1382 TESTAMENTARY LAW. [ART. 93.

of the orphans' court of ———— county. Test: C. D., register of
wills for ———— county.
Ibid.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 93, sec. 207. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 6 sec. 8.

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

Ibid. sec. 208. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 6, sec. 4.

208. 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 ap-
praise 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, so help me God."

Ibid.

Ibid. sec. 209. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 6, sec. 5.

209. The appraisers shall proceed as conveniently as may be
to the discharge of their duty, and shall set down each article,
with the value thereof in dollars and cents; all the valuations on
one side of the paper shall be set down in one column distinctly
in figures opposite to their respective articles; the contents of
each column shall be cast up and set down, and likewise the con-
tents of the whole shall be cost up and set down under the last
column.

Ibid.

Ibid. sec. 210. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 6, sec. 6.

210. When the inventory shall be finished, the appraisers shall
certify the same under their hands and seals, and a certificate of
their having taken the oath aforesaid shall be thereto annexed;
and every inventory shall be returned to the proper officer within,
three calendar months from the date of the letters, or within such
time from the date of the warrant, in case a second warrant shall
have issued, as the case may require, unless further time on
application of the party shall be granted by the court; and it
shall be the duty of any administrator or collector taking out the