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259. Orphans' court may make rules
for hearing such cases.
260. Power to summon executors, ad-
ministrators and guardians al-
leged to be in default to render
accounts; notice to.
261. Power to authorize compromise.
262. Orphans' court not to exercise
any jurisdiction not expressly
conferred.
Register of Wills.
263. Bond of.
264. Penalty for failure to give.
265. To transmit copy to the governor.
266. To attend each meeting of the
court; to keep records of all
their proceedings.
267. Dockets; entries; fees; proviso.
268. To attend in person or by deputy
daily for dispatch of office busi-
ness; to record all papers.
269. In recess of court may receive in-
ventories and other papers, and
state accounts, subject to ap-
proval of court.
270. May take probate of accounts.
271. What accounts he may pass.
272. In recess of court may take pro-
bate of wills and grant adminis-
tration.
273. To take no fee or reward; pen-
alty.
274. Not to plead or practice as attor-
ney; penalty.
275. To act as auditor, when; fees for
so acting.
276. Salary of, in counties; in Balti-
more city.
277. Annual return to comptroller of
receipts and expenses and list of
clerks.
278. False swearing in such returns to
be perjury.
279. Bond to be answerable for emol-
uments over salary and legal ex-
penses; penalty.
280. Comptroller to fix number and
compensation of clerks to; oath ;
acts of clerks and deputies.
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Sales.
281. When court may direct; terms of ;
authority of court over.
282. May order sale of their own mo-
tion, or upon application of
parties in interest.
283. Court shall have power to direct
sale of personal estate of dece-
dent.
284. Sale without previous order of
court to be void; proviso.
285. Letters of executor or adminis-
trator may be revoked for sell-
ing without order of court
286. Revocation to extend only to of-
fending executor or administra-
tor.
287. Sections 284-286 not to apply to
cases where will confers power
of sale without application to
court.
288. Coarse provender not to be sold,
when.
289. Sale or finishing of growing crops
in discretion of administrator ;
proceedings in such cases.
290. Sale of real estate by executor,
when and how to be made.
291. In what cases court may appoint
administrator d. b. n. c. t. a. to
sell real estate of testator.
292. Resale at risk and expense of de-
faulting purchaser; proceedings
for.
293. Concurrent power with courts of
equity to sell real estate of in-
testates, where appraised value
does not exceed $2,500.
294. May appoint trustee to make such
sales; report and ratification
thereof.
295. Appraisers; how to be appointed,
296. Power appurtenant to office unless
otherwise provided.
297. Relinquishment or disclaimer of
trust conferred by will by one or
more of several trustees; pro-
ceedings for.
298. Remaining trustees to have full
power to act.
299. Such rellnquishment not to affect
personal legacy or devise, when.
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