Oath and bond of administrator

§ 20–332. Oath and bond of administrator (a) Before an administrator, other than a local corporation authorized by the laws of the District of Columbia to act as administrator, enters upon his duties, he shall: (1) take and subscribe an oath similar to that prescribed for executors; and 79 Stat. 706 (2) file in the Probate Court his bond to the United States, with security approved by the court, in such penalty as the court requires, with condition to administer according to law all the money, goods, chattels, rights, and credits of the deceased, and in all other respects perform the trust reposed in him. (b) If the court orders the sale of the decedent’s real estate, the administrator, other than a local corporation authorized by the laws of the District of Columbia to act as administrator, shall give a like bond conditioned to administer the proceeds from the real estate that may be sold for the payment of the decedent’s debts which come into his possession or to the possession of another person for him.