1831

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 515.

a majority of them present at a meeting held for the pur-

pose, may deem proper, and to make and ordain such by-

Make by law

laws as may be necessary for the organization of the said
society; for prescribing the times of meeting, the qualifica-

tions and terms of membership, and all such other matters

as may be necessary to secure to the said society an efficient

and continuing existence, for the purposes of their incor-

poration, and for no other, and for regulating and managing

the concerns of the said body corporate; Provided however ,
That the constitution and laws of this State, and the United

States, be not violated thereby.

CHAPTER 315.

Passed Mar. 14,1832

A further supplement to an act, entitled An act for amend-
ing and reducing into system the Laws and Regulations

concerning last Wills and Testaments, the duties of Exe-

cutors, Administrates and Guardians, and rights of Or-

phans, and other representatives of deceased persons.

Orphans court or

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Ma-

register in recess
authorised to take

ryland, That the orphans courts, and in their recess, the

probate, of any

registers of wills uf the several counties in this state, be,

will, having rela-
tion to real as well

and they are hereby authorised and empowered to take the

as personal estate

probate of any will, testament or codicil, whether the same

has relation to real or personal estate, or to both real and

personal estate, in the same manner, that the original act to

which this is a further supplement, authorises the said courts

or registers, to take the probate of wills, testaments and co-

dicils, containing any disposition relative to goods, chatties

Which as to real
estate shall be but
prima facie.

or personal estate, which said probate as concerns real es-
tate, shall be deemed and taken only as prima facie evidence

of such will, testament or codicil.

Time for widow
to elect to re-

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the time allowed by law

nounce a bequest

for a widow, to make her election, whether she will accept

or devise extends
to six months.

of or renounce a bequest or devise, made to her by the will

of her husband, be, and the same is hereby extended to the

period of six months, from the day upon which administra-

tion may be first granted on her husband's estate; and

whenever, any widow who may hereafter deliver or transmit

to the register of wills, of the county in which administra-

tion may be granted on her husband's estate, her written re-

Renounce in

nunciation within the period aforesaid, such renunciation

writing.

shall have the same effect and operation in law to all intents

an d purposes, as if she had renounced the same within