No person shall be appointed to administer an estate until the several persons previously entitled thereto shall have either voluntarily renounced the trust in writing, or neglected, for thirty days after the decease of the person upon whose estate administration is to be granted, to apply for administration.
Source. RS 158:5. CS 167:5. GS 176:5. GL 195:5. PS 188:5. PL 299:3. RL 352:3.