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337. Devise to charitable uses, when not void. 338. Conveyances, devises, etc., in trust of burial lots not void under rule against perpetuities. 339. Devise and bequest to include prop- erty over which testator has power of appointment, when. 340. When pecuniary legacies paid out of real estate. 341. Meaning of words " die without is- sue," " die without leaving issue." 342. Rule in Shelley's Case abolished. 343. Nuncupative wills abolished; disposi- tion of personal estate by mariners at sea. 344. Validity of will made outside of Md. ; probate and construction where tes- tator at time of making will or at death is non-resident. 345. Power of married women to make wills. 346. Will to pass all property owned by testator at time of death. 347. Probate of wills, how made. 348. By orphans' court, or register of wills in recess of court. 349. Lawful for custodian to open and read will to near relations of deceased; delivery of will to register. 350. Neglect of custodian to deliver to register; penalty. 351. Where probate may be granted. 352. No will to be subject to caveat after three years from probate.

353. In what cases register may take pro- bate. 354. In what cases orphans' court may ad- mit to probate forthwith. 355. In what cases court shall direct notice given relations; delay for coming in of objections. 356. Caveat; how heard and decided. 357. Executors or other persons exhibiting will shall be examined on oath as to existence of other will, etc. 358. Caveat before grant of letters testa- mentary; after grant; proceedings. 359. If judgment be against will, it shall not be received in any other county. 360. All witnesses to wills shall be ex- amined; proviso. 361. Copy of will probated and recorded in another state to be evidence; proof of execution of will not re- quired to be recorded. 362. Attested copy of recorded will to be evidence; execution of original will to be subject to contest. 363. Probate when attesting witnesses dead or inaccessible. 364. Certified copy of will executed and probated out of this state may be recorded by register, and shall be evidence. 365. Original wills retained by register; when and how used as evidence. 366. Register to receive wills of living per- sons for safe keeping; compensation and record of such wills.

Account.

An. Code, sec. 1. 1904, sec. 1. 1888, sec. 1. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 8, sec. 1.
1831, ch. 315, sec. 3.

1. Every administrator shall render to the orphans' court of the county
in which he shall have obtained letters of administration within the period
of twelve months from the date of such letters the first account of his
administration.

This section referred to in deciding that an option given by a testator in his life-
time must be exercised within a reasonable time, no time being mentioned in
connection therewith. Hilgartner v. Hilgartner, 127 Md. 274.

The law does not enforce the payment of legacies until expiration of time allowed
by this section for stating account. Interest. Handy v. Collins, 60 Md. 236.

Administration accounts are only prima jacie correct. Scott v. Fox, 14 Md. 388;
Seighman v. Marshall, 17 Md. 550. For other cases (not referring to statute), see
Md. Digest.

This section referred to in construing secs. 3 and 294. Levering v. Levering, 64
Md. 411; Biddison v. Mosely, 57 Md. 93; Jones v. Jones, 41 Md. 359.