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PUBLIC LAW 91-358-JULY 29, 1970

[84 STAT.

"§11-1906. Fees of jurors "Jurors serving in the Superior Court shall receive the same fees as jurors serving in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. "Chapter 21.—REGISTER OF WILLS "Sec. "11-2101. "11-2102. "11-2103. "11-2104. "11-2105. "11-2106.

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Continuation of office. Appointment; o a t h; bond; qualifications; compensation. Services a s clerk. Powers and d u t i e s; restrictions; penalties. Deputies and other employees. Accounts.

"§ 11-2101. Continuation of office "The Office of the Register of Wills shall continue as an office in the Probate Division of the Superior Court. "§11-2102. Appointment; oath; bond; qualifications; compensation " (a) The Superior Court shall appoint and remove the Register of Wills. The Register of Wills shall— "(1) take an oath for the faithful and impartial discharge of the duties of his office; and "(2) give bond, with two or more sureties, to be approved by the chief judge of the Superior Court, in the amount designated by the court, faithfully to discharge the duties of his office, and seasonably to record (A) the decrees and orders of the court in any matters over which the court exercises probate jurisdiction or powers, (B) all wills proved before him or the court, and (C) all other matters directed to be recorded in the court or in his office. The bond shall be entered in full upon the minutes of the Superior Court and the original filed with the records of the Superior Court. "(b) A person may not be appointed the Register of Wills for the District of Columbia unless he— " (1) is a citizen of the United States; "(2) has been a member of the bar of the District of Columbia for a period of at least five of the ten years immediately before his appointment; and "(3) has been actively engaged in the practice of probate law in the District of Columbia or otherwise has broad experience in, or knowledge on the subject of, the administration of the estates of deceased persons in the District of Columbia. "(c) The compensation of the Register of Wills shall be fixed by the Superior Court without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 of the United States Code but at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate prescribed for GS-16 of the General Schedule.

Ante, p. 198-1.

"§ 11-2103. Services as clerk "With respect to the Probate Division of the Superior Court, the Register of Wills shall perform such duties as clerk as the chief judge of the Superior Court may assign. "§ 11-2104. Powers and duties; restrictions; penalties " (a) The Register of Wills may— "(1) receive inventories and accounts of sales, examine vouchers, and state accounts of executors, administrators, collectors, and guardians, subject to final approval of the court; "(2) take the probate of claims against the estates of deceased persons that are properly brought before him, and approve or reject claims not exceeding $300; and

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