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curities, deeds and other evidences of property held by them
for their wards.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 170 of Article 93 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1924 Edition), title "Testamentary Law, " sub-title
"Guardian and Ward, " be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted with amendments to read as follows:

170. Once in each year, or oftener if required by the court,
a guardian shall settle an account of his trust with the Orphans'
Court and shall exhibit to the court the bonds, certificates of
stocks, securities of any kind, deeds of property, bank books of
deposits or other evidences! of property belonging to his ward;
and the said court shall ascertain at its discretion the amount of
the sum to be annually expended in the maintenance and educa-
tion of the infant, regard being had to his future situation,
prospects and destination; and the said court, if it deem it ad-
vantageous to the ward, may allow the guardian to exceed the
income of the estate and to make use of his principal and sell
part of the same under its order; but no part of the real estate
shall on account of such maintenance or education be diminished
without the approbation of a Court of Equity as well as the
Orphans' Court.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted^ That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1931.

Approved April 17, 1931.

CHAPTER 439.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 48 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1924 Edition), title "Inspections, " sub-
title "Tobacco, " said new section to be known as Section 55A
and to follow immediately after Section 55 of said Article, to
require all persons, firms, associations and corporations sell-
ing hogsheads of tobacco directly for the growers to give bond
to the State of Maryland.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
48 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1924 Edition), title
"Inspections, " sub-title "Tobacco," said new section to be
known as Section 55A and to follow immediately after Section
55 of said Article and to read as follows: