Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-12-17

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when the amount to which such
infant is entitled shall not exceed the
sum of five hundred dollars, the Court
| decreeing 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 ease 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
letters of guardianship bond IN an
amount and with security sufficient to
protect such infant III the premises.
SEC. >. And be it FURTHER endcted,
That this Act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Approved April !. 1856.
We hereby certify, that the afore-
the General Assembly of Maryland.
passed January Session. 1856.
W. q. PURNELL.
Secretary of the Senate.
f. 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 10
partition Of lands or tenements held
BY Joint tenants. tenants in common
co-parcenerS or concurrent owners
and to re-cnact the same with amend
mentS.
SECTION |. Be It c,acted by the General
is>emhiy ef' Marginal, 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the same is hereby repealed and re-en-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 50 as to read as follows 90. The
court may decree a PARTITION OF any
lands. tenementS or Entertainments. 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; or If II appear
that said lands. tenements or heredlta-
mentS. or right. interest or estate
therein. cannot be divided without loss
or injury to the parties interested. the
court NAV decree sale thereof and n
division of the money arising from
such sale among the parties according
to their respective rights. This sec
ton to apply TO eases where all the
parties are of full age and 10 cases
where all the parties are infants. and
to eases where some of the parties are
of full age and some infants, and To
cases where some or all OF the parties
are non compos meHtis ;: aud also IL apply
to cases where any or all of the par
ties are non-resldeuts. and any party
whether of full age. infant or nan com
pos ue,stis. NAV file bill under this
section an infant by his guardian or
prochein ana and a nan coH9os by his
committee. And If any contract hath
been made for the sale of any lands.
tenements. or Entertainments held a
aforesaid. or Of any interest therein. for
or on behalf of any infant. idiot or
person non r0npps mtHtts. 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. lido,
or person nan co'HIcs ncntis. and Of the
other person or persons interested
therein To he confirmed, the court may
confirm such contract and order
deed 10 be executed according io the
contract, and all sales and deeds made
in pursuance of and agreeably To an
order of the court IN the exercise OF
the above power, shall he good ard
sufficient in Law 10 transfer the estate
and interest of such infant. idiot or
person nan c0mI"s msHtis IN such lands.
tenements or Entertainments according
to the true intent and meaning OF
such deeds respectively. and in al
eases OF deeds executed in the exercise
of the above power. the same shall bc
executed and acknowledged by such
person or persons a the court may APP
point for the purpose.
SEC. >. 4Ad X u enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date
Of its passage.
Approved April :, lso6.
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.
+. b. PRETTYMAN,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.