To whom administration granted.
Section 642
SEC. 642. To whom administration granted. — If no executor is named in the will, or if a person dies intestate, administration shall be granted: 1. To the surviving husband or wife, as the case may be, or next of kin, or both, in the discretion of the court, or to such person as such surviving husband or wife, or next of kin, requests to have appointed, if suitable to discharge the trust; 2. If such surviving husband or wife, as the case may be, or next of kin, or the person selected by them, be unsuitable, or if the husband or widow, or next of kin neglect for thirty days after the death of the person to apply for administration, or to request that administration be granted to some other person, it may be granted to one or more of the principal creditors, if competent and willing to serve; 3. If there is no such creditor competent and willing to serve, the same may be committed to such other person as the court may appoint.