Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-05-17
CHAPTER a73.

IN Act To add four new Sections TO
Article 10 OF the Code of Public
General Laws, title "Chancew." sub
tiite Pleading. Practice and Pro
Cess. Ia be known as Sections 2OOA
2wB. 2oW and FOOD. and To come
IN after Section 2O0 of said Article
providing method OF procedure by
hducIarics fer making Distribution
or delivery of property where I'M
Known persons may he entitled or
me residences uf persons known or
supposed To be entitled are I'm
known, and for protecting the in
'erests oi such persons. and for pro-
protecting hduciaries making dis
tibniion or delivery of property.
section i. be IL enacted by the
General Assembly of MARYLAND. That
-FOUR new Sections be- added To Artl-
Gle 10 OF the Code or Public General
Laws. title "Chancery.' subtitle
fleadlng. Practice and Process" to
De known as Sections 20OA. DOOR
Z"ot, AMI 2OuiD. and To come in after
section 700. and tO read as follows:
Section 200A. Whichever il shall
re me duty Of any fduciarv (meaning
ny the term "Iiduciary," any trustee
executor. administrator, receiver or
"'hef hduciarND. Ia make any delivery
or distribution Of any property in the
losseSSlon ar control of such fiduciary
ana SaId hduciary shall apprchend
Ihai there may he persons living I'M
known 10 such liduciaTy, who NAV be
emitted To shares hereof or whose
rights Will be affected by such dis
tribution or delivery. said fiduciary
may apply by bill ~ petition to Tho.
court OF Equity in the county or CITY
IN which said Gduciary resides OF has
his or lis principal Office or pIace Of
business. pTayin. the said Court To as
sumo jurisdiction over the said uroI
"rtv. and the distribution and delivery
thereof or II a COart Of Eauity al
lady has jurisdiction Of said urup-
"riE. said application NAV bc made To
such Court. All ersOnS known In
'nch iduciary To have anv interes; in
SAID property shall be- named or lie
ScriEed and made parties To the nro
ceedlngs. and their interests shall he
stated or set forth, and there shall he
4 statement in the bill or petiiion Inv
which said application To the Court is
made. showing why such fduciarv an.
rrehendS that there NAV Ice uersons
living unknown to him or II who may
ne interested in SAID proDerty or
who's" rights would he affected by
said distribution Or delivery. and as
near as practicable who such persnns
NAV he supposed 10 be. And II shall
b" til" duty of the said Court Ia exam
Inc said bill or petition. and any IA
rers filed Herewith. and uLon heinz
satisfied that snfiici"n; effort has been
made by snch fiduciary To ascertain
whether there ar" such unknown her
sons. shall pass an order directing the
SAID hduciary to give notice BY pubIi-
cation I" such supposed unknown Der
sons. whether they be residents or
non residents Of this State. of the sub
stance and object OF said Bill or peti.
ton. and warming them 10 appear bv
a dav therein stated. which shall not
he less than ninety days after the
passage Of said order. and said notice
shall Ice published for such length of
tim" as the Court may direct In some
newspaper. as in cases OF notice bv
publication To non residents The de-
PENDANTS named in said Bill or Petition
snail b" summoned. or II they be non
residents Of this State. shall be duly
notified by publication as in other
cases Of equity. And after the rxr.ira-
ion Of said rerind fixed IL said osdcr.
ior IN" appearance Of said unknown
persorS. The Court shall proceed as In
other suits in equiir. and shall bv its
decree. direct TO whom the said fidu-
ciary shall make distribution or d..
livery rf said property, and il In the
opinion OF the said Court. II shall be
doubtful whether or no. there are IN
known persons who are entitled to a
shar" or shares OF said prnpeTt-. II
may. la its discretion, require the
-" rsons To whom il shall direct the
distribuii"r or delivery thereof to be
mad" Ia file a bond or bonds to the
State 0i Maryland in such penalty as
i shall prescribe. with the clerk OF
The said court. conditioned to make
e5'iiuiiOn 10 such unknown person
N persons Of his. her or their shares
81 said property. when his. her or
their rights thereto shall Ice establish
ii: or the said court may require said
ianclaTy Ia hold or transfer and de
lF'I 10 irHSte" or receiver to be ap-
~ lated by II The snare Or shares IN
when sh'h uEknO@n person or per
fnns wrul! he Dutitlr! If in existence
q he held. AMI tn income thereof az.
inundated for such time az the said
''N' iA4HF 'ltiF'A. III bIfltT va dIOE0
'uil opportunity for such unknown Der
On or persons tn appear and assert
their rights. and may order the deiiy-
cry or distribution thereof whenever
said unknown persons shall appear
and establish their rights thereto, or
when IL shall Ee convinced that there
are no unknown persons entitled 10
any share Of said property. And the
said court may defer the passage Of
the said decree fror' time TO time IL
1t shall deem IL necessary In cases Of
doubt as TO the existence OF persons
who may be entitled. but the discre-
tion Of the said court as to requiring
bond and deferring the passage OF
said decree. and Withholding and ac-
cumulating shares. shall be subject
TO review by the Court Of Appeals.