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PUBLIC LAW 89-183-SEPT. 14, 1965

refuses to render the account, the court may proceed against him by attachment, and may commit him until he renders the account. § 20-1709. Lost property The Probate Court may make allowance to an executor, administrator, or collector for property of the decedent which has perished or been lost without the fault of the party. Profit may not be made and loss may not be sustained by an executor or administrator in the increase or decrease of the estate under his management. H e shall return an inventory and account for the increase, and may be allowed for the decrease on the settlement of the final or other account. § 20-1710. Executor or administrator of deceased executor or administrator entitled to commission; accounts The executor or administrator of a deceased executor or administrator shall return, on oath, to the court, on or before the day named as provided by section 20-359 (b), a list of the bonds, notes, accounts, and money provided by subsection (a) of that section, and may retain out of the money such commission as the court allows, not exceeding ten per centum on the principal inventory. The personal estate and money turned over by him constitute assets in the hands of the administrator de bonis non, to be accounted for by him as such. CHAPTER 19—DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS Sec. 20-1901. 20-1902. 20-1903. 20-1904. 20-1905. 20-1906. 20-1907.

Distribution; when to be made. Distribution of specific property. Distribution of specific articles; liow to be made. Partial distribution. Distribution of specific bequests. Bequest to female. Meeting of legatees or next of kin.

§20-1901. Distribution; when to be made When the debts of an intestate, exhibited and proved, or notified and not barred, have been discharged or settled, or allowed to be retained for as directed by this title, the administrator shall make distribution of the surplus as provided by chapters 3 and 7 of Title 19. § 20-1902. Distribution of specific property Where the surplus remaining in an administrator's hands after payment of all just debts exhibited and proved or notified and not barred, or after retaining for them, consists of specific property or articles mentioned in the inventory, the administrator, if he cannot satisfy the parties, may apply to the court to make distribution. The Probate Court may appoint a day for making distribution, and by summons call on the parties to appear, and, at the appointed time, proceed to distribute. I f a majority in point of value neglect to appear, or, if appearing, object to the distribution of the articles, or if the court deems a sale of the articles or any part of them more advantageous, it shall order a sale accordingly, and the rules provided by this title relative to a sale by order of the court shall be observed. § 20-1903. Distribution of specific articles; how to be made When a distribution of specific articles is to be made the court may appoint two disinterested persons, not in any way related to the parties concerned, to make the distribution among the persons entitled as to them seems proper; or when, in their opinion, upon a view of the articles, a distribution among the persons entitled could not be by them made which would operate equally, but a sale thereof would be more advantageous to the persons, they shall return to the court their opinion in writing. The court shall thereupon order a sale of the articles, upon reasonable notice, and cause the proceeds of the sale to be equally distributed among the parties entitled. 49-850 0-66—49

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