Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-05-17
CHAPTER 337.

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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 tn
lnOwn as 2lOA.
Section BE II enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland. That an
additional section be and hereby is
added To Article I6 the Code of 1888
Of the Public General Laws of Mary
land, title. "Chancery." subtitle "Trus-
tee" TO come in after Section 2l5 and
to be known as Section 215 A. and to
read as follows:
Section 2l5 A-Wheneyer a ground
rent reserved by leases or suitcase
heretofore or hereafter created. Is now
redeemable or hereafter becomes re-
deemable. and the owner OF the
leasehold or sub-leasehold estate. sub
ject TO said rent may desire to redeem
the same. and ut the time of such de-
sired redemption the tile of said rent
IL vested In a trustee under "a will,
deed or other instrument for any trust.
use or purpose. but without a power
of sale In such trustee. or Is vested I'm
a life tenant with remainder 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 n defeasible
estate. any Court having Chancery
Jurisdiction In the city or county
where thu land Is situated. out Of
which said rent is payable. NAV upon
the eXparte petition OF such trustee
Or life tenant or holder OF a defeasible
estate. or upon the petition of the
owner OF the leasehold or suitcase
hold who Is entiIle to redeem and
after notice by service of process up-
IN such trustee or life tenant. or hold
or Of Il defeasIJle estate or after notice.
by publication of trustee or life tenant
or holder OF n defeasible estate he a
non-reSidS mt. order the conveyance Of
the Teversion or sub-reveraion and
rent or sub-rent, In such land by such
trustee or life tenant, or holder Of
defeas!ble estate tn the owner Of
the leasehOld or aubleasehOld Inter
ests therein upon the payment Of the
sum of money for which the said rent
or subTent may be redeemable tOgeth-
or with a due proportion of the nc
cruing rent To the date Of such pay
ntent. ANY deed delivered by such
trustee or life tenant or holder OF a
ief.asible estate In pursuance Of such
order Of Court and duly recorded, shall
vest In the owner Of the leasehold or
suitcase hoId estate. his heirs. ex
ecutors. administrators and assigns,
all right, title. interest and estate of
such trustee or life tenant or holder
| Of the defeasible estate. and OF all
other persons who are or NAV he
entitled To any right. title. Interest or
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| reversion. rent or sub-Tent either at
law or In equity. ana whether such
other persons So entitled may have
vested or contingent interests therein.
or whether such persons or any Of
a. the date Of such redemption.
Any petition filed under this
section by or against trustee or
life tenant or holder of defeasl-
BILE estate. will he sufficient I'm law
and equity IL the trustee or life tenant
or holder of the dcfeasible estate be a
party thereto. and II shall not be noe
essarv for any cestuiaue trcs:ent, re-
maindcrmen or other persons bene-
iicialN interested In the subject mat
ter of the petition To be n party to
such petition. they being represented
by the trustee OF life tenant or holder
OF the defeasible estate for the purpose
Of the proceedings Every petition
| shall set forth the location and de-
scription Of the land. the date and
| place OF record OF the lease or sub
lease by which such reversion and
rent were created, the amount OF the
annual rent. the amount for which
the same is redeemable. and also that
| such notice as may be required by
/ law or by the lease or suitcase has
been given bv the owner Of the lease
| hold 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 BIZ
the party filing the same. The money
received from the owner Of the lease
hold or suh-leasedhold for the redemp-
ton OF such rent or sub-rent shall be
forthwith accOuntel for TO the Court
by the trustee or life tenant or holder
Of the defeasible estate receiving the
same, and the Court shall make such
orders In reference To- the investment
OF the same as may bee proper To the
| end that the said money shall he 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.
Before receiving the redemption mon
ey. the trustee or life tenant or hold.
er 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 Oh
snreties 10 be- approved by the Court
or the clerk thereof unless such tTus
tee or life tenant or holder Of the
defeasib!e estate has previously given
4 boad which protects the redemption
money. or unless such trustee has
been excused from giving bond hv IN.
instrument creating the trust Where
a life tenant or the holder Of a defeasi.
Bile estate Is the owner OF the rever
sion and rent the Court may instead
Of directing the life tenant or holder
of the defeasible estate To execute
such deed and receive the redemption
money. appoint trustee to execute
The deed and tn receive the
redemption money. The Court costs
OF 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 CourD shall he paid out Of the
money received for the redemption
OF the rent. No purchaser shall DE-
required to see To the application al
the purchase money.
Sec. And be- IL enacted. That
this Act shall take effect from the date
Of Its passage.
Approved April 2. 1906.
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