Oath and bond of collector; form

§ 20–502. Oath and bond of collector; form (a) Before letters are issued to a collector other than a local corporation authorized under the laws of the District of Columbia to act as collector, he shall take and subscribe the following oath: “I, ———, do swear that I will well and truly discharge the office of collector of the personal estate of ———, deceased, according to the tenor of the letters granted me by the Probate Court of the District of Columbia and the directions of law, to the best of my knowledge, so help me God.”. (b) The collector shall also, before letters are issued to him, execute a bond to the United States, in a penalty and with security to be approved by the court, with the following condition: “The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bounden ———shall well and honestly discharge the office of collector of the personal estate of ———, deceased, in the District of Columbia, and shall make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory or inventories of such of the personal estate, and debts as come to his possession or knowledge and make return of them to the Probate Court of the District, and shall also deliver to the person or persons who shall be authorized by the court to receive them such of the goods, chattels, personal estate, and debts as shall come to his possession, except such as shall be allowed for by the court, then the obligation shall be void; it shall otherwise be in full force at law.”.