1835

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 124.

CHAP. 124

Passed Mar. 4, 1836

An act to authorise the sale of the Real and Personal

Estate of Elisha J. Hall.

Preamble

WHEREAS, the late Elisha J. Hall, of Baltimore

county, by his will bearing date the fourteenth day of

March in the year eighteen hundred and thirty three,

devised his lands, with the negroes and other personal

property, to his widow, who is since deceased and

several of his children, until the youngest of his chil-

dren shall attain his or her twenty-first year, charging

the same with the payment of his debts and the several

legacies given by the will; and further directed by his

said will that upon the youngest of said children at-

taining his or her twenty first year, a part of said

lands together with the stock, slaves, farming uten-

sils and household furniture, should he sold and the

proceeds of sale divided as therein directed.

Further preamble

AND WHEREAS, it is represented to the General As-

sembly, by the several devisees who are of age, that

the legacies given by said will yet remain unpaid, that

the property in its present state does not afford a main-

tenance to the infant children, and that a sale thereof

would be of advantage to all the persons interested: —

Therefore.

Proceedings directed

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That upon application by bill or petition of

any of the devisees of full age of the land, and other

property so directed by the testator to be sold on arri-

val of the youngest of his children at the age of twen-

ty one years, to the Court of Chancery, for the im-

mediate sale of said land and property, and summon-

ing all the infants and other parties interested in said

land and property under said devise, and the answers-

of said Infants by Guardian, and those of the other

parties being taken and filed according to the course of

the court, the said Court shall by commission to three

or more persons in such form and terms as the Court

may prescribe, cause inquiry and report to be made

to the court, whether it will be for the interest and ad-

vantage of the said infants and all the other parties