ART. 93] INVENTORY AND LIST OF DEBTS. 2025

administrator was not in existence; and the power of such
executor or administrator shall, thereupon cease, and he shall
be bound to deliver up, on demand, to the person obtaining
such letters, all the property of the decedent in his hands, or
be liable to be sued by such person on his administration bond,
and the court may pass an order for the purpose.

1890, ch. 51, sec 215 A

218. Whenever after issues granted any party thereto dies,
the court to which they are sent may 'admit as a party to such
issues the proper representative, whether as to realty or per-
sonalty, namely, devisee, heir, executor or administrator of the
party so dying in the place of such party, and the orphans'
courts shall have the same right at any time after filing a
petition before the issues are sent.

1888, art 93, sec. 216. 1860, art. 93, sec. 216. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 6, sec. 14.

219. If there be more than one administrator named in the
letters, any one or more of them, on the neglect of the rest,
may return an inventory, and the administrator so neglecting
shall not thereafter interfere with the administration, or have
any power over the personal estate of the decedent; but the
administrator so returning shall thereafter have the whole
administration, unless within two months after the return of
the delinquent or delinquents shall assign to the court some
reasonable excuse, which it shall deem satisfactory.

Ibid. sec. 217. 1860, art. 93, sec. 217. 1830, ch. 17.

220. Whenever the decedent shall leave a widow, or child,
or grandchild, his wearing apparel shall be exempt from
appraisement, and shall belong to the child or children of the
decedent; and if no child or children, to the grand children;
and if there be neither child nor grandchild, to the widow of
the decedent; and his administrator shall divide the same
among them (if there be more than one entitled) as he may
think equitable and proper; but wearing apparel shall not
include watches or jewelry of any description.

Ibid. sec. 218. 1860, art. 93, sec 218. 1841, ch. 178, sec. 2. 1845,

ch. 357, sec. 3.

221. The provisions which at the death of any decedent
shall have been laid up for the consumption of his family, on
his home or mansion-house farm, shall not be sold or included

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