Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-17

Score gary of the Sena
b. l.. SMITH
Chief Clerk of the House OF Delegates.
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IN ACT TO ADD NEW SECTION TO AR.
TICLE 90 OF THE CODE or PUBLIC
GENERAL LAWS. TITLE "SURETIES, -
TO BE DESIGNATED AS SECTION 81.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
senblS OF Maryland That the following addi-
tional section be added to the Code of Public
General Laws, title ''Sureties, = to follow Sec
ton 5, and to be known as Section 81 Of said
Article.
81. Any surety or the personal representa-
tive OF any surety upon the bond of trustees,
committees, guardians, assignees, receivers,
executors, administrators or any tiduciary may
apply, by petition to the court wherein said
bond is directed to he filed or which may have
jurisdiction of said tduciary praying to be re-
levcd OF further liability as such surety for
the acts or omissions of such fiduciarv which
may accur after the date of the order relieving
said surety, any order decree for such re-
lief shall require such iiduciarv to show cause
why he should not account and said surety he
relieved from further liability as aforesaid and
said hduciary be required 10 give a new bond:
and shall be made returnabe at such time and
place and to be served i'll such manner as SAID
court may direct, and said court may restrain
such iiduciary, in the meantime, from acting
except III such manner as it may direct to pre-
serve the estate; and upon the return of such
order to show cause, If the fiduciary account in
due form OF law and file new bond duly ap-
proved then said court shall make an order
releasing said surety from liability upon the
bond tor any subsequent act or default OF the
hduciary; and i'll default OF said iiduciarv ac-
counting and filing such new bond said conrt
shall make an order directing such fduciarv to
account and file new bond within thirty DAYS
And II he shall so account and file a new bond
duly approved. such surety shall be discharged
from all further liability for the acts or
omissions OF the iduciary after the date Of
such surety being so relieved or diseha4 ged
and II such iiduciarv shall fail. within the time
speclhed by order OF court, To account and file
new bond as directed therein, the court
shall remove such iiducary and appoint a sue
ceSsoi IN the trust who shall be authorized to
proceed against such iiduciary and his bond
Tor the recovery OF the estate. The costs OF
proceeding under this Act shall he taxed in
the discretion of the court. Provided, that
the court before releasing such surety shall
adludge what proportion il any of the money
paid such surety for gong ON such bond shall
be returned to the estate OF party paying the
same.
See. =. And be it further enacted, That this
Act shall take effcc, from the date OF its pas
sage.
Approved April 5, 1902
JOHN WALTER SMITH.
Governor.
JOHN HUMMER.
President OF the Senate.
NOBLE l.. MITCHELL.
Speaker Of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify, That the aforegong is a
correct copy of an Act Of the General Assem-
bly, OF Maryland, passed at January Session
1902.
ALFRED RITTER.
Secretary of Senate.
Il. l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk OF the House Of Delegates.
CHAPTER 494.
AN ACT TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT
=
ARTICLE ~ OF THE CODE OF PUBLIC
GENERAL LAWS, TITLE GRIMES AND
PUNISHMENTS" SUBTITLE "IURIS-
DICTiON, PR CE DURE AND SEN
TENCk" AS ENACTED BY THE ACTS
OF 1894, CHAPTER 4o2.
Section /. Be il enacted by the General As
'cmbly of Maryland, That Section ,oIA of Ar
ticle ~ of the Code of Public General Laws
title Grimes and Punishments" subtitle ''lur-
IS liction, Procedure and Sentence" as enacted
BY the Act ct 1894 Chapter 4o2, be and the
same is hereby repealed and re-enactcd with
amendments SO as 10 read as follows:
Section 5o4A. That courts NAV suspend zen
ence generally or for definite time aud may
make such orders and impose such terms as to
'osts, recogn zance Tor appearance, or matters
elating to the residence conduct of the con
lets As may be deemed proper, anil if the con
net Is a minor, the courts may also make such
riders to his detention in any care or Gus
ody may be deemed proper.
Section ,. And be ii enacted, That this Act
hall take effect from thu date Of its passage
Approved April $. Igo2.
JOHN WALTER SMITH.
Governor
JOHN HUMMER.
President of the Senate.
NOBLE L. MITCHELL.
Speaker OF the House OF Delegates
We hereby certify, That the aforegoine is a
orrect copy of an Act OF the General Assem-
ly of Maryland, passed at January Session
goa
ALFRED RITTER.
Secretary of the Senate.
Il, l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House OF Delegates