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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

thereof, and a division of the money arising from such sale
among the parties, according to their respective rights; this
section to apply to cases where all the parties are of full age,
and to cases where all the parties are infants, and to cases
where some of the parties are of full age and some infants,
and to cases where some or all of the parties are non compos
mentis, and also to apply to cases where any or all of the parties
are non-residents; and any party, whether of full age, infants
or non compos mentis, may file a bill under this section, an
infant, by his guardian or prochein ami, and a non compos

Contract for
sale of land.

mentis by his committee, and if any contract hath been made
for the sale of any lands, tenements or hereditaments held as
aforesaid, or any interest therein for or on behalf of any infant,
idiot or person non compos mentis, which the court, upon
hearing as aforesaid and examination into all circumstances,
shall think for the interest and advantage, both of such infant,
idiot or person non compos mentis, and of the other person or

Court may
confirm.

persons interested therein to be confirmed, the court may
confirm such contract; and all sales and deeds made in pursu-
ance of and agreeably to an order of the court in the exercise
of the above power shall be good and sufficient in law to trans-
fer the estate and interest of such infant, idiot or person non
compos mentis in such lands, tenements or hereditaments,
according to the true intent and meaning of such deeds,
respectively; and in all cases of deeds executed in the exercise
of the above power, the same shall be executed and acknowl-
edged by such person or persons as the court may appoint for
the purpose. And wherever any bill or petition is filed under
provision of this section for the sale of lands, persons holding
mortgages and other encumbrances on an undivided interest
therein, may be made parties to said bill, and the lands shall
be sold free and clean of such mortgages or other incumbrance,
and the rights of the lienors shall be protected in distribution
of the proceeds of the sale of such lands.

Approved April 5, 1900.

CHAPTER 206.
AN ACT to repeal Sections one hundred and sixty -seven to
one hundred and ninety -seven, inclusive, of Article 7, of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Carroll
County," sub-title "Union Bridge," and several Acts and
parts of Acts amendatory thereof, and to re-enact said
Article 7, Sections one hundred and sixty-seven to one