72-15-303. Accounting and surrender of pending estates on retirement of public administrator. Should said public administrator, upon the expiration or termination of his office and within 60 days thereafter, fail to qualify as general administrator of estates not yet closed, he shall, upon demand of his successor to such office or voluntarily if he desires to be relieved from further performance of the trust, surrender to said successor all estates not closed and property belonging to such estates, having first filed and presented to the court for approval a full and complete account pertaining to such estate not closed.

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 4, L. 1941; R.C.M. 1947, 91-630.