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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1831.

Funds sub-
ject to order
of court,

whose bond they may have approved of, if it be a natural or
testamentary guardian, to bring into court, or place in bank, or
invest in bank or other incorporated stock, or in any other good
security, any money or funds received by such executor, admi-
nistrator or guardian, and the court shall direct the manner and
form in which such money or funds shall be placed in bank, or
invested as aforesaid, and the same shall at all times be subject
to the order and control of such court, and if such executor,

Case of
neglect.

administrator or guardian, shall not within a reasonable time, to
be fixed by the court, comply with the order of the court, the

letters
revoked

letters testamentary or of administration, granted to such execu-
tor or administrator, or the guardianship, as the case may be,
may be revoked by the court.

Case of
revoking
letters.

SEC. 6, And be it enacted, That in all cases hereafter, when-
ever any orphans court in this state, shall revoke letters testa-
mentary, or of administration, or of guardianship, it shall be the
duty of the party, whose letters or guardianship may be revoked,

Account to
be rendered

forthwith to render to such court an account of his administra-
tion or guardianship, as the case may be, up to the period of

On failure.

the rendition of such account, and in case he shall fail so to do
within the time fixed by such court, the court may compel the

Sequestra-
lion or im-
prisonment.

rendition of such account by attachment, sequestration of pro-
perty, and the imprisonment of the party so failing, until such
account shall be rendered as aforesaid.

Courts
shall ap-
point new
adminis-
trator.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That when any orphans court in
this state shall revoke letters testamentary, or of administration,
and there be no remaining executor or administrator, it shall be
the duty of such court to appoint a new administrator, and in
all cases hereafter, if the party whose letters testamentary, or of
administration, may be revoked, shall not within a reasonable

Former ad-
ministrator
to deliver
over.

time, to be fixed by such court, deliver over to such new admi-
nistrator, or to the remaining executor or administrator, as the
case may be, all the property of the deceased remaining in his
hands unadministered, and also all the books, bonds, notes and
evidences of debt or funds, and all titles to property or stocks
which belong to, or are due, or which may become due to the
deceased, in his possession ; and also pay over to such new ad-
ministrator, or remaining executor or administrator, as the case
may be, all the money due to him as executor or administrator

On failure.

Sequestra-
tion and
suit.

of the deceased, the court may compel the delivery and pay-
mem over as aforesaid, by attachment and sequestration of the
property of the party, whose letters may be revoked, and may
also direct to be put in suit the administration or testamentary
bond of such executor or administrator, whose letters have been
revoked.
SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That when any orphans court in
this state shall revoke the guardianship of any guardian, and