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An Act respecting the probate of wills and the granting of letters testamentary, and letters of administration, and the duties of executions, administrators and guardians. 1824 91 (1824)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0027 and id is 1 raw text is: -proper, or whenever sickness may prevent him fro., doing his duty. GEO. MURRAY. President of the Lt'gislative Council Attested, F. J. FATIO, Clerk, [E1pp /roved June the 24th 1825.1 %V I. P. I)UVAL Governor of the Territory of Flortda$ AN ACT lespecting the probate of wills and the granting ofletters testa mentary, and Ic tters of adniumstration, and the duties of exuecu tions administrators and guardiaiis. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legielative Coun- cil of the Territory ofJ Flortda, That it sh.al be the du- ty of the county courts in. the several counties of this toutycourts Territry in term time, and of the judges fsaid courts to be ionrts of .vacatin te tie and of t wlgs aid ceuras Probate. in vacation, to take proofs of all last wvills and testa- mens, and to grant probates, 1, tiers testamen tary'and letters of administration, with or without any will an- nexed, and to do and lcrformall mattersand things en- jointd on said courts, or the judges thereof in relation to the estates of deceased persons. Sec. 2. Be it rurther enacted, 1That no person shall be qualified or permitted to act as an executor, executrix, administrator or udministratrix, unless he be twenty Qualifications of E;xh's an' Ad. one years uf age or upwards, and in the case of minors, nlinistrators. being named executors in any last will and testament, the letters lestamtntary shall be granted to the other executors, if any be named in said will or testament, or if none others he named, letters of adnministratior with the will annexed, shall be granted to the next of kin, or to such other person as thne court or juslge shall appoint, amcordiig to provisions hereafter mren. tioned, until such minor shall come of full age, when he snail be admitted to act, and be qualified as an exe- cutor; in such case the Itters of administration, if any' shall have been granted, shall be revolted, and the said -administrator oradministratrix, shall render a true and faithful account of his or her zidministration to the county court, and surirnder the estate to the suid exc: cuLtor or exccUrix..

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