1972 TESTAMENTARY LAW. [ART. 93

or a certificate, under the seal of the office where they were
obtained, that they have been granted to the party at any time
before the trial or final hearing on such suit; and in any case
whatever, where an exhibit of such letters testamentary or of
administration would be good or available, a certificate as
aforesaid shall also be good and available.

1888, art. 93, sec 49. 1860, art. 93, sec. 49. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 3, sec. 11.

48. The condition of the bond given by an executor or
administrator shall be as follows : The condition of the above
obligation is such, that if the above bounden ———— shall
well and truly perform the office of executor of ————, late
of ———— county, deceased, according to law, and shall in all
respects discharge the duties of him required by law as execu-
tor aforesaid without any injury or damage to any person
interested in the faithful performance of the said office, then
the above obligation shall be void; it is otherwise to be in full
force and virtue in law.

State v Jordan, 3 H. & McH. 179. Hecking v. Howard, 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. Hanson v. Worthington, 12 Md. 418.
Brown v. Murdock, 16 Md. 521 State v. Wilson, 38 Md. 338. State v.
Cheston, 51 Md. 352. Kirby v. State, 51 Md. 384.

Ibid. sec. 50. 1860, art. 93, sec. 50. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 3, sec. 12

1844, ch. 184, sec. 6. 1844, ch. 237, sec. 6. 1847, ch. 230.
49. Every executor or administrator, after filing his bond,
and before letters shall be committed to him, shall be required
to take the following oath, to be administered by the register
of wills or orphans' court: "I, ————, do swear that I will
well and truly administer the goods, chattels, personal estate
and credits of ————, late of ————, deceased, to the best
of my knowledge, according to law; and will give a just account
of my administration when thereto I shall be lawfully called ;
and that I will diligently and faithfully regard, and well and
truly comply with the law imposing a tax on the commissions