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SETTLEMENT OF DECEDENTS' ESTATES. [ART. 50.
judge of the Orphans' Court, the governor shall appoint, subject to confirma-
tion, or rejection by the Senate, some suitable person to fill the same for the
residue of the term.
REGISTERS OF WILLS.
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Register of
Wills
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There shall be a register of wills in each county of the State, and the city of
Baltimore, to be elected by the legal and qualified voters of said counties and
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Term, six years
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city, respectively, who shall hold his office for six years from the time of his
election, and until his successor is elected and qualified, he shall be re-eligible,
and subject at all times to removal for wilful neglect of duty, or misdemeanor
in office in the same manner that the clerks of the courts are removable. In
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Vacancy.
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the event of any vacancy in the office of register of wills, said vacancy shall
be filled by the judges of the Orphans' Court, in which such vacancy occurs,
until the next general election for delegates to the General Assembly, when a
register shall be elected to serve for six years thereafter.
STATUTES.
ORPHANS' COURTS.
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1 Governor to commission chief judge
2 Pay of judges
3 Times of meeting of Orphans' Court, one
judge may hold for adjournment, two
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may net as a court, when two may hold
special session
4 What deemed a recess
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POWERS AND DUTIES.
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5 Jurisdiction of Orphans' Court
6 Accounts, etc., how decrees enforced,
seal, etc.
7 May remove guardian on application
8 May issue summons to any part of State
9 May compel witnesses to testify
10 Upon two returns of non est may enforce
appearance, etc, by attachment of prop-
erty, bond of person to whom seques-
tered property delivered
11. When and to whom property sequestered
to be re-delivered
12 Orders as to money, and the investment
thereof
13 How discovery of concealed property com-
pelled
14. How discovery of property concealed by
administrator compelled, additional in-
ventory, attachment, etc, bond put in
suit
15 Proceedings upon answer to petition or
bill
16. Remedy of administrator against co-ad-
ministrator, revocation of authority,
etc.
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17 Account on revocation of administration
or guardianship
18 When new administrator appointed, court
may compel delivery of property
19 Appointment of trustee to sell, where trus-
tee under special act has died or re-
moved
20 Proceedings to be regulated by provisions
of special act
21 Proceedings to make proper administrator
a party in actions pending at law or in
equity
22 Scire facias to be issued against proper ad-
ministrator on judgment rendered pre-
vious to revocation
23 When scire facias may be issued against ad-
ministrator whose letters have been re-
voked
24 Plenary proceedings
25 When issues to be sent to court of law,
judgment or decree by Orphans' Court
26 Orders on motions in plenary proceedings
to be reduced to writing and signed, mo-
tion, order, and proceedings transmitted
to appellate court
27 Jurisdiction not to be exceeded.
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ARBITRATION AND AWARD.
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28. Orphans' Courts may arbitrate or refer
cases
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29 No award valid until confirmed after notice.
30 Court may make rules respecting notice,
etc
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