It shall be the duty of a receiver to take possession of and manage such estates, to lease the estates but not under seal, collect the rents due and as they become due, keep the premises in repair, and distribute the net income among the joint tenants or tenants in common.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 267, § 2; G.L. 1909, ch. 332, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 383, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 596, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 10-15-2.