SUPPLEMENT.
was to all appearance and as these deponents verily believe of sound mind me- mory and understanding
Sworn this Bet day of...
off
Before me
therefore by these presents deputed and constituted Administrator with the Will an nexed of all the property and estates rights and credits of the said deceased.
Given under the Seal of the Supreme Court of Hongkong this.
day of
Witness.
Chief Justice
Oath by Execu
tora before Próbats.
Hongkong
Form No. 3. Sec. 3.
I OATH BY EXECUTORS BEFORE PROBATE,
You swear that you believe the writing now produced to
day of
to with you, boaring date the
to be the last will and Testament of
and marked
deceased. That you are the Executors therein named, That you will faithfully execute the said will by paying the debts and legacies of the deceased as far as the property will extend and the law binds you; that you will exhibit into this Court a true full and perfect Inventory of all the pro- perty-moveable and immoveable and all the rights and credits of the deceased and that you on or before the same
day of
will file a truc account of your executorship. on or before the of
Sworn this... day of
Before me
Form No. 4 Sec. 3 PROBATE
Probate.
Hongkong!
Be it known to all men that on the:
to wit in the year
Testament of
day
day of the last Will and deceased, a Copy of which is hereunto annexed, was exhibited, read, and proved before the Court, and administration of all the property and estate, rights and credits of the deceased was and is hereby committed to
the Executors in the said last Will and Testament named
being first sworn faithfully to execute the said Will by paying the debts and legacies of the deceased as far as the property will extend and the law will bind; and also to exhibit into this Court a true full and perfect Investory of the said property on or before the day of
and to
Bond by Adminja. trator.
Hongkong to wit.
and
Form No. 9. Sec- 4,
BOND BY ADMINISTRATOR.
Know all men by these presents, that we
and
are held and firmly bound unto
.
and the said.
·each⋅
Her Majesty, Her Heirs, and Successors the said in the sum of
in the sum of for which payment well and truly to be made to Her Majesty Her fleirs, and Suc- ccssurs we and each of us do hereby bind ourselves our heirs executors and adami- nistrators firmly by these presents hereby renouncing.
Whereas by oriler of this Court of the amount.
day of
it is ordered that Letters of Administration of the property and estate rights and credits of the said
deceased to on his giving
be granted to the said security for the due administration thereof. And whereas the Estate of the said de- ceased has been appraised and valued at the sum of
Now the condition of this obligation is that if the above bounden administrator of the goods,chattels, and effects of the deceased, do make; or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory ofail and singular the goods, credits, and effects of the said deceased, which have, or shall come to the hauds, possession, or knowledge of him the said Admi nistrator, or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him, and the same so made, do exhibit into the Supreme Court of Hongkong, at or before the
day of,and the same goods, chattels, credits, and effcols and all other the goods, chattels, credits, and effects of the deceased at the time of his death, or which at any time afterwards shall come to the hands or possession of the said administrator, or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons for bin, shall well and truly administer according to law; and further shall make, or cause to be made, a true and just,account of his administration, at or before the
day of shall be lawfully required;
and afterwards from time to time as
and all the rest and residue of the said goods, chattels, credits, and effects which shall be found from time to time remaining upon the said Administration Account, the same being first examined and allowed of by the said Supreme Court of Hongkong, shall and do pay and dispose of in a due course of Administration, or in such manner as the said Court shall direct, then this obligation to be void, and of none effect, or else to be and remain in full force and virtue,
Signed sealed and delivered in Court this
day of
Reservatory clagka when Executor absent.
Citation to the next of kin.
Rotura by She- ritk
Commission of Appraisenuent.
Return and oath
of Appraisement.
file a true and just account of Executorship on or before the
day of day of
Given under the Seal of the Supreme Court of Hongkong this
Oath by Adminis rator with Will Au
Witness
Form No. 5, Sen, "3.
RESERVATORY CLAUSE TO BE INSERTED BEFORE THE DATE OF THE PROBATE IN CASE OF ANY EXECUTOR BEING ABFUNT.
::
Reserving Nevertheless to this Court full power and authority to grant like probate and administration to
the other Executor named in the Will whenever shall duly appear before this Court and sue for the same.
Hongkong |
•
Form No. 6. Sec. 4.
CITATION TO THE NEXT OF KIN.
To the Sheriff of Hongkong, or his lawlid Deputy, Greeting.
to wit. Cite or causo to be cited the lawful next of Kin of late of
deceased, and all other persons who may have in their possession any Wills or Cedicils of the deceased to appear before this Court on
day of
the
at ten o'clock in the forenoon and to bring such Wills or Codicils, if any, or if none that the said Next af Kin do accept or refuse letters of Administration of the Estate of the Deceased or otherwise do shew cause why administration should not be granted to the Registrar of this Court or to such other person as the Court shall consider fit. In default of which appearance and cause shewn, this Court will proceed to grant letters of Adini- nistration to the said Registrar or other person as aforesaid. Mə
By order of the Court,
Return of the Sheriff to the Citation.
Registrar.
By virtue of this mandate, I have cited the lawful next of Kin of the within named
deceased and all other persons as within directed
late of
- Sheriff.
(When Next of Kin cannot be found add "by affixing a Copy thereof (together with a translation) on the Door of the. Court House not having been able to find the parties.")
