LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1831.

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concerns real estate, shall be deemed and taken only as prima
facie evidence of such will, testament or codicil.

tate shall be
but prima
facie.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the time allowed by law for a
widow, to make her election, whether she will accept of or re-
nounce a bequest or devise, made to her by the will of her hus-
band, be, and the same is hereby extended to the period of six
months, from the day upon which administration may be first
granted on her husband's estate ; and whenever any widow who
may hereafter deliver or transmit to the register of wills, of the
county in which administration may be granted on- her hus-

Time for
widows to
elect to re-
nounce a
bequest or
devise ex-
tended to
six months.

band's estate, her written renunciation within the period afore-
said, such renunciation shall have the same effect and operation
in law, to all intents and purposes, as if she had renounced the
same within ninety days after the authentication or probate of

Renounce
in writing.

the will ; Provided, that nothing in this section contained shall
extend to cases in which at the time of the passage of this act,
ninety days shall have elapsed from the authentication or probate
of any will.

Proviso.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of every
executor or administrator hereafter qualified, to render to the
orphans court of the county in which he may have received let-
ters testamentary, or of administration, within the period of
twelve months from the date of such letters, the first account of

Executor
and admi-
nistrator,
shall pass
first ac-
count with-
in twelve
months.

his administration, and in case he shall fail to do so, his letters
may, in the discretion of such court, be revoked, and the court
may, if there be no remaining executor or administrator, appoint
a new administrator.

His letter
may be
revoked.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the orphans courts of the
several counties in this state, be, and they are hereby autho-
rized and empowered in their discretion, and whenever to them
it shall seem proper, either ex-officio, or upon application, to order
any executor or administrator, to whom they may have granted
letters testamentary, or of administration, to bring into court, or

Court may
order eie-
cutor or ad-
ministrator
to bring in-
to court or
to deposite
funds, &c.

place in bank or invest in bank stock, or in any other good
security, any money or funds received by such executor or ad-
ministrator, and the court shall direct the manner and form in
which such money or funds shall be placed in bank or invested

Invest.

as aforesaid, and if such executor or administrator, shall not
within a reasonable time to be fixed by the court, comply with

Case of
neglect.

the order of the court, the letters testamentary or of administra-
tion, granted to such executor or administrator, may be revoked.

Letters
revoked.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the orphans courts of the
several counties in this state, be, and they are hereby autho-
rized and empowered, in their discretion, and whenever to them
it shall seem proper, to order any executor or administrator, to
whom they may have granted letters testamentary, or of admi-
nistration, or any guardian whom they may have appointed, or

Court may
order exe-
cutor, ad-
ministrator,
or guardian
to bring
into court
or deposits
or invest