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dee·:rnd e~c:ulor· ,: 10 Ihe ,lc,e.,r~,I, 11 ir he w~:e
crúlilOr 10 him, ~IlU not 10 his next oi' kin.
15. \Vh<r~ an ex<c\ltClr has eilher omillcd 10 givc up
any of Ihe clrc<ls bdonr,ing 10 the demfed in invcnlory,
or has enim\te Ilh:r.¡ b~:o·.v Ihei r juil v.uue, Ihere is plJce
for ~ nelV \lion, o.{ QlIIil1J, w/ I~"~ oppreiiala,
al Ihe fuil oi' any having intcreil; antl if It arpears Ihac
he has nOI omilleu or undervalueu any fubj ee'! d,/oji, Ihe
Commill'JrY \ViII oru.lln Ihe fubje(ls umilled, or Ihe dif·
fereoc~ belween Ihe eninwions in Ihe principal Idhmcnt
aad Ihe Irue .alues, 10 be added Ihlr~lO ; bUI if doJe
(hall be prefume,l, Ihe whole fuuje(l o( Ihe lenamenl od
' Jllija vd ",a/~ appr:/ia IJ, \ViII be earried 10 him who
eon6rms il, 10 Ihe excluGon of Ihe exeeulor in Ihe prin.
eipal [enameot.
[6. The legilime and re\i,~'s nme, becaure
~ights arir,ng <x /<ge, operale ipfo j /lr<, upon Ihe (¡Iher's
death, io fa.our o( ,he reli(l aod children; and confe·
quendy pafs from Ihem, Ihough they fhould die uefore
confirmalion, 10 Iheir nex[ of kin: Whereas Ihe dead's
part, whieh falls 10 Ihe children Or olher neXI of kin io
the IVay of fucceflion, remains, i( Ihey fhoold die before
con6rming, in boniJ of Ihe 6rn deeeafed; and fo does
nOI defcend 10 Iheir neXI of kio, but m:,y be confirm:J
by [he perron II ho, al Ihe linoe of confi rnmion, is Ihe
,next of kin tO Ih~ 6rn deceafed. Special affignations,
though oeilber inlimaled, oor made public, during Ihe
Jife of Ihe granter, carry lO Iheafligney Ihe (ull righl o(
Ihe fubj ec1s affigned , ",ilhout eonfirmatlon. SpeciaJ lega.
cies;are mlly afligoalioos, aod fo fall under this rule.
The nexl of kin. by Ihe bue polT,ffionof Ihe ipJa corpora
of ruoreables, aequires Ihe property thereof Wilhoul con·
firmation. aod Iranrmils il 10 his exeeolors.
I7. The eon6rmalion of aoy one fubjea by lhe nexI
of kin, as il proves his righl of blood, has beeo ad·
judged 10 carry Ihe whole execulry OUI of Ihe leflamenl
of lhe deceared, eveo whal was omilled, and 10 Iranr.
mil all 10 hi, olVn execulors . The coo~rmalion of a
Ilran~er, IVho is execulor nominaled, as il is merely a
trun for Ihe nexI oC kin, has lhe dl'e(l 10 ena~lifh Ihe
righl of Ihe nexI of kio 10 Ihe fobjetls coor,rmed; io
lhe Came manner as if himfclf had confirmed Ihem.
18 . Execulry,. lhough it carries a cenaio degree of
reprefeotation of Ihedeceafed, is properly anoflice: Exe·
CUIOr! therefore are nOI fubj e(led 10 Ihe debls due by Ihe
deceaCed, beyond Ihe valoe of Ihe invenlory; but, 'allhe
fame lime, Ihey are Jiable in diligence for making Ihe in·
venlory effetlual tO all "aviog inleren. An execulor·
creditor who ebn~rms more Ihan his debl amounli to, is
liable in diligente for what he eonfirms. ExceutOrs are
nOI li.ble io inlercll, evtn upon fuch bonds recol'ered by
them as carried inlmn 10 Ibe deceafed, becaufe lheir of·
fiee o\,liges Ihem 10 retaio Ihe fuOls Ihey have made ef·
feélual , in order 10 • dinribulion Ihereof among ,11 ha·
ving inleren. This holols Ihough Ihey nlOuld ag,io lend
OUI Ihemoncyupon iCleren, as Iheyd" it al Iheir oIVn riflc
19- There are eert.indebls of Ihe dcccafed eallcd¡orivi.
legeddebls, IVhich IVere olIVays preferable 10 everyolher.
