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name of the State for the use of the party interested, and judgment
may be recovered upon such action for the damage actually sustained.

This section referred to in construing section 49—see notes thereto. State
v. Boyd, 2 G. & J. 373.

As to the bonds of administrators, see sec. 40.

Administration by Foreign Executors and Administrators.

1904, art. 93, sec. 75. 1888, art. 93, sec. 76 1860, art 93. sec, 70. 1813, ch. 165.

76. Any person to whom letters testamentary or administration
have been granted by the proper authority in the District of Columbia,
may maintain any suit or action, and prosecute any claim in this State,
in the same manner as if the said letters had been granted to such person
by the proper authority in this State, and the letters testamentary or of
administration, or a copy thereof, certified under the seal of the
authority granting the same, shall be sufficient evidence to prove the
granting thereof, and that the person hath administration.

This section places executors of the District of Columbia in the same posi-
tion as Maryland executors. The court's seal proves itself. Mangun v.
Webster, 7 Gill, 80.

This section held to have been complied with. Barton Coal Co. v. Cox,
39 Md. 20. And see Hepburn's Case, 3 Bl. 103.

For cases holding that an administrator appointed in another state can
not sue in Maryland without taking out letters here, see notea to sec. 14.
See sec. 82.
See also, art. 16, sec. 133.

Ibid. sec. 76. 1888, art. 93, sec. 77. 1860, art. 93, sec. 77. 1839, ch. 41,

sec. 1. 1849, ch. 447, sec. 1. 1874, ch. 483, sec. 103.

1888, ch. 249.

77. If any person being a resident of any other State, district Or
territory of the United States, or of any foreign country, shall die pos-
sessed of or entitled to any of the public stocks or debts created or issued
upon the credit of this State, or of the stock or debt created or issued
upon the credit of the city of Baltimore, or of the capita] stock of any
joint stock company incorporated by the authority of this State, or of
any national bank in this State, his right or title thereto shall devolve
on his executor or administrator, duly constituted and appointed as such
by the law of the State, district, territory or country wherein ho may
have resided at the time of his death, in the same manner as if the said
executor or administrator had been duly constituted and appointed as
such by the proper authority in this State.

This section applied. Citizens' National Bank v. Sharp, 53 Md. 531.

Ibid. sec. 77. 1888, art. 93, sec. 78. 1860, art. 93, sec. 78. 1839, ch. 41,
sec. 2. 1849, ch. 447, sec. 2. 1874, ch. 483, sec. 104.

78. Nothing contained in tho preceding section shall deprive the
courts of this State of their authority to grant administration on the
estate of such deceased person, and the right of a person so appointed
shall be preferred to the right of the foreign executor or administrator;
provided, notice of the claim of the domestic executor or administrator
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