Sec.  24.  When  partition  or  division  shall  be  made  by  any  court
of  probate,  and  there  shall  be  an  appeal  to  the  supreme  court,  and
any  one  or  more  of  the  interested  parties  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to
pay  their  just  proportion  of  the  expense  of  such  division,  it  shall
be  lawful  /or  the  court  who  ordered  such  division  to  issue  a  war-
rant of  distress  against  such  delinquent :  Provided^  an  account  of
such  expense  be  first  laid  before  such  court,  and  the  just  propor-
tions of  the  persons  interested,  settled  and  allowed ;  they  having
been  duly  notified  to  be  present  at  such  settlement  and  allowance.
CHAPTUR    160.
OF  ESTATES  OF  PERSONS  DYING  WITHOUT  KNOWN  HEIRS,  AND
OF  UNCLAIMED  SHARES  OF,  AND  DEBTS  AGAINST  ESTATES
OF  DECEASED  PERSONS  AND  WARDS.
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1.  Who  to  take  possession  of  estates  of

persons  dying  without  known  heirs,
and  to  accoant  with  claimant  of  same.
2.  Debts  against  such  estate,  how  to  be

paid.
3.  Power  of  town  council  to  examine

suspected  possessor  of  such  estate.
4.  Suit  against  such  possessor  in  case  of

refusal  to  deliver.
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5.  Unclaimed  legacies,  distributire  shares,

&c.,  to  whom  to  bo  paid.
6.  Who  liable  for,  after  payment  over  by

executor,  &c.
7.  Power  of  town  treasurer  to  sell  nn*

claimed  specific  legacy,  and  doty  to
keep  account  of.
S.  To  keep  record  of  his  proceedings.
