Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-04-24
Friday Morning.........April "a, 1908.


weeks, evidence satisfactory TO the
Court of such continuance in life be
not forthcoming, the Court snail Ill
rect probate and letters teStamentary
or of administration, as the case may
require, to issue, and such grant snail
be as valid as If the supposed uece-
dent were actually dead. -.
ID. The Court may evoke such iet'
ters at any time on due ana satls-
factory proof that the supposed Iece
dent is in fact alive, atter winch iS
vocation all powers OF the execute
or administrator snail CEASE, puI on
receiDts or disbursements ana olner
ac1s previously done by him snail re-
main as valid as if the letters were
unreyoked; and the executor OF au
minlstrator shall settle an account vi
his administration to the time OF re
vocation and transfer al assets lo
maining in his hands to the person as
whose executor or administrators ne
acted, or his duly authorized agent OF
attornav. nroyided, that nothing con
FAMED in this section shall validate
the title of any persons 10 any noney
or property received as WIDOW l neAI
of Kin or distributee OF the supposed
decedent), but the same may. be re
covered from such person In any
case where recovery might be had II
this section had not been passed
e. Before any distribution or the
proceeds OF the estate OF sucn SUP
nosed decedent, the persons entltled
thereto shall respectively give bond
with adequate security, to be approx,
ed Inv the Court. in such sum and
form as it shall direct, conditioned
that If the supposed decedent snail IN
fact be at the time alive, they VIII re-
spectively on demand refund the
amounts received by each with inter
est thereon. If any such person is uil.
able to furnish the security, the money
shall be safely invested under the
direction of the Court, the accruing
interest to be paid to the person en-,
titled, the money to remain lhVes.eu
court, on application. shall order 1t
paid to the person entitled.
F. After revocation of letters tne
person enormously supposed to be
dead may, on suggestion nied OF re
cord of the proper fact, be substitut-
ed as plaintiff in all actions Drouen ~
by the executor or administrator, az
any stage of proceedings, before or
after Judgment. He may, in actions
previously brought against such rep
resentative, be substituted as detend.,
ant, upon like suggestion by himseli
or the plaintiff, and shall be then en-
titled to a reasonable time In whlch
to prepare for trial. Judgments re-
covered against the executor or al
ministrator may be opened on appii'
cation of the supposed decedent made
within three months from the date OF
revocation, supported by affidavit
specifically denying the alleged in
debtedness or cause of action; other
wise such judgments shall have the
conclusive effect of ordinary judg
ments. After substitution of the sup
posed decedent as defendant in any
case of judgment as aforesaid, 1t shall
become a lien upon his property In
the same manner as other judgments
G. Costs incident to the grant OF
letters hereunder shall be paid out OF
the estate of the supposed decedent
and where the application is denied
they shall be paid by the applicant.
Sec. 2-And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Approved March 30. 1908
AUSTIN l.. CROTHERS,
Governor
JOSEPH b. SETH.
President of the Senate
J. ENOS RAY, JR..
Speaker House of Delegates