Letters of collection, or ad colligendum

§ 20–501. Letters of collection, or ad colligendum (a) Letters of collection, or ad colligendum, may be granted to one or more persons, when: (1) there is a contest in relation to a will; or (2) the executor is absent from the District of Columbia; or (3) there is a delay in the executor’s qualifying; or (4) there is other sufficient cause. (b) The form of letters of collection is as follows: To all persons to whom these presents come, greeting: Whereas ———, of ———, deceased, had, as is said, at his decease, personal property within the District of Columbia, administration whereof can not immediately be granted, but which, if speedy care be not taken, may be lost, destroyed, or diminished, to the end that the same may be preserved for those who may appear to have a legal right or interest therein, we do hereby request and authorize ———, of ———, to secure and collect the property, wheresoever the same may be, in the District, whether goods, chattels, debts, or credits, and to make a true inventory thereof and exhibit it with all 79 Stat. 713convenient speed, with an account of his collections, into the office of the Register of Wills. Witness [A B], the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Test: [C D], Register of Wills.