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said infant may be recoverable, to appoint a guardian or guard-
ians over the property or claim of such infant, which said guard-
ian or guardians shall give bond with security, in the same man-
ner as if such infant resided in this State.

INVENTORY AND LIST OF DEBTS.

204. In every case wherein letters testamentary, or of admi-
nistration, or of collection, are granted, in order that all persons,
interested in the personal estate may have an opportunity of
knowing as nearly as may be the amount of the same, an inven-
tory, (in case the estate lies in one county, or can conveniently
be collected together,) or inventories, (in case the property lies in
more than one county, or cannot conveniently be collected to-
gether,) shall be returned to the office granting the administra-
tion.

205. And on granting letters testamentary, or of administra-
tion, or of collection, a warrant or warrants shall issue under the
seal of office, authorizing two persons of discretion not related to
the deceased, nor interested in the administration, to appraise
the goods, chattels, and personal estate of the deceased, known
toi them, or to be shown by the executor, or administrator, or
collector.

206. The following shall be the form of the warrant: " The
State' of Maryland, to ———— and ————, greeting: This is to
authorize you jointly to appraise the goods, chattels, and per-
sonal estate of ———— late of ————, deceased, so far as they
shall come to your sight or knowledge, each of you having first
taken the oath hereto annexed, a certificate whereof you are to
return annexed to an inventory of the said goods, chattels and
personal estate, by you appraised in dollars and cents; and in
the same inventory you are to set down in a column or columns
opposite to each article, the value thereof. Witness A. B., Chief
Judge of the Orphans' Court of ———— county. Test, C. D.,
Register of Wills for ———— county."

207. And on the death, refusal, or neglect to act, of any ap-
praiser, another warrant may forthwith issue in its stead.

208. The appraisers, before they proceed to act, shall take the
following oath annexed to or endorsed on the warrant, before
any person authorized to administer an oath : " I, ——, do swear