The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-05-10
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AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments sections 127 and 129
of Article SO of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland (190G,
title "Testamentary Law" SUBJ
title distribution"
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
sections 127 and 1923 of Article SO
of the Code of Public General Laws
of Maryland 5000, title fiesta
mentary Law" subtitle 'Distribu-
ton" are hereby repealed and re-en-
acted with amendments so as to read
as follows:
127. Every brother and sister of
the interstate shall be entitled to an
equal share, and a child or children
of a deceased brother or sister of
the intestate shall stand in the
place of such brother or sister, and
q grandchild or grandchildren and
every other descendant or other de-
scendants of a deceased brother or
sister of the intestate in existence
at the death of the interstate shall
stand in the place of his, her or
their deceased ancestor.
1923. After children, descendants,
father, mother, brothers and sisters
of the deceased, the child or chill
dren, grandchild or grandchildren
of brothers and sisters of the de-
ceased and their descendants, all col
lateral relations in equal degree shall
take, and no representation amongst
such collateral shall be allowed, and
there shall be no distinction be-
tween the whole and half blood.
Section q And be it further en-
acted, That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 4, 1912.
[CHAPTER o.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments sections 5, 10, 20
and 81 of Article As of the Code
Of Public General Laws of Mary
land 5000, title inheritance, y
subtitle "Descents.'
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland,
That sections 5, 10, 20 and 81 of
Article As of the Code of Public
General Laws of Maryland (1904,
title inheritance, subtitle De
scents" be and the same are hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amend
ments SO as to read as follows:
5. If no brother or sister as afore-
said child or children, grandchild,
grandchildren or other descendants
from such brother or sister, then to
the grandfather on the part OF the
father.
10. If the estate shall be vested
in the intestate by purchase, or
shall descend to or vest in the intes-
tate in any other manner than as
hereinbefore mentioned, and there
be no child or descendant of such
intestate, then the estate shall
descend to the brothers and sisters
of such intestate of the whole blood,
and their children, grandchild OF
grandchildren, and their other de-
scendants in equal degree equally.
20. If no brother or sister of the
whole blood, child or children,
grandchild or grandchildren, or de-
scendants from such brother or sis
ter. then to the brothers or sisters
of the half-blood and their descen-
dants in equal degree equally.
27. If in the descending or col
lateral line, any father or mother
shall be dead, the child or children
of such father or mother shall by
representation be considered in the
same degree as the father or mother
would have been if living, and shall
have the same share OF the estate
as the father or mother, ii living
would have been entitled to, and
no more; and in such case when
there are more children than one
the share aforesaid shall be equally
divided among such children; pro
vided, that there be no representa-
ton admitted among collaterals
after brothers and sisters grand
children.