LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1816.

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CHAPTER 187.
AN ACT relating to Writs of Certiorari in the cases therein mentioned.
See notes to 1793, ch. 43, ante page 292.
See 1831, ch. 318, as to Baltimore city.

Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
upon the allowance of any writ of certiorari for the removal of
the proceedings by justices of the peace, under the act of seven-
teen hundred and ninety-three, chapter forty-three, for the
speedy recovery of lands and tenements, and also in all cases
of inquest for a forcible entry and detainer, or a forcible de-
tainer, the party obtaining the said writ of certiorari, shall give
bond, with security, to the opposed party, to be approved by
the judge or court allowing such writ, in such penalty as said
judge or court shall dirett, conditioned for the payment of all
costs and damages that may be incurred or suffered by the
delay of the proceedings, if the matter in controversy upon
such writ shall be decided against the person obtaining the
same.

CHAPTER 193.

AN ACT to provide for the Administration of Justice in cases of Crimes
and Misdemeanors in the City and Precincts of Baltimore.
Transferred to 'Public Local Law,' and placed in the Index under title
'Baltimore City.'

CHAPTER 203.

Party ob-
taining writ
in certain
cases to
give bond,
&c.

A further SUPPLEMENT to the ACT,* entitled, an Act for amending and
reducing into system the laws and regulations concerning Last Wills
and Testaments, the duties of Executors, Administrators and Guardians,
and the rights of Orphans and other representatives of deceased persons.
See notes to 1798, ch. 101, ante page 370.

*1798, ch.
101.

SEC. I. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That every natural guardian or guardians, appointed by last
will and testament, of the estate or property of minors, shall
give bond, with securities to be approved by the orphans court;
shall settle the accounts of their guardianship, and shall be
under the like rules and regulations as are prescribed by the
original act to which this is a supplement with respect to other
guardians.

Natural
guardians
to give
bond, &c.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the orphans courts shall have
authority to empower any guardian to sell any leasehold estate
belonging to his ward, if the court shall think such sale advan-
tageous to such minor, and shall order the proceeds of such
sale, or any surplus money belonging to said minor or orphan,
to be invested in bank stock, or any other good security, which
investment shall be made in the name of the minor or orphan,
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Orphans
courts to
empower
them to sell
leasehold
estates, and
vest the
proceeds.