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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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21 H. 3, LEAP-YEAR. 47
not heirs generally. Of course under the Acts of 1825, ch. 156, and 1868,
ch. 199, the ruling of this latter point would now be otherwise.9
9 The point arose in Estep v. Mackey, 52 Md. 592, and it was held that
the Act of 1825, ch. 156, having changed the status of illegitimate children
as to inheritable blood, the words "dying without heirs " could no longer
be restricted in their case to dying without heirs of the body, but must be
construed when used respecting them precisely as if used with reference to
persons born in wedlock.
THE STATUTE 36
DE ANNO BISSEXTILI,
Made at WESTMINSTER. Anno 21 HEN. III. and Anno
Dom. 1236.
The Day of the Leap-Year, and the Day before, shall be holden for one Day.

The King unto his Justices
of the Bench, greeting. Know
ye. that where within our
Realm of England, it was
doubted of the Year and Day
that were wont to be assigned
unto sick Persons being im-
pleaded, when and from what
Day of the Year going before
unto another Day of the Year
following, the Year and Day
in a Leap-Year ought to be
taken and reckoned how long
it was:
IT. We therefore, willing
that a conformity be observed
in this behalf every where
within our Realm, and to
avoid all Danger from such as
be in Plea, have provided,
and by the Counsel of our
faithful Subjects, have or-
Rex justiciariis suis de ban-
co, salu tern. Sciatis quod cum
in regno nostro Anglie de an-
no & die, qui languidis per
brerc nostrum implacitatis
preflgi consueverunt, quaudo
&, qvoniodo, fscUifet, a quo die
auni precedentis in alium diem
anui subsequentis, debuit an-
nus iile & dies in anno bisex-
tili accipi & computari, diu'
extiterit dubitatum;
II. Nos volentcs conformi-
tatem (nniforsnit«tcin 1 ubique
in regno nostro super hoc ob-
servari, & periculis litigan-
cium precavcri, pro vidimus, &
de consilio fidelium nostrorum
statuimus, quod ad delendum
de cetero communem super
hoc ambiguitatem, computetur
dies excrescens in auuo bi.ssex-

 

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