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to deliver up, on demand, to the person obtaining such letters, all the
property of the decedent in his hands, or be liable to be sued by such
person on his administration bond, and the court may pass an order
for the purpose.

This section referred to in determining the authority of an administrator
d. b. n.—see notes to section 70. United States v. Walker, 109 U. S. 258.

1904, art. 93, sec. 218. 1890, ch. 51, sec. 215 A.

219. Whenever after issues granted any party thereto dies, the
court to which they are sent may admit as a party to such issues the
proper representative, whether as to realty or personalty, namely,
devisee, heir, executor or administrator of the party so dying in the
place of such party, and the orphans' courts shall have the same right
at any time after filing a petition before the issues are sent.

Ibid. sec. 219. 1888, art. 93, sec. 216. 1860, art. 93, sec. 216. 1798, ch. 101, .

sub-ch. 6, sec. 14.

220. If there be more than one administrator named in the letters,
any one or more of them, on the neglect of the rest, may return an
inventory, and the administrator so neglecting shall not thereafter inter-
fere with the administration, or have any power over the personal
estate of the decedent; but the administrator so returning shall there-
after have the whole administration, unless within two months after the
return of the delinquent or delinquents shall assign to the court some
reasonable excuse, which it shall deem satisfactory.

Ibid. sec. 220. 1888, art 93, sec. 217. 1860, art. 93, sec. 217. 1830, ch. 17.

221. Whenever the decedent shall leave a widow, or child, or grand-
child, his wearing apparel shall be exempt from appraisement, and
shall belong to the child or children of the decedent; and if no child or
children, to the grandchildren; and if there be neither child nor grand-
child, to the widow of the decedent; and. his administrator shall divide
the same among them (if there be more than one entitled) as he may
think equitable and proper; but wearing apparel shall not include
watches or jewelry of any description.

This section contemplates Jewelry being included in the appraisement (but
see section 224). Salabes v. Castelberg, 98 Md. 651; Snively v. Beavans, 1
Md. 221.

See notes to sec. 224.

Ibid. sec. 221. 1888, art. 93. sec. 218. 1860. art. 93, sec. 218. 1841, ch. 178,
sec. 2. 1845, ch. 357, sec. 3.

222. The provisions which at the death of any decedent shall have
been laid up for the consumption of his family, on his home or man-
sion-house farm, shall not be sold or included in the inventory of his
estate, but shall remain for the use of the family of such decedent.