THOMAS KING CARROLL,
ESQ. GOVERNOR.
1829.
and also pay over to such a new administrator or administrators,
all the money due by him as executor or administrator
of the deceased; the said court may compel the delivery and
payment over as aforesaid by attachment and sequestration
of property, and may also direct the administration bond of
such executor or administrator, whose letters are revoked as
aforesaid, to be put in suit.
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CHAP. 216.
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Sec. 2. And be it enacted,
That in case of the death of
any executrix, administratrix or female guardian, before a final
account of her administration or guardianship, shall have
been settled with the Orphan's Court, and who shall have a
husband living at the time of her decease, it shall be the duty
of such husband to render an account showing thereby,
the amount of money and property received, and the payments
and disbursements made by such executrix, administratrix
or female guardian, or that may have been received and
paid by the husband of such executrix, administratrix or
guardian, and not before associated for with the court, and
the account so rendered shall be examined by the Orphan's
Court, and if found to be correct, shall be admitted to record
in the same manner, and shall be subject to the same rules and
regulations, as other administrators or guardian accounts are
in cases where the executrix, administratrix or guardian, renders
them in person; and in case the husband shall neglect, or
refuse to render such account, the Orphan's Court of the county
in which administration is granted, or where the guardian
was appointed, for if it be the case of a testamentary guardian,
where he or she is obliged to render an account, shall
proceed against him by attachment, and may commit such husband,
until he shall render an account as aforesaid.
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Proceedings directed
in cases
therein mentioned.
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Sec. 3. And be it enacted,
That in all cases where any
bond shall have been or may hereafter be executed, and made
payable to the State of Maryland, by an executor or executrix,
administrator or administratrix, or guardian, for the purpose
of indemnifying and saving nevertheless any security, or
person interested in the estate of any security, on his or her
testamentary administration or guardians, bond, any such security,
or person interested in the estate of any security, shall
be entitled to and have on demand, a copy of such bond,
certified by the register of wills, under his hand and the seal
of his office; upon which copy, an action may be maintained
in the name of the State, for the use of the party or parties
interested, and judgment may be recovered upon such action,
for the damage or loss actually sustained.
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Copy of bond of
indemnity legalized.
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Sec. 4. And be it enacted,
That any person who may be
interested in the estate of any security of a guardian or guardians,
shall have the same right and privileges, to call upon
such guardian or guardians, to give counter security, in the
same manner as a security to a guardian may now call for
counter security, and the same proceedings shall be had thereupon
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Counter security
may be demanded
by guardians, &c.
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