LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1792.

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claiming under the same, the chancellor, upon petition of the
party to whom the said deed was executed, or of his, her or
their legal representative, or of any of them, claiming the land
or other thing conveyed, or intended to be conveyed, by such
deed, and without the appearance or hearing of the defendant
or defendants, shall have power to decree the recording of the
said deed in the county or general court records, within such
time from the date of the decree as it ought originally to have
been recorded from the date of the deed; and that the deed,
when so recorded, shall have the same effect and consequence

as if recorded agreeably to the twelfth* section of the act, enti-
tled, an act for enlarging the powers of the high court of chan-
cery ; provided, that the petitioner or petitioners shall give such
notice of his, her or their application, as the chancellor shall
direct.
See note to 1791, ch. 79, sec. 2, ante page 284.

(eleventh)

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if any person, having con-
tracted for the sale of any lands, tenements or hereditaments,
and not having conveyed the same, hath died, or shall die,
without leaving an heir known of and capable of inheriting his
real estate, it shall be lawful for the chancellor, upon a bill filed
by the person entitled to the conveyance, and such notice being
given in the public newspapers, or otherwise, as the chancellor
shall direct, to decree that the legal title and estate shall be
vested in the person entitled to such conveyance, according to
the terms of the contract, and thereupon, and by virtue of such
decree, such legal title and estate shall be transferred and vested
accordingly ; and if the person filing his bill as aforesaid shall
not have paid the whole purchase money, the chancellor may
order that such purchase money shall be paid, or secured in
such manner as he shall think most safe and proper, for the
benefit of the legal representative of the person dying as afore-
said.

And by
decree, vest
the legal
title, &c.

SEC. 5. Provided always, That if any person or persons
against whom any decree shall be made by virtue of this act,
his, her or their heirs, devisees or representatives, or any person
claiming under them, shall appear in the court of chancery at
any time not exceeding eighteen calendar months from the time
of making such decree, and request a review of the same, the
chancellor, upon a bill filed by such person or persons, shall
proceed to an examination of the matters in dispute, and to a
final decree according to the equity of the case, in the same
manner as if the said person or persons, or those under whom
they claim, had originally appeared before him.

Persons
aggrieved,
&c. may
have a re-
view, &c..