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Court in its discretion, from which there is to be no appeal,
to allow the said Hashabiah Haines, for monies paid or lia-
bilities assumed by him on behalf of his ward, without the
authority of said Court being first obtained, and for which
no warrant can be found in the existing general law.

I am unable to understand for what purpose it was insert-
ed in said bill. It even seems broad enough to authorize the
Orphans' Court to re-imburse the guardian for monies bona
fide paid and liabilities assumed on behalf of his ward, out of
the principal of the proceeds of real estate of the ward, which
by the general law of the State can only be diminished with
the approbation both of the Orphans' Court and a Court of
Equity. (See Code of Public General Laws, Article XCIII.,
sections 165 and 171.)

The only reasons stated upon the face of the bill for the
extraordinary legislation which is contemplated, are, that the

"minor, now in. his twenty-first year, is of good moral char-
acter, of sober and industrious habits, and is desirous of
getting possession of his property," and that "the guardian
Is desirous that his ward may receive all his property, and be
allowed to act as a man of full age in reference thereto."

These reasons could, I presume, be urged with equal force
in support of similar applications on behalf of a large major-
ity of the minors over twenty years of age in the State. I
think it safe to assume, that the large majority of them are
of good moral character, and of sober and industrious habits.,
and desirous of getting possession of their property, and that
there are few guardians who, in the management of the es-
tates of their wards, have exceeded the warrant of the law;
who would not be desirous finally to close their accounts

during the minority of their wards, if by so doing they could
obtain allowance for all monies bona fide paid, and liabilities
assumed and entered into on behalf of said wards without
authority of law.

Entertaining the views which I have briefly set forth, I am

compelled to return the said bill, that you may carefully re-
examine its provisions.

JAMES BLACK GROOME.

Which was read.

The Senate then proceeded as the Constitution provides to
reconsider the said bill returned by the Governor to the
Senate with his objections, which bill is in the following words,

to wit.:

An Act to authorize Hashabiah Haines of Carroll county,
to settle his accounts as guardian to William L. Haines, in.
the Orphans' Court of Baltimore city, and to deliver over the,
state to his said Avard.
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