68 CHANCERY. [ART. 16

to the first day of the term ensuing the date of such process; and
all process that may be issued for the appearance of parties, or to
compel appearance, shall be made returnable in the several coun-
ties on the first Monday of the month ensuing the date of its
issue, and in Baltimore city shall be made returnable on the sec-
ond Monday of the month ensuing the date of its issue, but the
plaintiff may, by special direction, require any process to be made
returnable at the return day next after the first return day for
such process ensuing the issuance of the same.

1892, ch. 654.

186 A. When any plaintiff, or any defendant, who has been
duly summoned to answer a bill or petition in any of the
equity courts of this State, shall die before final decree, leaving
heirs at law or representatives, who should bo made parties to
said cause, or any one has been omitted, as a plaintiff or defend-
ant in any equity cause, it shall not be necessary to file an amended
bill or petition in said cause, but on a short petition setting forth
their interest in said cause they shall be made a party plaintiff,
or if a defendant, the court shall cause a summons to be issued
requiring said party or parties to answer said bill or petition as
originally filed; and said short petition shall be taken and con-
sidered as a part of said bill.

Sales.

1890, ch. 820.

188. Where any person dies or shall have died leaving any
real estate in possession, remainder or reversion, and not leaving
personal estate sufficient to pay his debts and costs of adminis-
tration, the court on any suit instituted by any of his creditors,
may decree that all the real estate of such person, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, shall be sold to pay his debts,
and the funeral expenses of the decedent to an amount not
exceeding three hundred dollars shall be considered the debt of
said decedent; any person having claims for funeral expenses not
exceeding three hundred dollars in the aggregate, shall be con-
sidered a creditor of said decedent within the meaning of this
section, and shall have the same rights herein conferred upon the
creditors of said decedent. This section to apply to all cases