Each such receiver shall, during the first week in April and in October in each year, sign, swear to and file with the clerk of the court by which he was appointed a full and detailed account of his actions as receiver for the preceding six months, together with a statement of all orders of court passed during the six months and the present condition and prospects of the property in his charge. Upon filing of the account, the receiver shall cause a motion for a hearing and approval of the account to be placed on the short calendar.