414 CHANCERY. [ART. 16

and in cases where the non-resident is dead and it is unknown
whether he left any heirs or if the heirs be unknown, then the
bill may describe such unknown heirs as the heirs of the per-
son who, if living, would be a proper party, and in cases where
a non-resident is dead and no letters testamentary or of admin-
istration have been granted in this State, and if it is unknown
whether such letters upon his personal estate have been granted
elsewhere, the bill may describe as the executor or administra-
tor of such deceased person the personal representative or the
person, who, if living, would be a proper party, and the bill in
cases under this section shall pray that notice of the substance
and object thereof may be given by publication as provided by
Jaw in cases of non-residents.

1888, art. 16, sec. 112. 1860, art. 16, sec. 96. 1832, ch. 302, sec. 4.

1835, ch. 380, sec. 6. 1842, ch. 206, sec. 2. 1892, ch. 637.
124. In all cases mentioned in the foregoing section, the
court shall order notice to be given by publication in accord-
ance with the prayer of the bill to the heirs or personal rep-
resentatives of such deceased person as the bill may pray
and as they are described therein, and the same proceedings
shall be had against them as are had in cases against non-res-
ident defendants named in a bill-in chancery, and such publi-
cations shall be taken and considered sufficient notice to the
heirs of said decedent or to all parties entitled to his personal
estate whether executor, administrator, legatee or distributee,
as the case may be, and any decree which may be passed shall
have the same effect against those described as heirs or against
all parties interested in the personal estate of a particular
person as if the party whose heirs or personal representatives
they are supposed to be were living and a party to such decree,
and the making in such case of the unknown foreign personal
representative of a deceased non-resident a party defendant
to the case shall give the court the same jurisdiction over the
personal estate of such decedent as if an executor or adminis-
trator of such decedent to whom letters testamentary or of
administration had been granted by an orphans' court or regis-
ter of wills of this State had been made such party defendant;
provided, however, that if letters testamentary or of adminis-
tration on the estate of such decedent shall, after the making
of such unknown foreign personal representative a party
defendant, be granted upon the personal estate of such dece-
dent by any orphans' court or register of wills of this State,
the executor or administrator so appointed may intervene in