§58-161.

§58-161.
   
   Before letters testamentary or of administration are issued to the
   executor or administrator, he must take and subscribe an oath, before
   some officer authorized to administer oaths, that he will perform,
   according to law, the duties of executor or administrator, which oath
   must be attached to the letters. All letters testamentary and of
   administration issued to, and all bonds executed by executors or
   administrators, with the affidavits and certificates thereon must be
   forthwith recorded by the judge in books to be kept by him in his
   office for that purpose.