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247. May summon witnesses.
248. May commit witnesses to custody of
sheriff.
249. Upon two non ests, may order prop-
erty of party failing to appear and
obey order of court taken into cus-
tody; proceedings.
250. May order re-delivery of such prop-
erty, when.
251. May order money brought into court
or invested, when.
252. Proceedings against parties charged
with concealing estate of decedent.
253. Proceedings by any party interested
against an administrator charged
with concealing assets of the dece-
dent.
254. Issues and appeal in such cases.
255. Complaint of administrator against
co-administrator for alleged miscon-
duct; proceedings thereon.
256. Executors, administrators and guard-
ians, whose letters have been re-
voked, forthwith to render full ac-
counts.
257. New administration granted in such
cases ; remedies against removed par-
ties.
258. May appoint trustee to carry out pro-
visions of special acts of assembly.
259. Proceedings thereunder.
260. New administrator may be made party
to pending suits in place of removed
administrator.
261. Scire facias by new administrator on
judgment rendered in favor of re-
moved administrator.
262. Scire facias against removed adminis-
trator charging assets, when issued.
263. Power of said court as to plenary pro-
ceedings; penalties for refusal to
answer.
264. Depositions in writing; issues, when
granted; mode of trial.
265. Orders of court to be in writing where
motion made in writing; appeal
therefrom.
266. Orphans' court to have power to ar-
bitrate or refer to arbitration dis-
putes between claimants and ad-
ministrators or executors.
267. Award of court or arbitrators; pro-
ceedings upon.
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268. Orphans' court may make rules for
hearing such cases.
269. Power to summon executors, adminis-
trators and guardians alleged to be
in default to render accounts ; notice
to.
270. Power to authorize compromise.
271. Orphans' court not to exercise juris-
diction not expressly conferred.
Register of Wills.
272. Bond of.
273. Penalty for failure to give.
274. To transmit copy to governor.
275. To attend each meeting of court; to
keep records of proceedings.
276. Dockets; entries; fees; proviso.
277. To attend in person or by deputy
daily for dispatch of office business;
to record all papers.
278. In recess of court may receive inven-
tories and other papers, and state
accounts, subject to approval of
court.
279. May take probate of accounts.
280. What accounts he may pass.
281. In recess of court may take probate
of wills and grant administration.
282. To take no fee or reward; penalty.
283. Not to plead or practice as attorney;
penalty.
284: To act as auditor, when; fees for so
acting.
285. Salary of, in counties; in Baltimore
city.
286. Annual return to comptroller of re-
ceipts and expenses and list of clerks.
287. "False swearing in such returns to be
perjury.
288. Bond answerable for emoluments over
salary and legal expenses; penalty.
289. Comptroller to fix number and com-
pensation of clerks to; oath; acts of
clerks and deputies.
Sales.
290. When court may direct; terms of;
authority of court over.
291. May order sale of their own motion,
or upon application of parties in
interest.
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