Rhode Island General Laws 34-4-9. Management of proceeds of sale – Supervision by court
The trustee or trustees appointed under § 34-4-7 shall give bond in such form and for such an amount as the court may order, shall receive, hold, and invest the proceeds of any sale, and shall pay, apply, and distribute the proceeds, and any income therefrom, to or for the benefit of the persons who would have been entitled to the real estate and the income therefrom if the sale had not been made, and shall have full power in his, her, or their discretion, or, if a corporation, in the discretion of its officer or committee duly authorized, from time to time to invest, reinvest, and change the investment of the proceeds; and the court shall have jurisdiction of all matters thereafter arising in relation to the trust, including the removal of a trustee and the appointment of another in his or her stead, or filling a vacancy in the trusteeship whenever the occasion requires.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 201, § 20; G.L. 1909, ch. 252, § 20; G.L. 1923, ch. 296, § 20; G.L. 1938, ch. 433, § 9; P.L. 1947, ch. 1953, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 34-4-9.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 34-4-9
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- real estate: may be construed to include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and rights thereto and interests therein. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-10
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.