ART. 93] ADMINISTRATION BY AN EXECUTOR. 1967

1888, art. 93, sec. 39. 1860, art. 93, sec. 39. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 3,
secs. 10 and 11.

38. Every administrator shall, before administration shall
be granted to him, execute a bond to the State of Maryland,
with at least two sureties approved by the court or register, and
in a penalty prescribed by them or him, with the same condi-
tion annexed as herein prescribed for the bond of an executor ;
and the said bond shall be recorded and be liable to be sued,
and be in all respects on the same footing as an executor's
bond; and any person conceiving himself interested shall be
entitled to a copy of said bond under seal, which copy shall be
evidence.

State v Jordan, 3 H. & McH. 179. Hecking v. Howaid, 3 H. & McH. 203.
Morgan v. Slade, 2 H. & J. 38 Wilson's Exrs v. Slade, 2 H. & J. 281.
Mann v. State, 3 H. & J. 237. Hamilton v. State, 3 H. & J. 503. Maddox
v. State, 4 H & J. 539 Seegar v. State, 6 H & J. 162. Craufurd v. State,
6 H. & J. 231. Scoffield v. Craddock, 7 H. & J 40. State v. Blackistone, 2
H & G 139 Waters v. Riley, 2 H. & G. 305. State v Hanson, 2 H. & G.
437. Watkins' Admr. v. State, 2 G. & J. 220 Sibley v Williams. 3 G & J.
52 State v. Hammond's Exrs., 6 G & J. 157. Clarke v. State, 6 G. & J.
288. Griffith v. Frederick Co. Bank, 6 G & J. 424. Coward v. Worrell, 7
G. & J. 475. Alexander v. Stewart, 8 G. & J. 226. Mayhew v. Soper, 10 G.
& J. 366. State v. Gaither, 11 G & J. 160. Burgess v. State, 12 G & J. 65.
Hannon v. State. 2 Gill, 42. Brown v. Murdock, 16 Md 521.

Ibid. sec. 40. 1860, art. 93, sec. 40 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 3, sec 12.

39. Every administrator shall take the oath herein pre-
scribed for an executor before administration shall be granted
to him.

Georgetown College v. Brown, 34 Md. 450.

Administration by an Executor.

Ibid. sec. 41. 1860, art. 93, sec. 41. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 3, sec. 1.
1882, ch. 365.

40. When any will or codicil shall have been authenticated
or proved as herein directed before the register of wills jor
orphans' court, letters testamentary may forthwith be com-
mitted to the executor or executors named in said will or
codicil; provided, the said executor or each of the executors
shall execute a bond to the State of Maryland, with two good
sureties approved by the said register or orphans' court, as the
case may require, and in such penalty as the said register of
court may require, conditioned for the faithful performance or
the trust reposed in him as executor, to be lodged and recorded
in said register's office, and subject to be put in suit as herein-