72d CO NGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 127. FEBRUARY 27, 1933 . 1077 Upon the sale of the personal property of the deceased, or the talUssed of funds ob- collection of any money, claim or indebtedness by the public admin- istrator under said order the public administr ator shall use t he same for the expenses of the burial of the deceased, and the expenses of the last illness . The public administrator shall file with the clerk of the court a vocherseo be filed a d statement showing the property of the deceased that came into' his hands and the disposition of the property of the deceased, and shall file with the clerk vouchers showing what disposition was made of the said property or of the proceeds thereof.
Payment of salary or SEC . 942. PAYMENT OF SALARY OR cLAIMs~If a deceased or insane claims . person shall have to his credit with The Panama Canal or the Pan- ama Railroad Company, any sum as salary or other acknowledged claim, the amount so due shall be paid to the public administrator upon demand and be by him administered as a part of said person's Phn other regular estate : Provided, That if there should be other regular administra- administration. tion upon such person's estate in a court in t he Canal Zone or in any State in the United States, then thr, sum due shall be paid to such other executor, administrator, or guardian upon presentation of duly authenticated copies of the or der or decree ap pointing such ex ecutor, Wh en sum due not administrator, or guardian : And provided further, That. in case the in excess of $100 . amoun t so due in sala ry or wages from The Panama Cana l or Pan- ama R ailro ad Com pany does not ex ceed $100 and it is s hown that there is to be no administration of the deceased employee's estate either by the public administrator or otherwise, then payment may be made to the person or persons who under the laws of the Canal Zone would be entitled to receive the same, if administration were had under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Governor of the Panama Canal. SEC. 943 . DISPO SITION OF ESTATES OF ALIEN EMPLOYEES.-If a de- ploy ales of alien em. SEC . i ntes tate emp loye e of The Pan ama Cana l or the Pan ama Railr oad Comp any, or memb er ai: his family, whose estate is being administered by the public administrator, leaves no heirs in the Canal Zone or the Republic of Panama entitled to receive such estate, the proceeds and residue thereof may be delivered to the diplo - matic or consular representative, accredited to the Canal Zone or the Republic of Panama, of the country of which the deceased was a citizen or s ubject for deliv ery by such repr esentative to th e heirs P of the deceased : Provided, That if the deceased was a citizen of the wh rooaso . en' citizen of Ro- Republic of Pana ma, the residue of his e state may be deli vered to public of Panama. his heirs in the Republic of Panama or to the authorities of the said Republic lawfully designated to receive the same . SEC. 944. WHEN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR TAKES CHARGE ; HIS BOND when public admin- AND OATH .-Whenever a public administrator takes charge of an Istrator takes charge . estate, of which he is entitled to take charge without letters of administration being issued, or under order of the court, he must, with all convenient dispatch, procure letters o f admini stration thereon, in like manner and on like proceedings as letters of admin- Off ici al bond and istration are issued to other persbns . His officia l bond and oath are oath_ in lieu of the a dministrator's b ond and oath . SEC . 945 . DUTY OF PERSONS IN WHOSE HOUSE ANY STRANGER DIES .- Duty of persons in Whenever a stranger, or person without known heirs, dies intestate di whose es° house stranger in the house or premises of another, the possessor of such premises, or anyone knowing the facts, must give immediate notice thereof to the public administrator ; and in default of so doing, he is liable for any dam age th at may be sustained thereby, to be recovered by the public administrator, or any party interested . Inventory and ac- EC. 946. _MUST RETURN INVENTORY AND ADl4IIv 1I 1-ER ESTATES ACCORD- ING TO CHAPTERS 23 TO 36 .-The public administrator must make and
