LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1828.

971

Anne Arundel county, passed at December session one thou-
sand eight hundred and twenty, chapter two; an act passed at
the same session, chapter thirty, entitled, an act to repeal the
act, entitled, an act to alter the time of holding the county court
in Charles county, passed at December session eighteen hun-
dred and nineteen ; an act, entitled, an act to alter the time of
holding the county courts in the several counties therein men-
tioned, passed at December session one thousand eight hundred
and twenty-three, chapter eighty; an act, entitled, an act to
alter the time of holding the county court of Harford county,
passed at the last mentioned session, chapter one hundred and
eighteen; an act, entitled, an act to alter the times of holding
the county courts in Worcester and Somerset counties, passed
at December session, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-
six, chapter fifty-two; an act passed at the same session, chap-
ter eighty-four, entitled, an act to alter the time of holding the
county courts in Caroline county at their March terms; and an
act passed also at the same session, chapter one hundred and
sixty-five, entitled, an act to alter the time of holding the county
courts of Frederick county, and for other purposes, together
with all and every act, or part of an act, inconsistent with the
provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.
The time of holding the courts, are altered in Somerset, Queen Anne
and Worcester.

CHAPTER 184.

AN additional SUPPLEMENT to the ACT, for the better regulation of
Chancery Proceedings in certain cases.
See original law, 1785, ch. 72, ante page 208.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That if in any suit which has been or shall hereafter be insti-
tuted on the equity side of any of the county courts of this
state, for the sale of deceased persons' real estates, for the pay-
ment of debts or legacies, or for the sale of any mortgage pre-
mises, or to foreclose any mortgage premises, or to compel the
conveyance of any real estate, where the complainant or
complainants may have an equitable interest or title therein,
any infant defendant or defendants, residing in this state,
against whom the process of said court hath issued, or shall
hereafter issue, and the said infant defendant or defendants,
residing in this state, against whom the process of said court
hath issued, or shall hereafter issue, and the said infant defen-
dant or defendants have not or shall not appear, either before
the said court, or commissioner, as the case may be, and the
said infant defendant or defendants have been secreted or kept
out of the way, or prevented from being served with the pro-
cess of said court, or have or shall secrete himself, herself or

Proceedings
in case any
suits which
have been
or mar
hereafter be
instituted
on the
equity side
to sell de-
ceased per-
sons estates
for payment
of debts or
legacies,
fee.