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 72d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 127. FEBRUARY 27, 1933 . 1091 SEC. 1017 . MORE THAN ONE GUARDIA N OF A PERSO N MAY BE th an one A ppoi ntme nt of guardian.. A PPOINT ED .-The court, in' its discretion, whenever necessary, may appoint more than one guardian of any person subject to guardian- ship, each of whom must give a separate bond, and be governed and liable in all respec ts as a so le guardia n. SEC. 1018 . ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN, HOW ENTERED.-Any order Entry of order ap- appointing a guardian becomes a decree of the court and must be pointing guardian . entered at length in the minute book of the court or must be signed by the judge and filed. The provisions of chapters 23 to 35 relative to the estates of dece- relating to estates ool dents, so far as they relate to the practice in the district court, apply decedent , toz govern, to proceedings under this chapter. SEC. 1019. PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 532 AND 533 APPLY TO GUA RD- Sureties, qualifica. tions etc ., of. TANS .-The provisions of sections 532 and 533 are hereby declared to Aria, p.tool. apply to guardians appointed by the court, and to the bonds taken or to be taken from s uch guardians, and t o the sureties on su ch bonds. SEC. 1020. COURT MAY MAKE DECREE AUTHORIZING GUARDIAN TO MAKE Decree authorizing guardian to make con- CONVEYAN CE FOR INCOMPETENT .-When a person who is bound by a veyancesofrealty, pur- contract in writing to convey any real estate sha ll afterwa i is and s cant to co ntract . before making the conveyance become and be adjudged to be an incompetent person, the court may make a decree authorizing and directing his guardian to convey such real estate to the person entitled thereto. Such decree may be made under the provisions of sections Ante,pp. 105r. 841 to 851, all of which provisions are hereby incorporated in this section ; the word inc ompetent being subst ituted for the word deceased or decedent and the word guardian being substituted for the words administrator or executor, respectively, wherever said words occur. SEC. 1021. CONVEYANCE BY GUARDIAN .-When a person who is When contract made by ward's ancestor, etc. bound by contract in writing to convey any real estate, or to transfer any personal property, dies before making conveyance or transfer, and in all cases when such decedent, if living might be compelled to make such conveyance or transfer, the court, having jurisdiction of the guardianship proceedings of such minor may make a decree authorizing and directing the guardian of any minor, who has suc- ceeded by distribution to the estate of such deceased person, to convey or transfer such real estate or personal property to the person entitled thereto. SEC. 1022 . ATTORNEY'S FEES AGAINST MINOR FIRED BY COURT MENT NOT IN EXCESS OF $500 .-All cont racts for attorney's fees made c o unt. minor fixed by by or for the benefit of minors shall be void, and whenever a judg- ment shall be recovered by or on behalf of a minor, the attorney's fees chargeable against said minor shall be fixed by the court in which said judgment is rendered ; and if said judgment is for mone y, and there is no general guardian of said minor, one shall be appointed by the court, and the entire amount of the judgment shall be paid to and shall be cared for by such general guardian, under the control of the court : Provided, That where a minor has brought an action P~enc of Jnag° by a guardian ad litem and has recovered a money judgment not in ment below $loo re- excess of $500, exclusive of costs, and the guardian ad litem is a covered by minor. parent or blood relative of said minor, then, with the approval of the court that rendered the judgment the whole amount of said judgment may be paid directly to such guardian ad litem without any bond being required therefor. The court in any of the cases provided for herein may direct the amount fixed as attorney's fees to be paid directly to the attorney, and t he balance to be pai d to such guardian ad litem of said minor, or to t he general guardian of said minor if a general guardian has been appointed or is required by the court. I
 * JUDG- Att orney's fees