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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
and upon a certain lot leased to said Etting by a certain Christopher
Raborg, in or about the year eighteen hundred and fourteen,
and which lot fronts twenty seven feet on Baltimore street
extended, and runs northerly twenty seven feet in width to
Park lane; the said Etting and his legal representatives, shall
first be entitled to receive the amount of ground rents without
interest, which may have been paid under the lease aforesaid;
any law to the contrary notwithstanding, Provided nevertheless,
That the said Etting or his legal representatives shall at any
time within six months from the passage of this act, offer to
the corporation of the city of Baltimore the said lot of ground
on such terms and at such valuation as may be fixed upon by
two impartial referees, one of which to be appointed by the said
corporation, and the other by the said Etting or his representatives;
and in case of the referrees differing in opinion, the
said valuation to be regulated by such third person as said
referrees may select; and upon such valuation being so made
as aforesaid, and upon the said corporation paying the said valuation
so to be estimated to the said Etting or his representatives,
then and in that case the preceding enactment to be of no force. |
93
Dec. Ses. 1825.
Proviso. |
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CHAPTER 119.
An act respecting last Wills and Testaments. |
Passed Feb.
20, 1826. |
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That
in every will which may be made after the first day of April,
eighteen hundred and twenty six, whereby any lands or real
property shall be devised to any person or persons, and no words
of perpetuity or limitation are used in any such devise, the
devisee or devisees shall take under and by virtue of such
devise, the entire and absolute estate and interest of the testator
or testatrix, in such lands or real property, unless it shall
appear by devise over, or by words of limitation, or otherwise,
that the testator or testatrix intended to devise a less estate and
interest, and provided such will shall be in all respects executed
and proved in the manner prescribed by law. |
Devise absolute
exception
is expressed. |
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CHAPTER 120.
An act relating to evidence in civil cases. |
Passed Feb.
16, 1826. |
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That in
every suit or action at law or in equity, in which it may be necessary
to prove the execution of any instrument of writing
whatsoever attested by a subscribing witness or witnesses, it
shall and may be lawful to prove the execution of such instrument
of writing in the same manner and by the same evidence
that the same might be proved if not attested by a subscribing
witness or witnesses; Provided nevertheless, that nothing in
this |
Proof regulated. |
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