Letters of administration shall not be granted to a person under the age of eighteen (18) years, of unsound mind, or convicted of any felony.Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 49, art. 1 (60); 1857, ch. 60, art. 62; 1871, § 1090; 1880, § 1994; 1892, § 1851; 1906, § 2025; Hemingway's 1917, § 1690; 1930, § 1630; 1942, § 526; Laws, 1976, ch. 375, eff. 7/1/1976.
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