660 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 375

the deceased or have any other contingent claim against
his estate which cannot be proved as a debt or passed by
the Court, the same may be presented to the Court with
such proof as the Court may require. If the Court shall
be satisfied by the proof exhibited, it may order the exe-
cutor or administrator to retain in his hands sufficient
estate to pay such contingent claim when the same shall
become absolute; or if the estate be insolvent, sufficient to
pay a percentage thereof equal to the dividends of the other
creditors.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1st, 1933.

Approved April 21, 1933.

CHAPTER 375.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
51 of Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, Edition of 1924, entitled "Testament-
ary Law, " sub-title "Administration by an Executor, "
changing the oath to be administered to executors and
administrators.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 51 of Article 93 of the Annotated
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, Edition of
1924, entitled "Testamentary Law, " sub-title "Administra-
tion by an Executor, " be, and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendment, so as to read as follows:

51. Every executor or administrator, after filing his
bond, and before letters shall be committed to him, shall be
required to take the following oath, to be administered by
the register of wills or Orphans' Court: "J,
do swear that I will well and truly administer the goods,
chattels, personal estate and credits of, late
of deceased, to the best of my knowledge,
according to law; and will give a just account of my ad-
ministration when thereto I shall be lawfully called. " Which
said oath shall be recorded by the register of wills.

Approved April 21, 1933.