LLOYD LOWNDES, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

any court in the State of Maryland, or by the courts of the
United States, or of any of the States or territories thereof ;
and to accept the appointment and office of executor or admin-
istrator, guardian or committee of every kind or nature, when-
ever such appointment and office is conferred or made by any
person or persons or by any orphans' court or other court of
this State, or of the United States, or of any other State ; and
in all cases, when application shall be made to any court of this
State, for the appointment of any receiver, trustee, assignee,
executor, administrator, guardian or committee, it shall and
may be lawful for such court to appoint the said corporation to
act as such, and the accounts of said corporation, as such, shall
be regularly settled before the court making such appointment,
and upon such settlement and adjustment, all proper legal and
customary charges, costs and expenses shall be allowed to said
corporation for its care and management of the trusts and
estates aforesaid, in accordance with the practice of the court
so appointed in the case of natural persons when so appointed,
and the said corporation, as such receiver, trustee, assignee,
executor, administrator, guardian or committee, shall be subject
to all lawful orders or decrees made by the said court.
SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the said corporation be and

983

is hereby authorized and empowered to receive and keep on
deposit or storage, or otherwise, any articles, property, valu-
ables or papers of any kind whatsoever ; and take charge and
custody of real and personal estates and securities, and advance
money thereupon ; and it may be lawful for any court of this
State, or United States Court, into which moneys, stock, bonds
or other property may be paid or deposited by agreement of
parties, order, judgment or decree of such court, to order and
direct the same to be deposited with said corporation ; and that
any receiver, trustee, assignee, executor, administrator, guar-
dian or committee, agent, public officer and municipal or pri-
vate corporation, having the control of any bonds, stocks,
securities, moneys or other valuables, shall be and is hereby
authorized to deposit the same for sake-keeping with said cor-
poration ; and for the complete preservation of all articles or
things so deposited for safe-keeping, the said corporation may
construct, erect, purchase or lease such suitable buildings, and
all other means which may be or become necessary, and to
maintain and let for hire, vaults, safes and like receptacles.
SEC. 9 And be it enacted, That whenever any court shall
appoint the said Corporation a receiver, trustee, assignee, execu-
tor, administrator, guardian or committee, or shall order the

Receive and
keep on
deposit.