Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-05-07

creelng or ratifying such sale, and
any transfer without such order shall
! be void; in all cases mentioned above
when the amount to which such
infant is entitled shall not exceed the
sum of five hundred dollars, the Court
6ecreeing or ratifying such sale may,
upon the application of the person
making such sale or upon the petition
of the guardian of such infant, order
and direct the money to be paid to the
guardian of such infant upon the
filing in said case of a certificate from
the Register of Wills of the county or
city in which letters of guardianship
have been granted. that the guardian
of such infant has filed in the Orphans
Court of the county or city granting
lett of guardianship a bond in an
amount and with security sufficient to
protect such infant in the premises.
SEC. 2. And be il FURTHER enacted.
That this Act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Approved April Z, 1856.
We hereby certify, that the afore-
going is correct copy of an Act of
the General Assembly of Maryland,
passed January Session, 1856.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
4. B. PRETTYMAN.
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
CHAPTER 232.
AN ACT to repeal section ninety-nine
of Article sixteen of the Code of
Public General Laws, relating to
partition of lands or tenements held
by Joint tenants, tenants in common
co-parceners or concurrent owners
and to re-epact the same with amend
ments,
SECTION |. BE ii enacted By tie General
assembly Of Maryland, That section
ninety-nine of Article sixteen of the
Code of Public General Laws, be and
the same is hereby repealed and re-en
acted 40 as 10 read as follows 80. The
court may decree a partition of any
lands, tenements or hereditaments, or
any right interest or estate therein,
either legal or equitable on the bill or
petition of any Joint tenant, tenant in
common or any parcener or any con-
current owner, whether claiming by
descent or by purchase Of II itappear
that said lands, tenements or heredita-
ments, or right, interest or estate
therein, cannot be divided without loss
or injury to the parties interested, the
court may decree sale thereof and
division of the money arising from
such sale among the parties according
to their respective rights, This see
ton to apply 70 eRses where all the
parties are of full age T; and to cases
where all the parties are infants, and
to cases where some of the parties are
of full age and some infants, and to
cases where some or all of the parties
afe non eempos mentis apd also TO apply
to cases where any or ali OF the par
ties are non-residents, and any party
whether of full age, infant or non com
pos mentis, may file bill under this
section an infant by his guardian or
prOchein ami and non eonpos by his
committee. And If any contract hath
been made for the sale of any lands,
tenements. or Entertainments held as
aforesaid, or of any interest therein, for
or on behalf Of any Infant, idiot or
person non cOmpOs mentis, which the
court upon hearing as aforesaid and
examination into all the circumstan-
ces, shall think for the interest and
advantage both of such infant, idiot
or person non compOs mentts, and OF the
other person or persons interested
therein to be confirmed, the court may
confirm such contract and order a
deed to be executed according TO the