1822 - Edocs

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'.he person entitled to distribution or to a legacy, to refur-!
due proportion of any deiu or demand, which may
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aft" .rwar.ds appe , r against the estate, and costs attending
the recovery of such debts: Provided, that such debts and
demands shall appear within five years after the granting
the letters of .duun st rayon or 'letters testamentary,
28. Be ft furt her enacted , That, debts and demands,
which shall no' be exhi >ited, within the said-^five years,
shall fore ve* afterwards hje barred: Provide^! also, ..that
the t cecutor or administrator shall i^ive notice notice,.^to to all ait
creditors and legatees or distributees that tney
will be
barred within the tune aforesaid, unless they exhibit
their respective demands to said executorsoiL administrators
within the time specified as aforesaid, sticn notice to
be given in some public newspaper printed in this Territory,
and also in some newspaper printed in some neighboring
state, or territory, to be continuecTin such paper
for at least fur weeks, saving ta>wever to married wo- Saving,
men, infants, persons of unsound mind, persons imprisoned
and persons beyond the limits of the boundaries of
the United States, or in the military or naval service of
the United States, during the war, the said term of five
years, after their respective disabilities are removed, to
exhibit their respective demands to said executors or
administrators.
29. Le n further enacted, That no executor or admin
istrator shall be compelled to pay debts within six months
after tut taking* the letters of administration or letters
testamentary as aforesaid. And if any person shall, bring
an action against any executor or administrator within
six months as aforesaid, such person bringing such action,
although he mav obtain judment f&r the a^mount^ of
his debt or demand, shall not recover, any costs^of his
suit: Aud no person shall take out an execution on such
judgment within six months aforesaid, nor shall any execution
issue on any judgment obtained against said deceased,
in his life time, in less than six months after
granting administration as aforesaid.
30. Be itfurth/r enacted. That, in all cases where judgments
arc rendered against executors or administrators
to be levied on the goods and chattels of the deceased, the
judgment shall not be entered for costs against the executor
or administrator of his own proper goods.
31. Be itfurther enacted, That, all debts owing by any
person, at the time of his or her decease, shall be paid
by his or her executors or administrators, reserving first
to the widows, in all cases her right of dower, as far as
they have assets, in the manner following, to wit: First,
funeral expenses, servants wages, physic, and medical attendance
during the last sickness of the deceased, boarding,
tavern and washing bills; and judgments that were
Debts not exhibit
tti within five
years.
Proviso.
Executor &c. da
liable forBix*
months.
Executors &c. not
liable for costs.
Rank of debts