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letters upon his personal estate have been granted elsewhere, the
bill may describe as the executor or administrator of such deceased
person the personal representative or the person, who, if living,
would be a proper party, and the bill in cases under this section
shall pray that notice of the substance and object thereof may be
given by publication as provided by law in cases of non-residents.

1892, ch. 637.

112. In all cases mentioned in the foregoing section, the
court shall order notice to be given by the publication in accord-
ance with the prayer of the bill to the heirs or personal represen-
tatives of such deceased person as the bill may pray and as they
are described therein, and the same proceedings shall be had
against them as are had in cases against non-resident defendants
named in a bill in chancery, and such publications shall be taken
and considered sufficient notice to the heirs of said decedent or
to all parties entitled to his personal estate whether executor,
administrator, legatee or distributee, as the case may be, and any
decree which may be passed shall have the same effect against
those described as heirs or against all parties interested in the
personal estate of a particular person as if the party whose heirs
or personal representatives they are supposed to be were living
and a party to such decree, and the making in such case of the
unknown foreign personal representative of a deceased non-resi-
dent, a party defendant to the case shall giro the court the same
jurisdiction over the personal estate of such decedent as if an
executor or administrator of such decedent to whom letters testa-
mentary or of administration had been granted by an orphans'
court or register of wills of this State had been made such
party defendant; provided, however, that if letters testamentary
or of administration on the estate of such decedent shall, after
the making of such unknown foreign personal representative a
party defendant, be granted upon the personal estate of such
decedent by any orphans' court or register of wills of this State,
the executor or administrator so appointed may intervene in
such chancery case, if the same be still pending and shall there-
upon be substituted as a party defendant in the place of said
foreign personal representative and shall thereafter represent the
personal estate of such said decedent, the provisions of this section
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