ART. 16.] CHANCERY—DOWBR. 145

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 16, sec. 31. 1832, ch. 302, sec. 7.

42. Where any infant feme covert shall, in respect of her
dower, unite with her husband in any conveyance or lease, exe-
cuted and acknowledged in form for passing feme covert's real
estate, of any lands, tenements or hereditaments, and the courts
of equity of this State shall, as concerns such feme covert's
dower, deem such conveyance or lease equitable, expedient or
proper, the said court, on application by any of the parties inter-
ested, and on proper parties defendants being made, may, accord-
ing to the rules of equity, proceed to adjudge and decree that
such conveyance or lease be confirmed and made valid from the
time of execution of the same, to every effect, intent and pur-
pose, as if the feme covert at the said execution were of the full
age of twenty-one years.

Glenn t. Clark, 53 Md. 580.

Ibid. sec. 32. 1799, ch 49, sec. 6. 1816, ch. 154, sec. 10. 1818, ch. 193, sec. 8.
1819, ch. 183. 1820, ch. 191, sec. 28.

43. In all cases where lands and tenements are to be sold
under a decree, and the widow who is entitled to dower in such
lands will consent in writing to the sale of the entire estate
therein, the court shall order the same to be sold free from any
claim of dower, and allow the widow such portion of the net pro-
ceeds of sale as may be just and equitable, not exceeding one-
eeventh nor less than one-tenth, according to the age, health and
condition of such widow.

Dorsey v. Smith, 7 H & J 366. Maccubbin v. Cromwell, 2 H & G. 443.
Spurrier v. Spurrier, 1 Bl 477. Mildred v. Neill, 2 Bl. 354. Ewing v. Ennals,

2 Bl 356. Watkins v. Worthington, 2 Bl. 509. Waring v. Waring, 2 Bl. 676.
Williams' Case, 3 Bl. 186. Simmons v. Tongue, 3 Bl. 341. Goodburn B. Stev-
ens, 1 Md. Ch. 420. Peyton v. Ayers, 2 Md. Ch. 64. Abercrombie v. Riddle,

3 Md. Ch 320. Sindall v. Campbell, 7 Gill, 77.

Ibid. sec. 83. 1839, ch. 23.

44. In all suits by joint owners to sell lands, the court may
decree a sale free from the claim of dower by the wife of any of
the parties.

Warren v. Twilley, 10 Md. 39. Rowland v. Prather, 53 Md. 232.
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