The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-05-04
CHAPTER Az.

SflENF ' ~ 49,
An Act to add an Additional Section
to Article lG of the Code Of 1883
Of Public General Laws of Maryland,
'Chancery,' subtitle, Trustees, TO
come in after Section 2l5, and to
nown as 2l0A.
Section BE il enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That an
additional section be and hereby is
added To Article l6 the Code of 1883
of the Public General Laws of Mary
land. title, "Chancery," subtitle "Trus-
tee" to come in after Section 2l5 and
read as follows:
Section 2l5 A-Wheneyer n ground
rent reserved by leases or suitcase
heretofore or hereafter created, is now
releemable or hereafter becomes re-
deamahle. and the owner Of the
ieasehold or Sub-leasehold estate. sub
jet to said rent may desire TO redeem
the same. and at the time of such de-
sired redemption the title Of said rent
is vested In trustee under "A will.
deed or other instrument for any trust.
use or purpose. but without "A power
uf sale In such trustee or Is vested in
4 life tenant with remainder over
the holder Of , defeasihle estate but
without power OF sale In such life
I tenant or such holder Of a defeasible
. estate. any Court having Chancery
Jurisdiction In the city ar county
where th.' land is situated. ont Of
which said rent Is PAYABLE. NAV upon
the eSparte petition of such trustee
ur life tenant or holder oI a tefeasible
estate. or upon the petition Of the
owner Of the ieasehoii or suitcase
hold who Is entitled Ia redeem and
after notice by service of process up
an such trustee OF life tenant. or hold
or uf \ hafeaSl ole estate OF after notice
. bv public alton uf trustee ar life tenant
OF holder 81 d.f"asiblc estate be-
non resident order the conveyance of
the rpvsrsion or sub rrsersion and
rent at subrent In such lSnd BY such
trustee or life tenant. or holder Of
a d.tsasibl. estate 10 the owner Of
the lvAseaold or subIeaseheid inter
,sts therein upon the payment OF the
SUM uf money for which the said rent
~ Subr,nt may b, rrhremahle toEeth
.r With a due proportion u the &c
yTIiuE r"Ht to th. date az such pay
mant AnN DECD dsliyerrd by such
trustee nr life tenant or holder OF a
,i-t. asibls estate ia pursuance of such
order Of Court ana duiy recorded shall
vest Ia th, owner % he l-aSshnld or
sui l.as. hold estate. his heirs ~.
-cutors aduiuisi ratnTs and assigns
an right tiilr, interest and pstat" 81
such trustee or hfe tenant 90 holder
of tn" d-feasihi,' estate. and Of all
nfhDr persons Who arp pr may be
.atiflci iO auy right. title. interest or
estate IN and Ia suck rcyeTsiOn or sub
rENFrSion. rent or sna,-Tsnt either at
iaw or In equity. aud whether such
other persons So entitled may have
vested Of contingent interests therein
re whether such p@Fauns or ans Of
th~m are. or are bot. In being
= the dat" ~ such redemption.
AHN petition filed undtr this
section hy or against trustee uE
life tenant % asad,.r oi defcasi-
bic estate. will h. sufficient Ia Law
aud equity IL the trustee or life tenant
cor holder ~ the drfeaSiblr estate be- a
parts thereto. and li shall nut BE- nee
vysary frF ans c,Stuiqur tges:"n'. re-
luaindcTmpu ar other persons brnr
fcialiy Interested In the suhjrcr mat
Ter 81 the petition 10 b. "A party to
such petition tuey being represented
~ the trustee OF HE tenant ar holder
of the d~fsasiblc estate, for the purpose
IT the proceedings Every petition
shall set forth the location and tls-
sCription % the land tn, date and
place 81 record 81 the lease or sub
lease hy which such rcyersion and
rent were created. the amount of the
annual rent. the amount for which
. the same Is re,ieemable. and also that
such notice As NAV b. required hy
las or by the lease OF suitcase has
been given by the owner ~ the leass.
held ar suhlcaSrhold and such other
facts as NAV b. necessary Ia properly
present the matter To the Court. and
such petition shall be- sworn TO by
the party filing the same. The money
received from the owner OF the lease
hold or sub-leasssihOid for the. redemp-
tiun OF such rent or sub rent shall b.
forthwith accountri for Ia the Court
bY the trustee ur life tenant or holder
Of the defraSible estate receiving the
same. and the Court shall make such
orders In reference Ia the investment
I Of the same As NAV be- proper tn the
end that the said money shall be- held
T In place and stead Oi the redeemed re
version and rent So - 10 enurr In like
manner to the benefit OF the persons
entitled tn said rryersion and rent.
Before receiving the redemption mon
~. the trustee or life tenant or hold
er nf the dsfeasihle estate shall give
bond 10 the State 81 Maryland. in the
penalty Of double the amount Of the
/ redemption money. with surety uT
( Sur~iieS 10 be approved BY the Court
or the clerk thereof unless such trus.
tee or life tenant uT holder Of the
tefeasihle estate has previously given
q bond which protects the redemption
money. az unless such trustee has
been excused from giving bond hv the
I instrument creating the trust Where
life tenant or the holder OF defeasi-
hle estate is the owner of the reyeT-
sion aud rent the Court may instead
OF directing the life tenant or holder
Of the defeasible estate 10 execute
such deed and receive the redemption
money. appoint trustee 10 execute
the deed and to receive the
redemi ton money, The Court costs
NJ the proceeding including the ex-
pense of obtaining a corporate
| bond 1.-THE amount OF such eX-
pense being subject To the direction
Of the Courn shall be paid ont Of the
money received for the redemption
OF the. rent. No purchaser shall be
required to see 10 the application of
the purchase money.
Sec. 2-And be II enacted. That
this Act shall take effect from the date
of its passage,
Approved April >. 1900.
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