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ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEASED 

 PERSONS, 



HEN a person dies, leaving no valid will behind him his 

 estate is distributed among his heirs by what is known 

 as operation of law. This is regulated by the statute of 

 the Province in which the deceased resided at the time 

 of his death. The distribution must be made by an ad- 

 ministrator duly appointed by law. The administrator 

 is appointed by the court having jurisdiction in such 

 cases on being satisfied that the person proposed is le- 

 gally qualified. The appointment must be made with 

 the consent of the person appointed. It is the generally accepted rule 

 that any one is legally competent to be an administrator who is competent 

 to make a contract. The relatives of the deceased are considered as en- 

 titled to the appointment to administer the estate. 



If letters of administration should be unduly granted they may be re- 

 voked. 



Administration may likewise be granted on certain conditions, for a cer- 

 tain limited time, or for a special purpose. 



The powers and duties of an administrator differ from those of an exe- 

 cutor only inasmuch as he must distribute and dispose of the entire es- 

 tate according to the direction of the law, as he has no will to follow. 



The administrator must give bonds with sureties for the faithful execu- 

 tion of his trust. 



Having liquidated all the debts of the intestate, the administrator will 

 divide the remainder of the assets among the surviving relatives of the 

 deceased. In so doing, he will act under the direction of the court. 



AGENCY. 



By Agency is meant the substitution of one person by "and for another, 

 the former to transact business for the latter. An Agency may be estab- 

 lished by implication an express agreement with a person that he is to 