Under thal oame are cnmprchended, medicines {urniflltd
10 Ihe dece.fed on dealh.bed. phyficiaos fces during Ihal
p:riod, fuoeral chargel, .nu Ihe rcoI of h:s bouCc, anu
\Y.
his brlnl', w,~:s f" Ihe year or t(rm eurreol 3t
his dedln. Tide lite exeell lurs are in f.felY 10 pay on
demando AII Ihe olher credilo, s, ",hu euher oblain
Ihen.lfd vc. eU:lfirmed, or who eile lite exeeulor alreauy
c~ohrm(d , wnlun fix mJolhs .fler Iheir 'deblor's u~Jlh
are prcfcrred, p.lri P41i,, witll Ihofe who have done mor~
timcly dihuellcc; and Ihercfot e no exeCUlor can eilher
retain for his own debl, or P'IYa Ielbmenlary uebt. f;
as 10 excludc any creditOr, who fhall ufe diligeoee IVilh.
in Ihe lix monlhs, fromthe bmelil of Ihe pJti p'¡u pre.
ference ; neilher can, decree for p'ymenl of debl be ub.
lained, in Ihal p .. iod, ac,infl an exeCUlnr, beeaufe. lil!
Ihd' lerm ue elapfed, il cannot be knolVn how maoy creo
dilors may be inlidcd 10 Ihe fund in his honds. If 00
diligence be ufed wilhin Ihe fix monlhs, Ihe execulor
nl/y retain for his own debl. and pay lne "fidue pri,no
vCJJilJlli. Sueh c"ditor! of Ihe deceal'ed a, have ufe.!
diligeoee 'JJilhin a ym afler Iheir deblor', dealh, ¡re
prefmble on Ihe fubj el'! of his lenamenl 10 Ihe credilOr!
of his nexI o( kin.
20. The only pallive title in moveables is .!tious io.
tromillinn, which may be de~ned a11 uowarraolable in.
termeddliog wilh Ihe mov..ble cllale of aperron deec.fed,
wilhoul lhe o·rderoflaw. This is nOI coonned, as Ihe paf.
five lides in herilage are, 10 Ihe perfons inlerelled in Ihe
fuccc/lion, bUI Ilrikes againn ~Il inlromittcu whalefer.
Where an C'XeCUlor eonfirmed, intromils wilh more Ihan
~e hal confirmed, he incun a pallive litle, f" ud beiog
10 Ihe common cafe prefumed (rom his 001 giving up id
iovenlory Ihe full fubje(l inlermeddled wilh. Villou!
inlromillioo is alfo prefumed, where Ihe repor,luries of a
dying perlón are 001 fealcd up, as fooo as he becomes io·
cap~ble of Cenfe, by his nearefl rdalioos; or, if he dies
iD a houfe 001 his owo, Ihey mun be fealed by Ihe ma'
(ler of fueh houfe and Ihe keys delivmd 10 Ihe Judge.
ordioary, 10 be kepl by him, for Ihe beoenl of all h.ving
iOlerefl.
21. The pallive lide of vilious iOlromillion doel nol
take place whm Ihere is ,ny probable litle or clrcum'
nance Ihallakes off Ihe prefumption of fraud. lo confe·
quence of Ihis rule, nmll'ary inlro01illioo, or cuj/odilt
Cl1ufa, by Ihe ",ife or children, who only continue Ihe
polteffion of the dceeafed, in orde( 10 prefme hil goodl
for Ihe bene61 of all conceroed, infm 00 p~lli.e lIt1e.
Aod upon Ihe fame principIe, an iotromitter, by co06rm:
iog Itimfclf.execolor, and Ihereby Cuujeéling himfclf IÓ
aeCOUOI, before,(lion be broughl againJl hirn 00 Ihe paC.
five tides, purges Ihe ViliofilYo( his prior intruOli(fjon:
And where Ihe inlromitter is one who is inlerdled in Ihe
Cuectllion, e. g. nexI of kin, his con6rmalion, al any
lime wilhin ayear {rom Ihe dealh of Ihe deeeared , will
txclude Ihe pallive litle, nOlwilhlbnding a prior ei¡¿lÍoo.
As Ihis pallive lide was inlended only for Ihe rccurily oC
credilors, il canoot be Cued upoo by legalet·s; and lince
il arifes 'x d,/,no, il cannol be plcade" :Igaioll Ihe heir
of Ihe inlromil er. As in ddi8s, aoy ~ne of ItIJny "e–
llOquenlS may ~e ful.jetlcd 10 Ihe "hole runifl101COr, fo
any ooe of many intromittm may be rued 111 fi/idum f!lr
Ihe purfuer's dlbl, WllhuUI "lIinU Ihe reJl ; hUI Ihe in·
trOnHller \Vito P'Y', has ao atliun of rcl.<!' .Ig .inl! Ihe o·
Ihcrs f~r Iheir lit ue ce il. Ir lloe io:r JlC funl
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