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shall issue on the approval of their appointment by the court or register of
wills, as the case may be; provided, however, that nothing contained in
this section shall apply to the orphans' court or register of wills of the
city of Baltimore.
Cited but not construed in Barron v. Smith, 108 Md. 323.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 214. 1922, sec. 208. 1904, sec. 20?. 1890, ch. 155, sec. 205B. 1937, ch. 54.

215. Said appraisers shall receive a per diem of not more than two
dollars a day for the time they are actually engaged in said appraisement,
said per diem to be paid out of the estate of the decedent after said ap-
praisers have filed an itemized sworn account of the number of days they
were actually engaged in said appraisement with the Orphans' Court or
Register of Wills, as the case may be, and after said sworn statement is
approved by said court or register of wills, as the case may be; provided,
however, that nothing contained in this section shall apply to the Orphans'
Court or Register of Wills of the City of Baltimore or Montgomery County.

Cited but not construed in Barron v. Smith, 108 Md. 323.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 215. 1912, sec. 209. 1904, sec. 208. 1888, sec. 206. 1798, ch. 101,

sub-ch. 6, sec. 2.

216. The following shall be the form of the warrant: "The State of
Maryland, to ———— and ————, greeting: This is to authorize you
jointly to appraise the goods, chattels and personal estate of ————, late
of ————, deceased, so far as they shall come to your sight or knowledge,
each of you having first taken the oath hereto annexed, a certificate whereof
you are to return annexed to an inventory of the said goods, chattels and
personal estate by you appraised in dollars and cents; and in the same
inventory you are to set down in a column or columns opposite to each
article, the value thereof." Witness A. B., chief judge of the orphans' court
of ———— county. Test: C. D., register of wills for ———— county.

Cited but not construed in Barron v. Smith, 108 Md. 323.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 216. 1912, sec. 210. 1904, sec. 209. 1888, sec. 207. 1798, ch. 101,

sub-ch. 6, sec. 3.

217. On the death, refusal or neglect to act of any appraiser, another
warrant may forthwith issue in its stead.

Cited but not construed in Barron v. Smith, 108 Md. 323.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 217. 1912, see. 211. 1904, sec. 210. 1888, sec. 208. 1798, ch. 101,

sub-ch. 6, sec. 4. 1935, ch. 328.

218. The appraisers before they proceed to act shall take the following
oath, annexed to or endorsed on the warrant, before any person authorized
to administer an oath: "I, ................ do swear that I will well

and truly, without partiality or prejudice, value and appraise the goods,
chattels and personal estate of ................... deceased, so far as

the same shall come to my sight and knowledge, and will in all respects
perform my duty as appraiser, to the best of my skill and judgment."

This section referred to in construing secs. 5 and 231—see notes thereto. Handy v.
Collins, 60 Md. 239.

Cited but not construed in Barron v. Smith. 108 Md. 323.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 218. 1912, sec. 212. 1904, sec. 211. 1888, sec. 209. 1798, ch. 101,

sub-ch. 6, sec. 5.

219. The appraisers shall proceed as conveniently as may be to the
discharge of their duty, and shall set down each article, with the value