1290 INHERITANCE. [ART. 46

shall have the same share of the estate as the father or mother,
if living, would have been entitled to, and no more; and in
such case, when there are more children than one, the share
aforesaid shall be equally divided among such children; pro-
vided, that there be no representation admitted among collat-
erals 'after brothers' and sisters' children.

Porter v. Askew, 11 G. & J. 346. Levering v. Heighe, 2 Md. Ch. 81. Elli-
cott v. Ellicott, 2 Md. Ch. 468. Levering v. Levering, 3 Md. Ch. 365. Ell-
wood v. Lannon's Lessee, 27 Md. 200. McComas v. Amos, 29 Md. 132.
Kendall v. Mondell, 67 Md. 445.

1888, art. 46, sec. 28. 1860, art. 47, sec. 28. 1820, ch. 191, sec. 6.

28. Nothing herein contained shall be construed or taken
to alter or in any manner change the course of descent as
heretofore used and established, so as to affect the case of any
entail, or limitation in tail whatever, made, created and in
being before the first day of January, 1788, but the same
shall, during the continuance of the estate in tail, or limita-
tion in tail, and until the same may be legally destroyed or
barred, descend according to the course of descent heretofore
used and established; nor shall anything herein be taken or
construed to interfere with or alter any limitation, grant or gift
by devise, conveyance or otherwise, fo special or particular
heirs, in a different course of descent from what it is by this
article specified; but in such cases the descent shall be accord-
ing to the limitation or form of the gift, devise or grant, until
the entail shall be legally barred or destroyed; nor shall this
article or anything therein contained be taken or construed to
bar or affect any widow's right of dower.

Mayson's Lessee v. Sexton, 1 H. & McH. 275. Nicholson v. Helmsley, 3
H & McH 409. Smith v Smith, 2 H. & J. 314 Newton v. Gufflth, 1 H &
G. 112. Hill's Lessee v. Hill, 5 G. & J. 87. Hatton v. Weems, 12 G. & J. 84,
Chew v. Chew, 1 Md. 163 Simpers v Simpers, 15 Md. 160. B. & O. R R.
Co. v. Patterson, 68 Md. 609. Richardson v. Smith, 80 Md 98. Scanlon v.
Walshe, 81 Md 128

Ibid sec. 39. 1860, art. 47, sec 29. 1820, ch. 191, sec. 7

29. If any man shall have a child or children by any
woman whom he shall afterwards marry, such child or chil-
dren, if acknowledged by the man. shall, in virtue of such
marriage and acknowledgment, be hereby legitimated and
capable in law to inherit and transmit inheritance as₍ if born
in wedlock.

Pratt v. Flamer, 5 H. & J 10. Bevans v Taylor, 7 H & J 1. Camp-
bell's Case, 2 Bl. 236 Helms v Fianciscus, 2 Bl. 544. Southgate v.
Annan, 31 Md. 116. Hawbecker D. Hawbeoker, 43 Md 516.'