548 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

ing or in any way contributing to the violation of the preceding
section, he or it shall be subjected to a fine of not more than
fifty dollars, in the discretion of the courts.

SCHOOLS.
Intestates' Estates.

808. The Orphans' Court of said City shall order and direct
the funds arising from intestates' estates that may be adminis-
tered upon in said court, and which remain undistributed for
want of legal representatives of the intestates to claim the same,
to be paid to the Board of School Commissioners.

809. The court shall not make such order until they shall
be satisfied that the intestate left no legal representatives living
at the time of his death; and they shall cause the administrator
of such intestates to give notice, by advertisement to be in-
serted for such periods of time and in newspapers published in
such places as they may deem necessary, that upon default of
the appearance of any legal representative of the intestate, by a
certain day to be fixed by the court and named in said adver-
tisement, the estate of said intestate will be paid to the Board

of School Commissioners.

810. They shall, upon passing an order directing such pay-
ment, require from the Treasurer of the Board of School Com-
missioners, or any other officer who may be appointed by the
said Board of School Commissioners or the Mayor and City
Council of said City to receive such funds, a receipt and release
to the administrator for the same.

811. The release shall contain an obligation that the said
funds shall be applied by the Board of School Commissioners
to the use and support of the public schools of the City of Balti-
more, and shall be recorded and preserved in said court as
other record are.