The judge may license an administrator to sell at auction or private sale any accounts or evidences of debt which, in his opinion, cannot be collected within a reasonable time by the exercise of due diligence; and, for such accounts and evidences of debt, the administrator shall be charged only with the proceeds of the sale if he conducts it with fidelity and impartiality.
Source. RS 159:5. CS 168:5. 1857, 1963:3. GS 177:5. GL 196:5. PS 189:11. PL 300:13. RL 353:13.