§26-9-6. Procedure for appointment of guardian - Certification as to age, etc., of minor ward.

Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian of a minor ward, a certificate of the administrator or his representative setting forth the age of such minor as shown by the records of the administration and the fact that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any moneys due the minor by the administration shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment.

(Acts 1931, No. 240, p. 280; Code 1940, T. 21, §164.)