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cation to the court shall be made in writing, it shall be the duty
of the court to reduce to writing, and sign the order or decree
that may be made by them on such motion or application; and
the said motion or application to the court, and the order or

decree thereon, shall be filed as a part of the proceedings, and in

case of appeal from the final decree of the orphans' court, be
transmitted to the appellate court with the other proceedings, and
be subject to the judgment and revision of such appellate court.
Davis v. Calvert, 5 G. & J. 269. Smith v. Young, 5 Gill, 197. Brooke v.
Townshend, 7 Gill, 10. Marriott v. Handy, 8 Gill, 31. Ramsay v. Glass, 9
Gill, 56. Glass v. Ramsay, 9 Gill, 456. Fegg v. Warford, 4 Md. 385. Warford

r Van Sickle, 4 Md. 397. Warford v. Colvin, 14 Md 532. Cover v. Stockdale,
16 Md. 1. Yingling v. Hesson, 16 Md. 112. Peters v. Peters, 20 Md. 178.
Warford v. Colvin, 20 Md. 357 Cooke. Carr, 20 Md. 410. Mills v. Hume's
Ex'rs, 22 Md. 346

P. G. L, (1860,) art. 7, sec. 7. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 8, sec. 12.
1841, ch. 178, sec. 1.

252. The several orphans' courts of this State shall have
power, with the consent of both parties, to be entered on their
proceedings, to arbitrate between a claimant and an executor or
administrator, or between an executor and a person against whom
he has a claim, or the dispute may by the parties be referred to
any person or persons approved by the orphans' court.

Woods v. Matchett, 47 Md. 390. Strike v. Reiff, 55 Md. 94.

Ibid. sec. 8. 1834, ch. 228, sec. 2.

253. No award made under an order of the orphans' court
returned to said court, shall be confirmed until after notice of
the award shall have been given to the parties to the reference,
or their representatives; and any party may file exceptions, or
show cause against the award, upon any ground on the face of it
or extrinsic thereto, and the court may confirm or reject the same,
and remand the case to the referees for a new award, or appoint
new referees.

Woods v. Matchett, 47 Md. 390

Ibid. sec. 9. 1834, ch. 228, sec. 2.

254. The orphans' court may make such rules respecting the
notice to be given in cases of awards and exceptions, and show-
ing cause and a hearing in the premises, as they deem reasonable.