Except as otherwise provided in this Charter,
the Register of Wills shall have all the powers and duties granted
by Commonwealth law, by laws applicable to Counties of the Second
Class A for Registers of Wills and Clerks of the Orphans Court Division
of the Court of Common Pleas, by ordinance of Council.
The Register of Wills shall appoint a deputy
or deputies and such other assistants as may be required to assist
him in the discharge of his duties as Register of Wills and Clerk
of the Orphans Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas, subject
to the budgetary approval of Council.
