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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1819.

trator or administrators, within twelve months after letters
testamentary or letters of administration shall have been granted.

If they
shall allege
on oath,
that they
have no
assets, pro-
ceedings to
be relumed
to county
court.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That if any executor or adminis-
trator shall allege, in writing, and shall verify the said allegation
by oath or affirmation, that he has no assets belonging to his
testator or intestate in his hands, or that he has reasonable
cause to believe that the assets in his hands will not be suffi-
cient, in a due course of distribution, to pay the debts of the
deceased, then and in that case it shall be the duty of the justice
of the peace to transmit the proceedings in relation thereto to
the next county court of the county in which such justice shall
reside, and the said court shall proceed to give judgment
thereon, according to the law of the land, and the right and
equity of the case.

CHAPTER 174.
AN ACT empowering the Judges of Elections to administer Oaths apper-
taining to Elections.
See 1805, ch. 97, ante page 513.

Judges of
election
may ad-
minister
oaths in
certain
cases.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That it shall and may be lawful for the several judges of elec-
tions within this state, to administer aa oath, or an affirmation,
in any inquiry which they may deem necessary to be made
touching the right of any person offering to vote, and if any
person or persons shall swear or affirm falsely and corruptly, in
relation thereto, such person or persons shall, upon conviction
thereof, suffer the pains and penalties provided for those con-
victed of perjury.

CHAPTER 183.
A SUPPLEMENT to an ACT, entitled, an Act to declare and enlarge
the powers of the Court of Chancery, and the County Courts as
Courts of Equity.
See 1785, ch. 72, ante page 208.

Preamble.

WHEREAS by the eighth section of an act, entitled, an act to
declare and enlarge the powers of the court of chancery, and
the county courts as courts of equity, passed at December ses-
sion eighteen hundred and eighteen, chapter one hundred and
ninety-three, it is enacted that a sale of real estate may be de-
creed in the discretion of the chancery court, and the county
courts as courts of equity, in order to save the personal : And
whereas, no provision is contained in the said act for the pur-
pose of awarding to the widow a reasonable portion of the pur-
chase money as a compensation for her dower in real estate sold
under decrees made in conformity with said act ; therefore,
SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That where any sale of any real estate is decreed in conformity