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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1830.

CHAPTER 82.
AN ACT to continue in force the Acts of Assembly which would expire
with the present Session.

Acts
continued.

Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
all such acts, or parts of acts, as would expire with the present
session of assembly, be and the same are hereby continued to
the last Monday of December next, and to the end of the then
session of assembly.

CHAPTER 99.
AN ACT to authorize the Orphans Courts of this State to apportion the
Expenses incurred in improving Real Estates in cases of Dower in said
Estates.

To appor-
tion

expenses.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the passage of this act, it shall and may be
lawful for the judges of the orphans courts of this state, in their
respective counties, to adjudge, determine and apportion, in
their discretion, what part of the expenses shall be borne or
paid by the widow, which may or shall accrue in making the
necessary repairs or improvements on the real estates in which
a widow or widows shall, or may at the time such repairs are
so made and done, be entitled to a right of dower.

Expenses
incurred in
repairs, &c.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That wherever expenses are or
shall be incurred in effecting repairs or improvements on any
real estate, in which a widow or widows shall hold a right of
dower, an account shall be rendered to the orphans court of the
county by the party having said repairs so done, setting forth
in what way or manner such expenses have accrued, shewing
the amount of expenditures in repairs as aforesaid, and on such
account being rendered to the orphans court aforesaid, it shall
be their duty to order such portion of said expenses to be paid
by the widow.or widows, person or persons, having control
over said right of dower, to the person or persons claiming, and
in all cases shall the right of dower be answerable for the

Proviso.

payment of such apportionment of expenses ; Provided, that
nothing contained in this act shall be so construed as to autho-
rize the said orphans courts to apportion the expense of repairs
in any case whatever except where minors are concerned.

May reject
or allow
claims, &e

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That in all cases provided for by
this act, the orphans courts of this state, in their respective
counties, shall have full power to allow or reject all claims for

(appor-
tionment)

appointment* of expense in making repairs or improvements, as
they may deem proper, having at all times a due regard to all
the circumstances of the cases before them ; And provided,
that no allowance or apportionment of any such expenses under
this act, shall be made, unless the said repairs or improvement