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child or children being also the child or children of the said widow,
such widow shall be entitled to an allowance of the personal estate
remaining after the payment of funeral expenses, for her own use and
that of the said infant children, of the sum of one hundred and fifty
dollars, to be paid to her in money or in articles of household and
kitchen furniture at their appraised value, as she may eject.

A widow held to have made a selection under this section in due time.
Since the act of 1884, ch. 107, the selection is limited to money or furniture;
contra, prior thereto. This section applies where there Is a will as well as
to cases of intestacy. Crow v. Hubard, 62 Md. 563.

As to the Jurisdiction of the orphans' court under this section, see notes
to sec. 236.
See also, notes to sec. 317.

1904. art. 93, sec. 305. 1888. art. 93, sec. 299. 1860, art. 93, sec. 292. 1849. ch. 543,
sec. 2. 1862, ch. 101. 1884, ch. 107.

309. If the decedent leave a widow and no infant child or children
surviving him, the widow shall be in like manner entitled to an allow-
ance of seventy-five dollars in money or its equivalent in household and
kitchen furniture, as provided for in the foregoing section.

Cited but not construed in Linthicum v. Polk, 93 Md. 91.

See notes to sections 308 and 317.

Ibid. sec. 306. 1888. art. 93, sec. 300. 1860, art. 93, sec. 293.
1849, ch. 543, sec. 3.

310. The administrator of the decedent shall make return in writ-
ing of the articles, and the amount so taken by the widow, together
with her receipt for the same, to the orphans' court granting adminis-
tration; upon which return so being made, the court shall allow him
a credit for the same upon his administration account.
See notes to sec. 317.

Ibid. sec. 307. 1888. art. 93. sec. 301. 1860, art. 93. sec. 294.

1830. ch. 99, sec. 1.

311. The orphans' courts may adjudge, determine and apportion, in
their discretion, what part of the expenses shall be borne or paid by
the widow which may accrue in making the necessary repairs or.
improvements on the real estate in which, at the time such repairs are
so made and done, she may be entitled to a right of dower.
See notes to sec. 317.

Ibid. sec. 308. 1888. art. 93, sec. 302. 1860. art. 93, sec. 295.
1830. ch. 99, sec. 2.

312. Whenever expenses are or shall be incurred in effecting repairs
or improvements on any real estate in which a widow shall hold a right
of dower, an account shall be rendered to the orphans' court of the
county by the party having said repairs so done, setting forth in what
way or manner such expenses have accrued, snowing the amount of
expenditures in repairs as aforesaid; and on such account being ren-
dered to the orphans' court, it shall be their duty to order such portion
of said expenses to be paid by the widow or person having control over