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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Forfeit his

tration, pay said tax on distributive shares and lega-

commissions

cies in his hands, and on failure to do so, he shall

forfeit his commissions.

SEC. 117. In all cases where real estate of any kind

Shall appoint.

is subject to the said tax, the orphans' court of the

county in which administration is granted, shall ap-

point the same persons who may have been appointed

to value the personal estate, to appraise and value all

the real estate of the deceased, within the State.

SEC. 118. The form of the warrant to such apprai-

sers shall be the same as to appraisers of personal

Form of the

property, except that the words " real estate" shall

warrant.

be inserted therein, instead of the words, " goods,.

chattels and personal estate," and the words " price

of property," instead of the word "article ;" and the

appraisers shall take the oath prescribed for apprai-

sers of personal estate, except that the words " real

estate, " shall be substituted for the words, " goods,

chattels and personal estate," and their duties and

proceedings shall, in every respect, be the same as.

those of the appraisers of personal estate.

SEC. 119. If the estate or property lies in more

Not convenient

than one county, and it is not convenient for the ap-

praisers to visit the other county, the court may ap-

point two appraisers in said county.

SEC. 120. The inventory of the real estate shall be

Inventory.

entirely separate and distinct from that of the per-

sonal estate.

Refusal to act.

SEC. 121. On the death or refusal of any appraiser

to act, the court may appoint another in his place.

SEC. 122. The appraisers shall return the inven-

tory, when completed, to the executor or administra-

Shall return

tor, whose duty it shall be to return the same to the

Inventory.

office of the register of wills to which the inventory

of the personal estate is returnable, and within the

same time and under like penalty, and shall make

oath that said inventory or inventories is or are true

and perfect inventory or inventories of all the real

estate of the deceased, within this State, that has

come to his knowledge, and that, should he there-

after discover any other real estate belonging to the

deceased, in this State, he will return an additional

inventory thereof.