money to be deposited with the collector. Agent's liability on SEC. 915. LIABILITY OF AGENT ON HIS BOND.-The agent is liable bon d' on his bond for the care and preservation of the estate while in his hands, and for the payment of the proceeds of the sale as required in the preceding sections, and may be sued thereon by any person interested. Certificate to claim- SEC. 916. CERTIFICATE TO CLAIMANT .-When any person appears an t. and claims the money paid to the collector of the Paliama Canal the court making the distribution must inquire into such claim, and being first satisfied of his right thereto, must grant him a certificate to that effect, under its seal ; and upon the presentation of the certifi- cate to him, the auditor must draw his warrant on the collector for the amount. Final settlement, de. SEC. 917 . FINAL SETTLEMENT, DECREE, AND DISCHARGE .When the em, and discharge. estate has been fully administered, and it is shown by the executor or administrator, by the production of satisfactory vouchers, that he has paid all sums of money due from him, and delivered up, under the order of the court, all the property of the estate to the par ties entitled, and performed all the acts lawfully required of him, the court must make a judgment or decree discharging him from all liabi lity to be inc urred ther eaft er. Discovery of prop SEC. 918. DiscovERY OF PR OPERTY .- The final set tl eme nt of an -estate, as in this chapter provided, shall not prevent a subsequent issue of letters testamentary or of administrati on, or of adminis tra- tion with the will annexed, if other property of the estate be dis- covered, or if it become necessary or proper for any cause that letters should be again issued. Accounts of trustees ; distribution. Jurisdiction of dis- trict court to continue . Accounting by trus- tee. Petit ion for settl e- ment. ACCOUNTS OF TRUSTEES ; DISTRIBUTION SEC. 919 . DISTRICT COURT NOT TO LOSE JURISDICTION BY FINAL DIS- TRIBUTION .-Where any trust has been created by or under any will to continue after distribution, the district court shall not lose juris- diction of the estate by final distribution, but shall retain jurisdic- tion thereof for the purpose of the settlement of accounts under the trusts. ACCO UNTING BY TRUSTEE.-And any trustee created by any will, or appointed to execute any trust created by any will, may, fr om time to time, pending the execution of his trust, or may, at the termi- nation thereof, render and pray for the settlement of his accounts as such trustee, before the cour t in which the w ill was probated, and in the manner provided for the settlement of the accounts of execu- tors and administrators. The trustee, or, in case of his death, his