1835.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 232.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

Authority granted

That the executors of the late William Wilkins, of the

city of Baltimore, the survivor or survivors of them, in

all cases whereby the will of the said Wilkins, they

the said executors or the survivor or survivors of them,

are authorised in their discretion to sell any part of

the property of the said testator, he, and they are here-

by authorised and empowered as to all such property,

either to lease for terms of years, renewable for ever,

or sell the same or any part thereof, as in their or his

judgment the said executors, or survivor or survivors

may deem most beneficial for the parties interested,

the said property when leased to be held subject to the

trusts of the said will, and the rents to be reserved to

the parties and their heirs, to whom the proceeds of

sales thereof are devised by paid will; and such leases

shall contain all the conditions for distraint and re-en-

try, and other conditions usual in leases for terms of

years, renewable for ever, of ground in the city of Bal-

Preliminary proceedings

timore; Provided however, that before any such leases

shall be made, upon application by any of the parties

interested, to Baltimore County Court, as a Court of

Equity, or to the Court of Chancery, and all the per-

sons so interested being parties to the proceeding, the

said court shall be satisfied that it will be for the ad-

Made valid

vantage of all the parties interested, that a leasing

shall take place, and that the leases as proposed in the

particular instance or instances, should be made, and

shall by decree authorise the. same to he made accord-

ingly.

CHAPTER 232.

Passed Mar.2e,1836

An act to authorise an exchange of certain lots of

ground, in the city of Baltimore.

Examination and report as to ad .

SECTION 1. Belt enacted ly the General Assembly of

vantage of 3x. change

Maryland, That upon the petition of Tudor Beall and

Ann Catharine Beall, by their guardian or next friend,

the Judges of the Orphans' Court of Baltimore county,

he and they are hereby authorised and empowered to