Section 18

An executor or administrator who distributes the assets of the estate among the heirs or beneficiaries without having discharged all the debts contracted by the deceased which are legally recoverable, shall be personally liable to such creditors.

Provided that if he has published a notice in a prominent place outside the office of the Probate Officer and in the Gazette at least five weeks prior to such distribution, calling upon all creditors to submit their claims within one month of the date of publication of the notice, he shall be protected against all claims which have not been notified to him prior to such distribution.