2016 Mississippi Code
Title 91 - Trusts and Estates
Chapter 7 - Executors and Administrators
§ 91-7-41. Oath and bond of executor or administrator with will annexed
Every executor or administrator with the will annexed, at or prior to the time of obtaining letters testamentary or of administration, shall take and subscribe the following oath, viz.:
"I do swear that the writing exhibited by me is the true last will
and testament of , as far as I know and believe, and that I, if and
when appointed as executor, will well and truly execute the same
according to its tenor, and discharge the duties required by law." In
the case of an administrator with the will annexed, then say "I, as
administrator, will," and "when appointed as administrator, will" etc.
He will also give bond in such penalty as will be equal to the full value
of the estate, and with such sureties as may be approved of by the court or by
the clerk, payable to the state, with the following conditions, viz.:
"The condition of this bond is, that if the above bound , as
executor of the last will and testament of , shall well and truly
execute the will as far as the same may be consistent with law, and
faithfully discharge all the duties required of him by law, then this
obligation shall be void." If the obligor be administrator with the will
annexed, then say "the above bound , as administrator with the will
of annexed, will," etc.
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