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127. Every brother and sister of the intestate shall be enti-
tled to an equal share, and a child or children of a deceased
brother or sister of the intestate shall stand in the place of
such brother or sister, and a grandchild or grandchildren and
every other descendant or other descendants of a deceased
brother or sister of the intestate in existence at the death of the
intestate shall stand in the place of his, her or their deceased
ancestor.

129. After children, descendants, father, mother, brothers
and sisters of the deceased, the child or children, grandchild or
grandchildren of brothers and sisters of the deceased and their
descendants, all collateral relations in equal degree shall take,
and no representation amongst such collateral shall be allowed,
and there shall be no distinction between the whole and half
blood.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 4, 1912.

CHAPTER 92.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments sections 5, 19,
20 and 27 of Article 46 of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland (1904), title "Inheritance," sub-title
"Descents."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That sections 5, 19, 20 and 27 of Article 46 of the Code
of Public General Laws of Maryland (1904), title "Inher-
itance," sub-title "Descents," be and the same are hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amendments so as to read as fol-
lows:

5. If no brother or sister as aforesaid, child or children,
grandchild or grandchildren or other descendants from such
brother or sister, then to the grandfather on the part of the
father.

19. If the estate shall be vested in the intestate by purchase,
or shall descend to or vest in the intestate in any other manner
than as hereinbefore mentioned, and there be no child or
descendant of such intestate, then the estate shall descend to
the brothers and sisters of such intestate of the whole blood,
and their children, grandchild or grandchildren, and their other
descendants in equal degree equally.