1827

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 63.

take under the last will and testament of a deceased relative,
and thai the interest of the said William W, Whittington,
Charlotte Whittington, John R. Whittington and Robert H.
Whittington, would be greatly promoted by appropriating a
portion of the money or personal estate devised to them by a
relative, for the purpose of retaining the real estate yet un-
sold, of which their father died seized, thereby greatly in-
creasing in value the real estate which descended to them
from their mother — Therefore,

Authority vested

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That upon the filing of a petition for that purpose by
the guardian or next friend of the said William W. Whitting-
ton, Charlotte Whittington, John R. Whittington and Robert
H. Whittington, authority is hereby vested in the orphans
court of Worcester county, if in their discretion they shall
deem it expedient and conducive to the interests of the said
William W. Whittington, Charlotte Whittington, John R.
Whittington and Robert H, Whittington, by a decree to be
passed in the premises, to appoint a trustee to receive such an
amount of the monies or other personal estate of the saici
William W. Whittington, Charlotte W hhtington, John R.
Whittington and Robert H. Whittington, as will be suffiicient
to discharge the balance of the debts of the said late William
Whittington, their futher, and the said sum or sums of money
or personal property to apply to the extinguishment of the
balance of the said debts.

Tribute to bond

SEC, 2. And be it enacted, That the trustee to be appointed
by the said orphans court, shall enter into a bond to the state
of Maryland, conditioned for the faithful performance of the
trust repoaed in him by the said decree, or to be reposed in.
him by any future decree or order in the premises, in a penal-
ty to be prescribed by the decree, of and with securities to be
approved by the said court, a copy of which bond certified
under the seal of the said court, shall be competent evidence
in any court of law or equity in this state

Commissioner to
credit accounts

SEC. 3 And be it enacted That the ssid orphans court
shall have power to appoint a commissioner to ascertain the
amount of money which will be necessary to discharge the ba-
lance of the debts of the said William Whittington deceased,
whose duty it shall be to audit the demands against the said
William Whittington and to ascertain the amount of real
and personal assets which has come to the hands of the said
trustee, and to report the result of his investigation to the
said court.

Property to be de-

livered to the trus-

ees

SEC 4. And be it enacted That it shall be the duty of any
person or persons who now have or who may hereaiter have
any personal property or monies of the said William W.
Whittington,Charlotte Whittington, John H.Whittington and
Robert H. Whittington, in his, her or their possession, when
so ordered and directed by the said orphans court to deliver
up to any trustee appointed by the said court under this act,
so much thereof as the decree of the said court shall order
and direct, and such delivery thereof, shall be as good and