Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-04-27
t or refusal to perform the duties imposed by

lect or refusal to perform the duties imposed by
this act.
Sec 10. find be 1t enacted, That in all cases where
any estate real, personal mixed, is shall be
liable subject to the tax imposed by the said aet
of eighteen hundred and forty-four, chapter two
hundred and thiry-seven, and no letters testament
tary or administration are taken out the estate
of the person who may die seized and possessed
thereof within ninety days after the death Of SAT-
person, it shall be the duty of the Orphans Court
IN which administration should be granted to issue
summon summonses for the party or parties.
entitled to letters testamentary of administration
to show cause wherefore they do not administer;
and II the party or parties entitled to letters tesla
mentary or of administration according to the act
OF seventeen hundred and ninety chapter one
hundred and one, do not administer within rea-
sonable tlme to be fixed by the court, if they be
incapable, or being capable, if they decline
luse 10 appear on proper summons notice, then
administration shall be granted to such person or
persons as the said court may deem proper, and in
all cases where application is made to the Judge of
the Orphans Court or the Register of Wills of any
county, of Howard District, for letters testament
tafy or OF administration it shall be the duty of the
said Judges or Register of Wills as the case NAV
be, TO inquire from the person making said applica-
ton, whether he knows believes that there is aav
real estate OF the testator intestate liable to the
tax imposed by the act of eighteen hundred and
forty-four, chapter two hundred and thrty-sevep..
and Its supplements and the of said appfi0
cant shall be given on OATH if the said Judges or
Register of Wills should so require
Sec. /. find be 1t enacted That it shall be the
duty OF the several and respective Orphans Courts
of this State, to require and compel every cxecutor-
or administrator to whom they Cor the Register of
Wills OF their county, may have granted letters
testamentary or of administration, to return his in
ventory or inventories, and render his administra-
to oh H. a.,
required by law, and in any executor ad =
mnstrator shall fail to do SO, his letters TESTAMENT
tary or administration may in the discretion of such
court be revoked, and the court may, if there be
remaining executor administrator OF the deceas-
ed appoint administrator
Sec. u, find be 1t enacted, That the returns and
payments of Register of Wills, on account of the
tag imposed by the act of eighteen hundred and
forty-four, chapter two hundred and thirty-seven
and its supplements shall hereafter be made at the
time, in the manner and under the penalties pre-
scrbed by the second and thro sections of the act
of eighteen hundred and forty-fve chapter seventy
one, and the commissions allowed to said registers
upon such payments shall be the same as are fixed
by the third section of the said last mentioned act.
Sec. l3. ind be 1t enacted, That nothing in this
act shall be construed to allow to the execu-
tor CT administrator any commission on the amount
of the real estate returned in the aforesaid nvento-
ry or inventories.
Sec. IA. find be 1t enacted That the fourth section
of the act ofegheen hundred and ty-four, chap
ter two hundred and thirty seven and the second
third and fourth sections otthe act of eighteen hun
dred and torty-fye, chapter two hundred and two,
and much OF the second section Of the act of egh
teen hundred and forty-four, chapter two hundred
and thirty-seven, makes the duty of executors
and administrators to lodge certain information
with the levy court or commissioners of the county
or Howard District, or the Appeal Tax Court Of
Baltimore, be and the same are hereby repealed.
D. CLAUDE, Treasurer.