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shall be allowed as Fee the sum of 50 l. of Tobacco
and no more. If any party concerned, objects against any
Article in the said accounts, the Deputy Commissary
shall mark that Article, and transmit the accounts and
all papers thereto belonging to the Commissary General,
before whom the same shall be tryed.
XX. Widows having devises shall have their
Election,
to take and receive the same in full satisfaction to their
claims, to the Real and Personal Estate, and be thereof
bar'd for ever, or refuse such Legacies and Devices, and
take the 3d part of the personal and Real Estate as
Widows whose Husbands dye Intestate.
XXI. Where Widows marry second Husbands,
who
permit the Estate of the first Husband to be Wasted and
Embezll'd, to the damage of the Orphan Issue of the
first Husband, such second Husband suffering Waste,
shall be lyable to account, and to be sued for the same
by such Orphan if of age, or if under age by his Guardian.
XXII. The Judge for Probate of Wills shall
hereafter
take good and sufficient security of all Executors and
Administrators to the use of the Orphans in any Will
mentioned, for the true performance of such Will according
to Law and intent of the Testator.
XXIII. Every person that shall not within
15 days
after sentence given against him in the Court for Probate
of Wills, enter his Appeal, and within 15 days more
procure examination thereof by a Court of Delegates,
nor in the mean time comply with the sentence of the
said Judge, or give in security to perform the same, the
said Judge may issue forth under his Hand and Seal an
Attachment against the Body of such person and imprison
him until he complies.
XXIV. When any Executor or Administrator
shall
appraise the Estate of the deceased, he shall give notice
and call together two of the next of Kin, and two of the
Creditors of the deceased, if any be, who shall be present
at the Appraisment with the sworn Appraisors, and
shall certify to the Commissary or his Deputy that they
were present at the Appraisment and do approve thereof.
And without such Certificate no Judge or his Deputy
shall except or receive any Inventory.
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