594 TESTAMENTARY LAW. [ART. 93

oath, and if the party refuse to answer any matter alleged in the
bill or petition, proper for the court to decide upon, he may be
attached, fined and committed, or his property may be attached
and sequestered; and the appearance of the defendant or
defendants to such bill or petition may be compelled by writ of
summons, order of publication or attachment, as such appearance
is now compelled to bills and petitions in the circuit court for
the counties, as courts of equity, and the judges of the orphans'
court and register of wills shall have the same authority to order,
issue and attest such process respectively as the judges and clerks
of said circuit courts now have respectively, in cases in their
courts.

Register of Wills.

1892, ch 409

273. The comptroller shall, from time to time, limit and fix
the number and compensation of assistant clerks or deputies to
be employed by any such register, and no account for compensa-
tion for services of any assistant clerk, deputy or other person
employed in performing any of the duties pertaining to the office
of any such register, shall be allowed until such assistant, deputy
or other person employed shall have certified, under oath, that
the said services have been performed, that he has received the
full sum therein charged to his own use and benefit, and that he
has not paid, deposited or assigned, nor contracted to pay, deposit
or assign any part of such compensation to the use of any person
nor in any way, directly or indirectly paid or given, nor con-
tracted to pay or give any reward or compensation for his office
or employment, or the emoluments thereof; and such registers of
wills are hereby authorized to appoint such assistant clerks and
deputies, and when duly qualified as such, said assistant clerks
and deputies shall have power and authority, in the absence of
the register, to act in the place and stead of the register in all
matters pertaining to the duties of the office of register of wills;
and all such acts heretofore performed by any such assistant
clerk or deputy are hereby expressly ratified and confirmed as if
they had been performed by the register of wills in person.