2040 TESTAMENTARY LAW. [ART. 93

1888, art. 93, sec. 254. 1860, art. 7, sec. 9. 1834, ch. 228, sec. 2.

258. The orphans' court may make such rules respecting
the notice to be given in cases of awards and exceptions, and
showing cause and a hearing in the premises, as they deem
reasonable.

Ibid, sec 255. 1886, ch. 249.

259. The orphans' court shall have power ex officio to order
any executor, administrator or guardian, who appears, by the
records of said courts or of the register of wills, to be in default
in respect to the rendering of any inventory, the returning of
any report, statement, return of any kind, or to the fulfilment
of any duty in said courts, to be summoned to appear before
the court on some certain day to be named in the summons,
and fulfil his duty, on pain of revocation of his letters testa-
mentary, or of administration, or guardianship, and it shall be
the duty of the register of wills, from time to time, to inform
the orphans' courts of such default so appearing; upon such
order a letter shall be addressed by the register of wills, and
be sent by him by mail to the person so appearing by him to
be in default, at his postoffice or place of address, informing
him of such order; and for the sending of such letter the
register shall receive twenty-five cents from such person, if, on
appearing, he is found to be in default, if the person, so appear-
ing to be in default, does not appear in court in answer to the
letter, the court may order him to be summoned by the sheriff,
and on his appearing may pass such order as may be just in the
premises; and, upon his not appearing after having been duly
summoned, the court may revoke his letters testamentary, or of
administration, or guardianship; upon any such revocation, the
court may, at its discretion, order that the parties interested, or
any one or more of them may be summoned to appear, and may
make such order or appointment as the laws of the State and
justice may require. But no guardian shall be thus summoned
ex officio to appear before the court after his ward has arrived
at legal age; nor shall any executor or administrator be thus
summoned ex officio after more than three years have elapsed
since his default.
Baldwin v. State use of Hull, 89 Md. 503.

Ibid. sec. 256. 1860, art. 93, sec. 252. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 15, sec. 20.

1886, ch. 164

260. The orphans' court shall not, under pretext of incidental
power or constructive authority, exercise any jurisdiction not
expressly conferred by law, but every judgment, decree, decision