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of letters of administration and letters testamentary recorded
in pursuance of this section, under the seal of the
ofhee where the same were granted shall have the same
effect in law as the original might or could have in law
or equity. And if any clerk shall deliver such letters of
administration or letters testamentary without recording
the same, he shall forfeit to the parly injured double the
damages which he may have sustained for default of such
record being made.
14. Be it furthtr enacted, That, no executor or admin- Executors &.c may
istrator with or without the will annexed, shall be at lib- notresign.
erty to resign his administration or executorship, unless
with the permission of the court, and in such cases the
court shall previously require a full settlement of his or
her administration or executorship.
15. Beitjurther enacted, That, every clerk or court in Three appraisers
vacation, on granting letters testamentary, or letters of and their proceed
administration, shall appoint three respectable disinter- h'g's.
ested persons, of the neighbourhood of the deceased, and
not being of kin to such deceased or widow, who being
sworn or affirmed before some justice of the peace for
that purpose, shall truly and justly, to the best of their
skill and abilities, view and appraise all the slaves and
all the personal estate to them produced; and shall return
such appraisement under their hands to the court or
clerk ordering the same. Which appraisement if signed
by the executor or administrator may be considered as an
inventory of such part of the estate as had heretofore come
to his hands or posssession; and in all cases where any person
dies intestate leaving a widow, or widow and children,
or children and no widow, such widow shall be entitled
-to keep her wearing apparel and such household goods,
farming utensils, provisions and clothiug necessary for
the support and maintainance, of such widow, widow and
children, or children, as the appraisers shall exempt from
inventory, they having special regard to the ability of
such widow, or widow and children to provide and maintain
herself and themselves. And it shall be the duty of
the court or clerk appointing appraisers to an intestates
estate as aforesaid to direct them to make out a list or
statement, signed by such appraisers, of all the household
goods, farming utensils, and provisions and clothing'
by them exempted from inventory, together with the
number of such family, which list and statement ol articles
it shall be the duty of such appraisers also to ap- *
praise, and to lodge with the clerk or court which list of
articles and appraisement shall be considered and taken
as forming a part of the widows dower, or be in lieu
thereof, if the same shall amount to one third part of the
said deceased's estate, and such list or statement shall
discharge the administrator from being accountable for
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