450 CHANCERY. [ART. 16

real property, or of real and personal property, situated partly
in the county or city in which the grantor resides, and partly
in one or more other counties, it shall be sufficient that a bond
has been accepted and filed in the county of the grantor's resi-
dence; if the trust estate consists entirely of real estate, in a
county or counties other than of the residence of the grantor,
it shall be sufficient that a bond has been accepted and filed in
the county in which the deed has been first recorded.

1900, ch. 123.

223. All sales heretofore made, and all the deeds, demises
and other instruments of writing granting and conveying real,
personal or mixed estates heretofore executed and delivered by
the trustee or trustees to whom any estate, real, personal or
mixed had heretofore been limited and conveyed for the bene-
fit of creditors, or to be sold for any other purpose, and who
gave bond with but one surety, shall be and the same are
hereby made valid and effective to pass title and valid to all
intents and purposes as if the said bond given by the said
trustee or trustees had had two sureties or more thereon, as
required by section 221 of this article, provided, that such
trustee or trustees has or have complied with all the other
requirements of law, and such sales, deeds, demises and other
instruments of writing are in conformity with the laws; and
provided further, that nothing in this section shall affect the
interest of bona fide purchasers and incumbrancers without
notice, and creditors who may have become such prior to
March 27, 1900; provided, nevertheless, that nothing in this
section shall operate to divest any lien or claim upon property
passing under such trustee's deed, which may now exist, or
which may hereafter arise, for the benefit and protection of
any cestui que trust, where the purchase money may not have
been properly applied.

1888, art. 16, sec. 206. 1874, ch. 483, sec. 108.

224. Where upon an investigation of the circumstances of
the case, the circuit court for the county, or circuit court or
circuit court No. 2 or superior court of Baltimore city shall
be satisfied that it would be improper to require a bond to be
given for double the amount of the property placed in the
hands, or made subject to the disposition of said trustee, the
court may prescribe the amount of the bond to be given by
such trustee.