The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-05-19

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments section seventy-seven, OF
Article ninety three, of the Code OF
Public General Laws, "Title Tesla
mentary Law" and to add three
new sections to said Article one, to come
in after section two hundred and fifty
four, and the other two to come in
after section three hundred and five.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That section
seventy-seven, of Article ninety-three, of
the Code of Public General Laws, title
eTestamentary Law" be, and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendment, SO as to read as follows:
II. If any person being resident of
any other State, district or territory of the
United States, or of any foreign country,
shall die possessed of, or be entitled to any
of the public stock or debts created or is
sued upon the credit Of this State, or Of
the stock or debt created or issued upon
the credit of the City Of Baltimore, or OF
the capital stock of any joint stock company
Incorporated by the authority of this State,
or of any national bank in this State, his
right or title thereto shall devolve on his
executor or administrator duly constituted
and appointed as such by the law Of the
State, district, territory or country where
in he may have resided at the time of his
death, in the same manner as if the said
executor or administrator had been duly
constituted and appointed as such by the
proper authority in this State.
SEC. 2 And be it enacted, That the
three following sections be, and the same
are hereby added to the said Article, are
ito come in after section two hundred and
iifty-four, and the other two to come in
after section three hundred and five.
254 A. The Orphans Courts shall have
power, ex-officio, to order any executor,
administrator or guardian, who appears by
the records of said courts, or of the Regis
ter of Wills, to be in default in respect to
the rendering of any inventory, TIE return
ing of any report, statement, return of any
kind, or to the fulfllment of any duty in
said courts, to be summoned to appear be-
fore the court, on some certain day to be
named in the summons, and fulfill his duty,
on pain of revocation of his letters tesla
mentary or of administration, or guardian
ship; it shall be the duty of the Registers
of Wills, from time to time, to inform the
Orphans Courts, of such default, so ap-
pearing; upon such order, a letter shall be
addressed by the Register of Wills, and be
sent by him by mail to the person so ap-
pearing by him to be in default, at his
postofice or place of address, informing
him of such order; and for the sending of
such letter, the Register shall receive
twenty-five cents from such person, if, on
appearing, he is found to be in default; if
the person so appearing to be in default
does not appear in court in answer to the
letter, the court may order him to be sum-
moned by the Sheriff, and on his appearing,
may pass such order as may be just in the
premises; and upon his not appearing, after
having been duly summoned, the court may
revoke his letters testamentary or OF ad-
ministration, or guardianship upon any
such revocation, the court may, at its dis
erection, order that the parties interested,
or any one or more of them, be summoned
to appear, and may make such order or
appointment as the laws of the State and
Justice may require; but no guardian shall
be thus summoned, ex-oficio, to appear be-
fore the court after his ward has arrived
at legal age; nor shall any executor or ad-
ministrator be thus summoned, ex-oficio,
after more than three years have elapsed
since the default for which he is sum-
moned.
305 A. No devise or bequest of real or
personal property for any charitable uses
shall be deemed or held to be void by rea-
son of any uncertainty with respect to the
donors thereof; provided, the will or codi-
ell making the same shall also contain d.
rections for the formation of a corporation
TO take the same, and within the period of
tWelve calendar months from the grant of
2 probate of such will or codicil, corpora
lion shall be formed in correspondence with
such directions, capable and willing to re-
ceive and administer such devise or be-
quest.
305 B. Every devise and bequest pur-
porting to be of all real and personal prop
erty belonging to the testator shall be con-
strued to include also all property over
which he has general power of appoint
ment, unless the contrary intention shall
appear in the will or codicil containing
such devise or bequest.
Sec B. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved April 4th, 1888.