Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-05-17
CHAPTER 22l.

An act to repeal sections 90, 90 and 100 OF
Article is, of the Code Of Public General
Laws and % re-enact the same as amend.
ed so as 10 authorize any court which
may have appointed guardian, commit
Tee or trustee of the property of q person
non-compos mentis, to order or decree
upon the application of such guardian,
committee or trustee a sale, lease or
surrender Of a lease Of any real leasehold
or per onal property TO which such person
non compos mentis may be entitled with
out any process or order of publication
and to give TO any such order or decree
as may heretofore have been passed the
same effect as If il had been passed after
the passage Of this Act.
SECTION /. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That Sections 90, 80
and 100 OF Article 16, of the Code OF Public
General Laws be and the same are hereby
repealed and re enacted so as to read as
follows:
80. The court which may have appointed
a guardian. committee or trustee of the
property of a person non -compos mentis
may upon theapplication of such guardian,
committee or trustee without any process
or order of publication order or decree the
sale of any real leasehold or personal prop
erty TO which such person non compos
mentis may be entitled and order the
money arising therefrom 10 be invested in
stocks or other property or ia mortgages on
real estate or in other safe securities as the
court may deem most advantageous 20 such
person non conapos mentis and on the death
of such person non compos mentis, the
principal arising from any such sale shall
pass TO and vest in the person or persons In
whom such property would have vested Il
the same had not been sold, and decree or
order which may have bin kr isnfore
passed for the sale of the pro erty 81 any
person non compos mentis shall have the
same effect as IL it had been passed after
adoption of this section.
80. The court which may have appointed
guardian, committee or trustee Of the
property of a person non-compos mentis
may upon the application os such guardian,
committee or trustee without any process
or order Of publication order or decree any
real or leasehoid property of person non
compos mentis TO be leased for any term OF
years or may order or decree the surrender
OF any lease of the estate or property ofsuch
person non compos mentis to be accepted
and the same TO be demised anew on such
terms and conditions as the court may di-
rect
100. In all applications by guardian
committee or trustee of the property of q
person non compos mentis 10 sell any the
real, leasehold or personal property OF such
person non-compos mentis or to demise any
of the real or leasehold property Of such
person non -conpos mentis OF 10 accept the
surrender Of lease thereof the court shall
before passing an order or decree have
proof taken as ia other chancery cases "A
TO the value, quantity and condition of the
property and after considering all the cir
cumstances If the court shall deem IL TO The
interest and advantage Of such person non
compos mentis, il may order or decree .
| sale, lease or surrender of lease of ths
whole or any part of the said property OF
such terms and conditions az the court MAY
prescribe.
SEcTIoN2. And BE- it further enacted b
tie General assembly Of Maryland, Tha
this Act shall take effect Immediately on il
passage.
Approved April 6. 1894. .
| FRANK BROWN, Governor
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
| President Of the Senate.
| JAMES III. PRESTON,
Speaker rf the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify That the aforegoing
a correct copy ofan act of the Genera
Assembly of Maryland, passed Januar.
]. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate
B. Il. SMITH,
Chief Clerk Of the House OF Delegates.