LAWS OF MARYLAND—1729. 76
SEC. 16. And, whereas by the laws of England the age is
not allowed to any but the heir at law, and it appears to this
general assembly that children, other than the heir at law, are
within the same reason, and the allowing thereof here will be
advantageous to minors, Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That all persons under the age of twenty-one years, who shall
hereafter be entitled to any lands, tenements or hereditaments
by purchase, shall not be obliged, during their minority, to
answer any suit or ejectment in relation to the said lands, tene-
ments, hereditaments, any more or otherwise than they would
be if such lands, tenements or hereditaments, became their
right by descent.
See 1785, ch. 80, sec. 1. |
Minors not
obliged to
answer, &c. |
SEC. 17. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid
That every administrator obliged by the act, entitled, an act for
the application of such intestates' estates as leave no legal repre-
sentatives, &c. to pay the balance of the estate to one of the
public treasurers, shall hereafter be obliged to pay and satisfy
the balance of such estate to the visitors of the public school of
the county where the deceased resided, in the same manner as
such administrator should have been obliged by law to pay the
same to any legal representative in case any such should have
appeared, to be applied to the use of such school; save that by
the acts now in force, sundry particulars of the goods and chat-
tels are directed to be paid in specie, according to appraisement,
to the legal representatives, in this case, such administrator
shall pay the said balance of such estate in current money, or
in specie, at the direction of the visitors, for the payment
whereof, if in current money, he shall be allowed ten per cent.
if in specie, five per cent. and no more.
See 1802, ch. 101, sec. 11. |
Administra-
tor to pay
the balance,
&c. |
SEC. 18. Provided, That in case such administrator be of
kin to the deceased, within the fifth degree of either consan-
guinity or affinity, then such administrator, and all others that
are as nearly related to the deceased as such administrator, shall
have as good a right to such residue as if he or they were
brothers or sisters' children to the deceased, and such balance
shall he distributed accordingly.
See 1798, ch. 101, sub ch. 10, sec. 14; sub ch. 11. |
Proviso. |
SEC. 19. Provided, nevertheless. That in case there be a
widow, no collaterals shall be admitted, other than these
directed by this act, but such widow shall have the whole
residue of such estate, any thing herein before contained to the
contrary thereof notwithstanding.
SEC 1708, ch. 101, sub ch. 11. |
Proviso. |
SEC. 20. Provided nevertheless, and be it enacted by the
authority, advice and consent aforesaid. That in case such |
Proviso. |
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