LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1831.

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has in his or their hands, and has omitted to return in and as
part of the inventory of the estate of the testator or intestate, or
in and as part of the list of debts belonging to such estate, any
property, stocks, claims, or evidence of claims ; and if said courts

shall finally adjudge and decree in favour of the allegations of
said petition or bill of complaint, in whole, or in part, the said
court shall order an additional inventory or list of debts, as the
case may, to be returned by the executor or executors, adminis-
trator or administrators aforesaid ; and an appraisement to be
made accordingly, to comprehend the property, stocks, and
claims, in respect of which the court shall so adjudge and de-
cree, in manner as is prescribed in reference to inventories and
lists of debts of the estates of deceased persons, and such addi-
tional inventory or list of debts, shall have the same effect to all
intents and purposes, as any inventory or inventories, or list or
lists of debts, of said estate theretofore returned, and the said

Proceedings
directed.

court may enforce such order in reference to the said additional in-
ventory and lists of debts, by attachment and imprisonment, and
sequestration of property of the executor or executors, or admi-
nistrator or administrators, complained against by said petition,
and decreed to be in default or liable, and if such executor or
executors, administrator or administrators, shall, either before or
after such process of attachment, imprisonment, and sequestra-
tion, fail to comply with such order, his or their letters testa-

Authority
to enforce.

mentary, or of administration, may be revoked, and the court
may direct to be put in suit the administration or testamentary

Revoke
letters.

bond of such executor or executors, administrator or adminis-
trators; and the said property, stocks and claims, and all
liability of such executor or executors, administrator or admi-
nistrators, therefor ordered to be comprised in such additional
inventory or list of debts, shall be decreed and taken to be

Suit, &c.

within the condition of such bond ; Provided however, that in
the cases provided for in this and the preceding section, any party
may appeal from the decree of the orphans court to the county
court of the county in which the orphans court shall sit.

Appeal
provided.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That a recess of any orphans
court in this state, shall be deemed and taken to be not only
such days as they may not hold a court, but also such parts or
portions of a day, as they may not be in actual session ; And
be it further enacted, that all the acts heretofore done and per-
formed by any of the registers of wills of the several counties of
this state, during the periods in which such courts were not
actually in session, shall be as valid and effectual, to all intents
and purposes, as if such acts had been done and performed
during the recess of such courts, any thing in any former laws

contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

Recess of
court con-
strued.