Acts. 197

ance to any Person or Persons who shall bid and give the Highest
Price therefore as fully and effectually to all Intents & Purposes
As if the said George Frazier Hawkins was himself Seized in his
Own Right of and in the Like Estate in such Lands as the said John
Stone Hawkins was Seized of at the Time of his death And the
Money Arising from such sale or sales to Lay and Apply and dispose
of for and towards the Satisfaction and payment of the said George

Liber R. G.

1773

Frazier Hawkins and the Other Creditors of the said John Stone
Hawkins their Respective Debts in Manner following that is to say,
first the said George Fraser Hawkins may retain in his Hands his
Claim aforesaid And afterwards he shall apply the Residue if any
to the Payments According to the Nature of the several Claims of
the other Creditors of the said John Stone Hawkins Deducting
thereout the Necessary Charges of such Sale and Sales And to
the End that the said Sale or Sales shall be fairly made and the
Money arising therefrom duely applied Be it further enacted that
the said George Fraser Hawkins shall before such Sales or Sales
give Bond with sufficient Sureties to the Deputy Commissary of
Prince Georges County for the Time being in the same Manner
and form as is Usual in Cases of Testators Estates, which same
Bond shall be by him transmitted to the Commissary General with
Condition to the same that the said George Fraser Hawkins shall
and will in all things fulfill and perform the Directions of this Act
with Respect to the Sale or Sales aforesaid. And the Application
of the Money arising by such Sale and Sales And shall and will
within twelve Months from such Sale or Sales pass and settle an
Account thereof with the Deputy Commissary of the County afore-
said for the Time being to be by him transmitted as aforesaid to the
Commissary General as aforesaid And be it further enacted that
the said George Fraser Hawkins shall not be intitled to or be
allowed any Commissions for the Administration of the said Estate
of the said John Stone Hawkins. Saving to the said Heirs of John
Stone Hawkins the Liberty of shewing Cause if any the said Heirs
have or can shew to the Chancellor of this Province for the time
being at any Time within six Months after the said Heirs shall
arrive at the Age of twenty one Years why the Lands and Premises
above mentioned ought not to have been sold as herein is directed
And upon such Cause shewn to the Satisfaction of the said Chan-
cellor, then and in such Case this Act shall be Void. Any Clause,
Matter or Thing herein to the Contrary Notwithstanding

p. 238

By the Lower House of
Assembly Dec.^r 4.^th 1773
Read and assented to
Signed by Order
John Duckett Clk. Lo. Ho.

11 Sides

On behalf of the Right
Honourable the Lord
Proprietary of this Prov-
ince I will this be a Law

Rob. Eden
The great Seal
in Wax appendant

By the Upper House of
Assembly Dec.^r 4^th 1773
Read and assented to
Signed by Order
U. Scott Clk. Up. Ho.