PROBATES.
No. 2 of 1897.
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(2) In case of the death of any citizen of the United States of America in the Colony, without having in the Colony any known heirs or testamentary executors appointed by him, the Official Administrator shall at once inform the nearest consular officer of the said United States of the fact, in order that the necessary information may be immediately forwarded to persons interested. The said consular officer shall have the right to appear, either personally or by delegate, in all proceedings on behalf of the absent heirs or creditors until they are otherwise represented.
15. Every person who, without lawful authority or excuse in that behalf,--
(1) removes or attempts to remove out of the Colony any such property as is mentioned in the last section; or
(2) destroys, conceals, or refuses to yield up any such property on demand to the Official Administrator, shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 500 dollars, and to imprisonment, without hard labour, for any term not exceeding 6 months.
16. The Official Administrator shall have a lien upon all property mentioned in section 14 for the reasonable expenses incurred by him in respect thereof in carrying out the provisions of the said section, and such expenses shall also constitute a primary charge on the estate of the deceased person.
17.-(1) When any person dies leaving a will within the Colony, the person in whose keeping such will has been deposited, or who finds such will after the testator's death, shall produce, and, if required, shall deliver, the same to the Official Administrator within 14 days after the death of the testator, or from the time when he has had notice thereof, or from the time of the finding of the will, as the case may be.
(2) Every person who refuses or neglects to comply with the requirements of this section shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 500 dollars.
18. From and after the decease of any person dying intestate and until administration is granted in respect of his estate, the estate of such deceased person shall be vested in the Official Administrator.
* As amended by No. 30 of 1911, No. 50 of 1911 and No. 1 of 1912.
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