Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-06-16
[CHArrER 1901
AN ACT

To repeal section fifty-eight Of Article
sixteen of the Code of Public General
Laws. under the title Of Chancery, sub
title Jurisdiction, as amended and re-
enacted ty chapter three hundred and
forty-eight Of Acts passed session 81 ~.
teen hunare3 aud sixry-eigh., aud Sec
tion sixty Of said Article sixteen OF the
Code of Public General L,ws., aud to
re-enact the same with ameniments.
Sec I BE it enacted BY the General
Assembly Of Maryland. That section 6f-
ty-cight of Article sixteen of the Code of
Public General Laws, entitled CLancery,
subtitle Jurisdiction, as amended and re-
enacted by chapter three hundred and
forty-eight of Acts passed session eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-eight, be and the
same is hereby repealed and the follow
ing sections enacted and subs bstituted there
for: --- .
50 Whenever lands be partly in one
county and partly in another, or partly
in county and partly in the City OF Bal
tmore, or whenever persons proper to be
made defendants to proceedings in Cham
Gerry reside some in one county aud some
in another, or some in county and some
in the City Of Baltimore, that Court pro-
ceedings shall have been first commenced;
provided, that all proceedings for any par
:ition OF real estate, to foreclose mortga-
ges on land, or to sell lands under mort
gage, or to enforce any charge or lien on
the same shall be instituted in the Court
Of the county or the City of Baltimore
where such lands lie, or if the lands lie
partly in one county and partly in auoth-
or. or partly in one county and partly in
the City OF Baltimore, then snch proceed
ings may be commenced in either county
or 10 the City Of Baltimore. but no safe
or partition Of lands under sny such pro-
c,edihgs shall take placc after the pas
sage Of this Act, except under the decree
Of a Court in any county where part only
of the lands lie, copy of the bill, decree
AM trustees repors OF sale, and in case
Of partition Of real estate a copy of the
bill and the final decree of partition. cer-
t;fied under the official seal by the Clerk
of the Court in which the proceedings
were commenced, shall be file,l in the
Clerks office Of the Court Of the c unity
or of the City Of Baltimore. where any
other part of such lands shall lie, and on
receipt of such copies BY the Clerk of such
Court, it shall be his duty forthwith TO
docket aud index :hc said bill and other
precedinss in his chaucery docket. aud to
record the same as though said cause lad
originated in his Court.
Sc And be it further enacted, That
section sixty Of said Article be ani the
same Is hereby repealed and the fossow wing
enacted in lieu thereof:
60 In case of the lands Of any deeea-
sell person, which may lie ia more than
one county. or in the City of Baltimore
aud one or more counties, becoming lia-
bic 10 the paymeat of his debts. or where
lands may have been mortgaged which
lie in re than one county, or in the
City OF Baltimore aud one or more eoaa-
ties, then al such lands maY be sold un-
der a decree OF the Court Of that county,
or o. the City OF Baltimore in which the
proceedings 10 sell tue same shah be fifs:
ccmmeuced, aud IN such case a copy o
,he ball, decree ani trustees report u .hs
sala shall be sent to the Clerks of pro,
per conris where such lands may rcspet.
I lively lie, 10 be docActci.. iaiexl AID re.
corded as hsrsiahesore PsoviIei.
4 Approved April 4. 1870.
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