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.

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