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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-33 > Chapter-33-17 > 33-17-3SECTION 33-17-3
§ 33-17-3 Bond to pay debts, legacies, andallowances. – Instead of the above bond, an executor, if so authorized by the will, or if heor she be the residuary legatee of the will, may give a bond to the probatecourt in a sum and with surety satisfactory to the court, and with condition topay the funeral charges, debts and legacies of the testator and any allowanceas may be made by the court for the support of the widow and family of thetestator. In this case, an executor shall not be required to return aninventory, and an executor who is a residuary legatee need not render anaccount to the probate court. The giving of bond shall not discharge the lienon the real property of the testator for the payment of his or her debts,except on any part as may be sold by his or her executor or administrator withthe will annexed to a purchaser in good faith and for valuable consideration;and all property not so sold may be taken on execution by a creditor nototherwise satisfied, in like manner as if a bond had been given in the otherform.
