Blacks Law Dict. 1st ed

ADMIRALTY

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ADMIN ISTRATION

children. As such, he is ipsojure their tu tor while they are pupils, and their curator during their minority. The father's power extends over whatever estate may descend to his children, unless where that estate has been placed by the donor or grantor under the charge of special trustees or managers. This power in the father ceases by the child's discontinuing to reside with him, unless he continues to live at the father's expense; and with regard to daughters, it ceases on their marriage, the husband being the legal cura tor of his wife. Bell. A public administrator is an officer author ized by the statute law of several of the states to superintend the settlement of es tates of persons dying without relatives en titled to administer. ADMINISTRATOR. In the civil law. A manager or conductor of affairs, especially the affairs of another, in his name or behalf. A manager of public affairs in behalf of oth ers. Calvin. A public officer, ruler, or gov ernor. Nov. 95, gl.; Cod. 12, 8. ADMINISTRATRIX. A female who administers, or to whom letters of adminis tration have been granted. ADMIRAL. In European law. An officer who presided over the admiralitas, or collegium ammiralitatis. Locc. de Jur. Mar. lib. 2, c. 2, § 1. In English law. A high officer or mag istrate that hath the government of the king's navy, and the hearing of all causes belong ing to the sea. Co well. In the navy. Admiral is also the title of high naval officers; they are of various grades, —rear admiral, vice-admiral, admiral, ad miral of the fleet, the latter being the highest. ADMIRALITAS. L. Lat. Admiralty; the admiralty, or court of admiralty. In European law. An association of private armed vessels for mutual protection and defense against pirates and enemies. ADMIRALTY. A court exercising ju risdiction over maritime causes, both civil and criminal, and marine affairs, commerce and navigation, controversies arising out of acts done upon or relating to the sea, and over questions of prize. Also, the system of jurisprudence relating to and growing out of the jurisdiction and practice of the admiralty courts. In English law. The executive depart ment of state which presides over the naval forces of the kingdom. The normal head it

were not administered by the former exec utor or administrator. 2 Bl. Comm. 506. De bonis non cum testamento annexo. That which is granted when an executor dies leaving a part of the estate unadministered. 3 Cush. 28; 4 Watts, 34, 38, 39. Durante absentia. That which is granted during the absence of the executor and until he has proved the will. Durante minori estate. Where an infant is made executor; in which case administra tion with will annexed is granted to another, during the minority of such executor, and until he shall attain his lawful age to act. See Godo. 102. Foreign administration. That which is exercised by virtue of authority properly conferred by a foreign power. Pendents lite. Administration during the suit. Administration granted during the pendency of a suit touching the validity of a will. 2 Bl. Comm. 503. Public administration is such as is con ducted (in some jurisdictions) by an officer called the public administrator, who is ap pointed to administer in cases where the in testate has left no person entitled to apply for letters. ADMINISTRATION SUIT. In En glish practice. A suit brought in chancery, by any one interested, for administration of a decedent's estate, when there is doubt as to its solvency. Stimson. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW. That branch of public law which deals with the various organs of the sovereign power con sidered as in motion, and prescribes in detail the manner of their activity, being concerned with such topics as the collection of the rev enue, the regulation of the military and na val forces, citizenship and naturalization, sanitary measures, poor laws, coinage, police, the public safety and morals, etc. See Holl. Jur. 305-307. ADMINISTRATOR,, in the most usual sense of the word, is a person to whom let ters of administration, that is, an authority to administer the estate of a deceased person, have been granted by the proper court. He resembles an executor, but, being appointed by the court, and not by the deceased, he has to give security for the due administration of the estate, by entering into a bond with sureties, called the administration bond. (Browne, Prob. Pr. 150.) Sweet. By the law of Scotland the father is what is called the "administrator-in-law" for his

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