ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 957

117A. Any person who is a resident of any state, by the
laws of which residents of Maryland are denied the right to
qualify and act as committee or trustee of a person non compos
mentis residing therein shall not be appointed or allowed to
qualify as committee or trustee of any person non compos
mentis resident of this State. But nothing in this Act shall be
construed to impair the validity of the appointment or quali-
fication antedating the taking effect of this Act, nor to affect
in any way the provision of law relating to the transfer of prop-
erty in this State belonging to persons non compos mentis in
another state or country.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1929.

Approved April 11, 1929.

CHAPTER 341.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 93 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1924 Edition), title "Testamentary
Law, " sub-title "Administration, " to be known as Section
41 A, to follow after Section 41 of said Article, providing
that a resident of any state, which, by its laws denies to resi-
dents of Maryland the right to act or to qualify as the per-
sonal representative of a resident decedent of that state, shall
not be appointed or allowed to qualify as the personal repre-
sentative of a resident decedent of Maryland.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That a new section be and it is hereby added to
Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1924 Edition),
title "Testamentary Law, " sub-title "Administration, " to be
known as Section 41A, to follow after Section 41 of said
Article, and to read as follows:

41 A. Any person residing in any other state which, by its
laws denies to residents of Maryland the right to act or to qual-
ify as a personal representative of a decedent resident of such
state at the time of his death shall not be appointed or allowed
to qualify as the personal representative of a decedent resident
of this State at the time of his death. Nothing in this Act shall