Hongkong
To
Form No. 7. Sec. 4. COMMISSION OF APPRAISEMENT
and.
to wit. know ye that you and each of you are hereby fully empowered and authorised by the oaths of lawful men and by such other ways and means whereby the same may best be known, to ascertain the value of the property and estate rights and deceased and the same so ascertained to Gredits of the said
day of certify to this Court under your hands on or before the
marked
By order of the Court
Registrar
Return and Oath of Appraisement.
'he Return to this Commission appears by the Schedule hereunto annexed which Schedule we seğerally swear is a true and just list of Ap. praisement of all the property and estate rights and credits of
nexed.
Hongkong
to wit, ing date the
Form No. 10 Sec. A.
OATH BY ADMINISTRATOR WITH THE WILL ANNEXSD,
You swear that you believe the paper writing how produced in
day of
to be the last Will and Testament of
"Tear- you and marked
deceased, that you will faithfully execute the said will by paying the debts and legacies of the deceased as far as the property will extend and the law bind; that you will exhibit into this Court a true, full, and perfect inventory of all the pro- perty, moveable and iminoveable, and all the rights and credits of the deceased on or
day of
and that you will file a
before the true account of your executorship on or before the Sworn this
day of
Before me
*
Authority to apprai, sers to take possesion of effects.
to
Bond by Creditors on receiving adminis tration.
- Form No, 11, Sec. &..
day of
AUTHORITY TO APPRAISERS TO TAKE POSSESSION OF Erfseri,
And you are further hereby empowered authorized and requiredko take charge and possession of the stid property an I estate rights and credits of the said deceased and
keep
the same under your charge and possession till further orders. This close to by inserted in the Cordmission of Apprais inant Forra No, 7, in eases in which no Executor or Next of Kin &q, appears)
Form No 12. Sec. 11.
"BOND HY. CREDITORS ON RECEIVING ADMINISTRATIÓN.
(The obligatory part of the Bond may be the same as Form No. 9.)
Whereas by order ofthis Court of the.
dhy of
( is ordered that Letters of Administration of the property and estate rights and credita of the said
.
deceased be giant to the said
of the Creditors of the said deceased ni
giving security as herein after provided,
Now the condition of this obligation is that if the above bounden Administrator of the goods, chattels, and effects of the deceased, do make, or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, credits, and effects of the said deceased, which have, or shall come to the haals, possession, or knowledge of háin the said Ad- ministrator, or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons for hita, and the, same so made, do exhibit into the Supreme Court of Hongkong, at or before the
day of
and the same goods, chattels credits and effects and all other the goods, chattels, credits, and effects of the deceased at the time of his death, or which at any time afterwards shail come to the hands or possession of the said Administrator, or to the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him, shall well and truly administer according to law; and pay the debts fairly and justly according to their respective degrees, without favour or partiality, or unequal propor- tions, if the Estate should prove insufficient to satisfy all the debts in full; and further shall make, or cause to be made, a true and just account of his said. Administration, at or and afterwards from time to time as before the.
day of shall be lawfully required; and all the rest and residue of the said goods, chattels, credits, and effects which shall be found from time to time remaining upon the said Administration Account, the same being first examined and allowed of by the sail Su preme Court of Hongkong, shall and do pay and dispose of in a due course of Adini- nistration, or in such manner as the said Court shall direct, then this obligation to be voic, and none effect, or else to be and remain in fall force and virtue.
Signed sealed and
delivered in Court this
day at
Sworn this day of
Before.
deceased *
Bood by Guardian
Form No, 13. Sec. 18.
BOND BY GUARDIAN.
Letters of Adminis tration with the Will Annexed.
Form No. 8. Sec. 4.
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION WITH THE WILL ANSIZED.
To
Hongkong } Whereas
to wit.
of
deceased
lately departed this life leaving a Will which has been duly proved in this Court; and whereas no Executor is named in that Will (or as the case may be, see Sec. 4) You are therefore fully eropowered and authorized by these presents to admi- nister and faithfully dispose of the property and estate rights and credits of the said deceased, and to demand and recover whatever defts may belong to estate, and to pay whatever debts the said deceased did owe, and also the legacies containg in the said Will, so far as such property and estate righ's and credits shall extend, you having been already sworn well and faithfully to administer the same, and to render a frue and perfect Inventory of all the said property and Estate rights and credits to this Court, on or before the day of
on or before the
next; and also a true and just account of your administration thereof
Cay of
next. And you are
(*) Widow, Widower, Next of Kin, or Registrar.
(The obligatory part the same as No. 9.)
Whereas by order of this Court of the
the said
person und estate of
which estate amounts to
day of
Last
was nominated Chuardian of the minor, the value of
Now therefore the condition of this obligation is, that if the said
shall duly and faithfully execute bis said office of Guar dian, and shall well and truly apply the interests, rents, and profits of the said estate, or so much as may be necessary for tire maintenance and education of the said minor, and shall have the principal thereof to be paid la
on
attaining full-age; and shall duly account for all suns received and disbursed, and shall render trae accounts to this Court of all such receipts and. disbursements twice in every year, or oftener if called upon so to do, then this ubligation to be goid and of none effect, otherwise remain in fad force.
Signed scaled and
dein ered in Court this
day of
ROBERT DUNDAS CAY,
Registrar.
Be file Court.