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that act to the effect that the land should be used only as a burial ground:
so that a purchaser under this section got a clear title. Gump v. Sibley.

79Md. 171.

Where a cemetery is sold under the act of 1868, ch. 211. the lot holder is
not entitled to compensation out of the proceeds of the sale for improvements
or erections upon his lot; the most that he could claim would be to recover
back the price he paid for the license. The lot owners' right of removal.
Partridge v. First Church. 39 Md. 036.

Proof held not sufficient to justify a decree of sale under the act of 1868.
ch. 211. Reed v. Stouffer, 56 Md. 251.

Cited but not construed in Nicolai v. Baltimore, 100 Md. 587.

As to cemetery companies, see art. 23. sec. 144, et seq.

1904, art. 1C, sec. 104. 1888. art. 16. sec. 93. 1886. ch. 151.

108. In cases where proceedings have been or shall be instituted for
the renewal of a lease containing a covenant for renewal, the court may
pass a decree for the renewal of such lease, which shall be binding upon
all persons who shall have become parties to such proceedings by sum-
mons or appearance, or who shall have been proceeded against by pub-
lication, as provided by section 135 of this article; and such decree
shall be sufficient to renew the title of all persons interested under such
lease, according to their respective interests and estates thereunder, for
such additional term, under such rent and upon such covenants, condi-
tions and stipulations as were provided in such lease.

As to unknown defendants to a bill for the renewal of a lease, see sec. 136.

See notes to sec. 95.

See art. 21. sec. 94.

Ibid. sec. 105. 18S8, art. 16, sec. 94. 1SS6, ch. 151.

109. Every renewal decree passed under the provisions of the pre-
ceding section shall be recorded among the land records of the county
or city where the land affected by such decree may lie.
See notes to sec. 95.

Ibid. sec. 106. 1888. art. 16. sec. 95. 1886. ch. 308, sec. 2. 1904. ch. 25.

110. If any person residing in this State shall desire to change his
or her name, such person may file in the circuit court for the county
of his or her residence, or in the circuit court of Baltimore city, or
in the circuit court No. 2 of Baltimore city, if such person resides
in the city of Baltimore, a petition in which shall be stated the change
which such person desires shall be made in his or her name, and the
reasons therefor; and thereupon the said court, upon being satisfied in
such manner as it shall by its rules prescribe, that the prayer of the
said petitioner shall be granted, shall order and decree that the name of
such person be changed as prayed in said petition; and upon the passage
of such decree, the true and legal name of such person shall be that
determined by the said decree; and a copy of the said decree, under
the seal of said court, shall be sufficient and legal evidence of the facts
therein stated. A petition provided for in this section may be filed on
behalf of any infant residing in this State, by the father or mother of
such infant, or in the ca?e of the death of the father and mother of said
infant, by the guardian of such infant; the costs of the proceeding?