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315. No perpetuity to be created or
illegal limitation made.
316. Requisites of a competent tes-
tator.
317. Requisites of a valid will.
318. Revocation of will, how made.
319. Sections 317 and 318 not appli-
cable to wills executed prior
to August 1, 1884.
320. Devises and legacies not to
lapse.
321. Devisee to take entire estate of
testator, unless a less Interest
be plainly shown to have been
intended to pass.
322. Devise to charitable uses,
when not to be void.
323. Devise and bequest to Include
property over which testator
has power of appointment,
when.
324. When pecuniary legacies shall
be paid out of real estate.
325. Meaning of words "die without
Issue," "die without leaving
issue."
326. Nuncupative wills abolished;
disposition of personal estate
by mariners at sea.
327. Will made out of the State,
when valid. When construc-
tion is to be according to the
laws of Maryland.
328. Power of married women to
make wills.
329. Will to pass all property owned
by testator at time of his death.
330. Probate of wills, how to be
made.
331. By orphans' court, or register
of wills in recess of court.
332. Lawful for custodian to open
and read will to near relations
of deceased; delivery of will
to register.
333. Neglect of custodian to deliver
to register; penalty.
334. Where probate may be granted.
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335 No will to be subject to caveat
after three years from its pro-
bate.
336. In what cases register may take
probate.
337. In what cases orphans' court
may admit to probate forth-
with.
338. In what cases court shall direct
notice to be given to relations ;
delay for the coming in of
objections.
339. Caveat; how heard and decided.
340. Executors or other persons
exhibiting a will shall be
examined on oath as to exist-
ence of any other will, etc.
341. Caveat before grant of letters
testamentary, after grant;
proceedings.
342. If judgment be against the will,
it shall not be received in-any
other county.
343. All witnesses to wills shall be
examined; proviso.
344. Copy of will probated and
recorded in another State to
be evidence; proof of execu-
tion of will not required to be
recorded.
345. Attested copy of recorded will
to be evidence; execution of
original will to be subject to
contest.
346. Probate when attesting wit-
nesses are dead or Inaccessible.
347. Certified copy of will executed
and probated out of this State
may be recorded by register,
and shall be evidence.
348. Original wills to be retained
by the register; when and
how to be used as evidence.
349. Register to receive wills of liv-
ing persons lodged with him
for safe keeping; compensa-
tion for and record of deposit
of such wills.
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