ART. 50 ] SETTLEMENT OP DECEDENTS' ESTATES.

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110, No such foreign executor or administrator shall be author-
ized to transfer any such stock, until after he shall have given at
least one month's notice by advertisement published twice a week
for four weeks in two daily newspapers of the city of Baltimore,
stating therein the death of his testator or intestate, and the amount
and description of stock designated to be transferred.

Id s 79
1889, c 41, s 3,
1849, c 447, s 3;
1874 c 483 s 105
Notice of for-
eign adminis-
trator to trans-
fer stock

117. The provisions of Article XI of this code imposing a tax
on commissions of domestic executors and administrators, shall
extend to such foreign executors or administrators, and the Orphans'
Court of the county or city in which the stock transferred is situ-
ated, shall fix the commissions of such foreign executor or adminis-
trator, who shall thereupon pay the tax thereon to the register of
wills of such county or city.

Id s 80
1844, c 184,
1815, c 391,
1847, c 230,
1849, c 447, s. 4,
1874 c 48. 1, 8106.
Tax on commis-
sions of foreign
administrator

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

118- No administrator who shall, after the lapse of one year
from the date of his letters, have paid away assets to the discharge
of just claims, shall be answerable for any claim of which he had
no notice, by an exhibition of the claim legally authenticated; pro-
vided, that at least six months before he shall make distribution, he
shall have caused to be inserted in so many newspapers as the Or-
phans' Court may direct, an advertisement as follows, or fully to the
following effect, viz.: " This is to give notice, that the subscriber,
of ————, hath obtained from the Orphans' Court of ———— county,
in Markland, letters testamentary (or of administration) on the per-
sonal estate of ————, late of ————, deceased. All persons having
claims against the deceased, are hereby warned to exhibit the same,
with the vouchers thereof legally authenticated, to the subscriber,
on or before the —— day of —— next; they may otherwise by law
be excluded from all benefit of said estate. Given under my hand
this day of ————. "

Art 93, s 110
1798, c 101,
sub-c 8, s 13,
1802, c 101, s 8,
1 21, c 131, s 2
What notice
administrator
shall five
7 Md 26,
17 Md 282.

119. The administrator may report to the court, with an affi-
davit of the truth thereof annexed, the fact of having given such
notice, and the court, on being satisfied that their order has been
complied with, and the said notice has been given, shall indorse on
said report their certificate that it hath been proven to their satisfac-
tion that said notice hath been given as therein reported, and shall
order said report and certificate to be recorded among the records of
the court.

Id s 111
1846, c 147, s 1
How, and upon
what proof,
fact of notice
recorded

120. The said report and certificate shall be prima facie evi-
dence, in all cases whatever, of the giving of such notice as therein
stated.

Id s. 112
1846, c 147, s 2
Report and cer-
titicate prima,
facie evidence

121. A copy of said report, certificate, and order, under the
seal of the register of wills of the county in whose office such re-
port, certificate, and order are recorded, shall be legal and compe-
tent evidence

of notice.
Id s. 113
1846, c 147, s 3.
Copy of report,
etc, under seal
of register,
evidence