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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1831.

Limit as to
citations,

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That no register of wills shall,
ex officio, issue any citation to any guardian for the rendering
of an account where the annual income or profits of the estate
of the ward shall not exceed fifty dollars.

All wilts to
be retained
in register's
office.

SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That every will of which probat
shall have been taken by any orphans court, shall be retained
and preserved in the office of the register of wills of the county,
and shall not be delivered out of such office to any person or
persons whomsoever; and every issue of devisavit vel non,
sent from the court of chancery, or any county court, sitting as
a court of equity, shall be tried in the county of the office afore-
said, at which trial said will may be adduced in evidence under
care of said register, or of any person in that behalf by him
deputed, under a subpoena duces tecum, issued on special order
of the court holding such trial ; and in like manner, such will

Produced
on trials of
suits, &c.

may be produced in evidence on the trial in any court of this
state, of any issue involving the said will, and requiring its pro-
duction in the opinion of said court; but nothing herein con-
tained shall authorize the taking or keeping said will at any
time out of the care and custody of the said register, or of the
person deputed as aforesaid.

Explana-
tory as to
chancery
powers.

SEC. 17. And be it enacted. That nothing in this act con-
tained, shall be construed to affect the general superintending:
power exercised by the court of chancery, with respect to
trusts.

CHAPTER 316.
AN ACT relating to Insolvent Debtors.

One insol-
vent com-
missioner
may act.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That it shall not hereafter require more than one of the com-
missioners of insolvent debtors, for the city and county of Bal-
timore, to do any act or acts under the laws.respecting insolvent
debtors, in said city and county, except in appointing permanent
trustees and approving their bonds, and in making final reports
to Baltimore county court, on application for the benefit of the

Except
cases.

insolvent laws of this state, which may come before them ; and
that only in appointing permanent trustees, and approving their
bonds and in making the said final reports not less than two of
said commissioners shall be competent to perform said duties.

Applicant
having re-
ceived per-
sonal dis-
charge but
not final
discharge.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That in all cases where any
applicant for the benefit of the insolvent laws of this state, hath
received a personal discharge, and hath not obtained a certifi-
cate of final discharge, either in consequence of withdrawing
his application, or by reason of interrogatories filed against him,
or his not complying with the terms prescribed by law, or on

May again
petition.

any other account whatever, every such applicant shall be al-
lowed to prosecute at any time thereafter, a second petition for