PUBLIC GENERAL LAW.

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Administrators not having assets to discharge. a claim, or any part for

which suit is brought, may plead the fact — 1802, ch. 101, sec. 1, .

471

If, on trial, (the demand being contested,) there be any other issue than

on the subject of assets, the jury, if they find the amount of assets

less than the debt, shall declare the amount of the debt and the sum

to be paid by the defendant — 1802, ch. 101, sec. 1, ...

472

The sum so to be paid to be ascertained by reference to the assets in

hand, and the debts due from the deceased — 1802, ch. 101, sec. 1,

472

Judgment thereupon to be entered for the debt or damages, &.c. to be

released on payment of the sum ascertained by the verdict, and in-

terest from the time of the judgment — 1802, ch. 101, sec. 1,

472

The said sum to be levied of the goods and chattels of the deceased, or

of the defendant— 1802, ch. 101, sec. 1, . .

472

The Residue of the debt or damages to be levied of the goods and

chattels of the deceased thereafter coming to hand, Or of the de-

fendant— 1802, ch. 101, sec. 1, .....

472

On such assets arising thereafter, the plaintiff may issue scire facias, on

which a trial may be had— 1802, ch. 101, sec. 1, .

472

The crop growing on the lands of a deceased person, at the lime of his

death, to be assets in the hands of the administrator, &.c. — 1802,

ch. 101, sec. 2, p. 472; 1807, ch. 136, sec. 1, ....

653

Directions for proceedings on the revocation of letters ad collig^en-

dum— 1802, ch. 101, sec. 5, .......

473

Ou the revocation of letters testamentary or of administration— 1802,

ch. 101, sec. 6, 7, .........

473

Administrators, &c. not bound to take notice of or discover any judg-

ment or decree against the deceased—1802, ch. 101, sec. 8, .

474

Creditors on judgment, &c. to exhibit their claims as other creditors,

subject to be barred in like manner — 1802, ch. 101, sec. 8, .

474

But not deprived of their preference, if the claim is exhibited in due

time— 1802. ch. 101, sec. 8, .......

474

Where claims against deceased persons estates are known to the exe-

cutor or administrator, and the claimants shall neglect to bring in

such claims, legally authenticated, after notice, Stc. within the time

limited, such claimants to be in the same situation with those whose

claims are unknown to the executor or administrator — 1823, ch.

131, sec. 2, ..........

792

Administrators, &.c. may contest claims passed by the orphans courts,

or registers, which thereupon shall be proved, as if no such order

had been made — 1802, ch. 101, sec. 9, .

474

Administrators not to retain property which had by law devolved on

free schools, on account of their being, in some counties, abolished ;

but the same to go to colleges, or schools, or if none, to the

county— 1802, ch. 101, sec. 11, .......

475

Sec Baltimore County.

The 7th, 8th, and 9th sections of ch. 8, of the act of 1798, ch. 101,

and such other parts as are repugnant to this act, repealed — 1802,

ch. 101, sec. 13. .........

476

Administrators may be called on to give counter security ; on refusal