LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1798.

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he doth not appear at the return of the summons, or appearing
shall not shew cause satisfactory, the said court may imme-
diately enter on its proceedings, and record, that the said letters
be revoked, and may proceed to grant other letters, in the same
manner as if such executor had not been named in the will, or
as if such administrators were not in existence ; and the power
of such executor or administrator shall thereupon cease, and he
shall be bound to deliver up, on demand, to the person obtain-
ing such letters, all the property of the deceased in his hands,
or be liable to be sued by such person on his administration
bond, or the court may pass an order for the purpose.
SEC. 14. If there be more than one executor or administrator
named in the letters, any one or more of them, on the neglect of
the rest, may return an inventory, and the executor or admi-
nistrator so neglecting shall not thereafter interfere with the
administration, or have any power over the personal estate of
the deceased ; but the executor or administrator so returning
shall thereafter have the whole administration, unless, within
two months after the return, the delinquent or delinquents shall
assign to the court some reasonable excuse which it shall deem
satisfactory.
The wearing apparel exempted from appraisement by 1830, ch. 17.
CHAPTER VII.

LEASES for years, estate for the life of another person or per-
sons, except those granted to the deceased and his heirs only,
and all goods, wares, merchandise, utensils, furniture, negroes,
cattle, stock, provisions, tobacco, and every kind of produce,
the crop on the land of the deceased by him or her begun,
unless where the lands are divided,* things annexed to the free-
hold or building, which may be removed without prejudice to
the building, clothing, ornaments, and every other species of
personal property, (except those things which are denominated
heir-looms, and the clothes of a widow, and ornaments and
jewels proper for her station, and the clothing of the family,)
shall be included in an inventory to be taken and returned as
aforesaid, and shall be considered as assets in hands of an
executor or administrator.
* Crops growing upon the land are assets, 1802, ch. 101 ; 1807, ch. 136.
Interest on money due for property sold, are assets, 1818, ch. 217.
By 1818, ch. 217, money received for hire of negroes belonging to the
deceased are assets.
CHAPTER VIII.

Assets.

SEC. 1. EVERY executor or administrator shall, within fifteen
calendar months after the date of his or her letters, return to the
court which granted them a full account of his or her adminis-
tration ; provided nevertheless, that if the said party shall with-

Accounts of
administra-
tion, and
the conduct
of execu-
tors and