county officers and the county courts of said county, it shall be a sufficient posting of all notices and papers now required by law to be posted on the outer door of the court-house in said county, that the same be posted upon bulletin boards to be placed in the vestibule of said city and county hall. L. 1881, Chap. 654- An act to grant relief to the sureties of trustees, committees and guardians appointed by or accountable to the supremé or to any county court of the state. Sureties may be relieved from further liability. SECTION 1. The surety or sureties of any trustee, committee or guardian appointed by or accountable to the supreme court may by said court at special term, on good cause shown, be relieved from liability as surety or sureties for the acts or omissions of the trustees, committee or guardian occurring after the date of the order relieving the surety or sureties. And the surety or sureties of any trustee, committee or guardian appointed by, or accountable to, a county court shall, by said court, on good cause shown, be relieved from liability as surety or sureties for the acts or omissions of the trustee, committee or guardian occurring after the date of the order relieving the surety or sureties, upon the following conditions. Application for relief, how made. § 2. Application for such relief may be made by any surety or sureties or his or their representatives, upon a verified petition, setting forth the particulars of the trust, the names and residence of all persons interested in the trust, and if they are under age, the age of such, and the reason for seeking relief. The petition may be supported by additional proof. Notice of. §3. At least ten days' notice of the time when, and the court at which, the petition will be presented, with a copy of the petition and proofs in support thereof, shall be personally served upon the trustee, committee or guardian, and upon all persons interested in the trust, except persons residing out of the state, and upon such persons the notice and the manner in which it shall be. given shall be prescribed by the court in each case. Accounting. § 4. If sufficient cause be shown, the trustee, committee or guardian shall be ordered to account before the court or a referee, and upon the trust fund or estate being found, or made good and paid over or properly secured the surety or sureties shall be discharged. New security. § 5. The court may require the trustee, committee or guardian to give new security as upon his or their appointment as now provided by law for the faithful discharge of his duties, and in case of failure so to do, discharge such trustees, committee or guardian and appoint a new one. Injunction pending proceedings. § 6. The court in which the proceedings are instituted, or a judge or justice thereof, may, by order, restrain the trustee, committee or guardian from acting pending proceedings, upon it being made to appear to the satisfaction of such court, judge or justice, that the rights of any party are endangered, or about to be endangered, by such trustee, committee or guardian. Where proceedings had. § 7. Proceedings under this act in the supreme court shall be had in the judicial district in which the trustee, committee or guardian resides; or, if there be more than one trustee, committee or guardian, in the judicial district in which some one of them resides. Proceeding in a county court shall be had in the county in which the trustee, committee or guardian was appointed. [See L. 1887, ch. 372, ante, p. 401, requiring bonds of officers, trustees, etc., to be recorded.] GENERAL INDEX TO THE EIGHTH EDITION OF THE REVISED STATUTES. [Vol. 1 consists of pp. 1 to 822; Vol. 2 of pp. 823 to 1607; Vol. 3 of pp. 1608 to 2416; Vol. 4 of pp. 2417 to 2874.] |