The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-05-11
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.
TCHAPTER 337.

PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.
chapter ss7.l
AN ACT to ADD an ad a Ssst IN
title, "chaneery," subtitle. "Trn?-
tees to come in after Section 2lS'
and to be known as PISA
eralt Assembly, of Maryland, That an
additional section be and hereby is
1888 of the Public General Laws of
Maryland. title, "Chancery," subtitle
Trustee" to come in after Section 2l5
and tt to re be sn foIow as Section 2l0A
Section 215A- Whenever a ground
| rent reserved by lease or sub-lease
heretofore or hereafter created, is now
redeemable or hereafter becomes re
hold estate, subject to said rent may
desire to redeem the same, and at the
time of such desired redemption the
title of said rent is vested in trustee
under will, deed or other instrument
for any trust, use or purpose, but with
out a power of sale in such trustee,
mainder over. vested or contingent, or
is vested in the holder of a defeasible
estate but without a power of sale in
such life tenant or such holder OF a
Chancery Jurisdiction in the city or
county where the land is situated, out
Of which said rent is payable, may
upon the ex-parte petition of such
trustee OR life tenant or holder of a de-
! feasible estate or upon the petition of
! the owner of the leasehold or suitcase
hold who is entitled to redeem and after
notice by service of process upon such
trustee or life tenant, or holder Of
defeasible estate, or after notice by
publication of such trustee or life ten
ant or holder OF a defeasible estate be
a nonresident, order the conveyance of
rpvprSinn Snh-reUarSinN
or sub-rent, in such land by such trus-
tee or life tenant, or holder of a de-
feasible estate to the owner Of the
leasehold or sub-leasehold interests
) therein upon the payment Of the sum
of money efor which the said rent or
sub-rent may be redeemable, together
with a due proportion, of the accruing
deed delivered by such trustee or life
tenant or holder of a defeasible estate
in pursuance of such order Of Court
owner Of the leasehold or suitcase
hold estate, his heirs, executors, adj
ministrators and assigns, all right. IT,
tie, interests and estate of such trus-
feasible estate, and of all other per-
sons who are or may be entitled to
any right, title interest or estate in
| and to such reversion or sub-reversion,
rent or sub-rent either at law or in
| equity, and whether such other per-
! sons so entitled may have vested or
contingent interests therein, or wheth-
er such persons or any of them are, or
are not. in being at the date Of such
| redemption. Any petition filed under
| this section by or against a trustee or
| life tenant or holder of defeasible
estate, will be sufficient in law and
equity if the trustee or life tenant or
holder Of the defeasible estate be a
| party thereto, and it shall not be neces-
sary for any cestui que trustent, remain
dermen or other persons benefcially in
terested in the subject matter of the
| petition to be a party to such petition.
they being represented by the trustee
| BILE estate for the purpose Of the pro
| ceedings. Every petition shall set forth
| the location and description of the
land, the date and place Of record Of
reversion and rent were created, the
amount of the annual rent, the amount
I for which the same is redeemable, and
also that such notice as may be re-
| lease has been given by the owner
Of the leasehold or sub-leasehold and
such other facts as may be necessary
to 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
leasehold or sub-leasehold for the re-
demption of such rent or subrent shall
| be forthwith accounted for to the Court
| by the trustee or life tenant or holder
| Of the defeasible estate receiving the
same, ana the court Snall make SucH
! orders in reference to the investment of
| the same as may be proper to the end
that the said money shall be held in
place and stead of the redeemed re-
| version and rent so as to enure in like
manner to the benefit Of the persons
| entitled to said reversion and rent. Be-
| fore receiving the redemption money,
| the trustee or life tenant or holder of
| the defeasible estate shall give bond
| to the State of Maryland, in the penalty
of double the amount Of the redemption
| money, with a surety or suretieS to be
! approved by Court or the clerk there
| of. unless such trustee or life tenant or
| holder of the defeasible estate has previ-
! demption money, or unless such trus-
| tee has been excused from giving bond
! by the instrument creating the. trust.
| Where a life tenant or the holder of a
reversion and rent, the Court may in
stead of directing the life tenant or
holder of the defeasible, estate to exc
cute such deed and receive the redemp-
| cute the deed and to receive the re-
demption money. The Court costs of
! the proceeding including the expense
| of obtaining corporate bond the
! amount of such expense being sub
| ject to the direction of the Court shall
! be paid out of the money received for
| the redemption of the rent. No pur-
| chaser shall be required to see to the
application Of the purchase money.
Section 2. And be it enacted, That
! of its passage.
Approved April 8, 1906.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD.
JOSEPH B. SETH
President of Senate.
CARVILLE D. BENSON,
! Speaker of House Of Delegates.