1542 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 857

(3) If at any time thereafter an absentee whose estate
has been distributed under a final finding and judgment
made as herein provided shall appear and make claim for
reimbursement from such fund, the Court may in a pro-
ceeding by the claimant against the Treasurer order pay-
ment to the claimant of such part of the accumulated fund
from all sources as in its opinion may be fair and adequate
under the circumstances.

(4) The Treasurer shall, from time to time, prescribe
the rate to be charged for the insurance fund on the basis
of actuarial experience. If in the lapse of time the accu-
mulated fund increases to an amount actuarily found to be
in excess of reasonable requirements, the Court may on
application by the Treasurer authorize him to reduce it by
an amount to be paid into the general fund of the State
Treasury.

280L. Uniformity of Interpretation. This sub-title shall
be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general
purpose to make uniform the law of those states which
enact it.

280M. Short Title. This sub-title shall be cited as
the "Uniform Absence as Evidence of Death and Absentees'
Property Act".

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That Section 13 of
Article 45 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edi-
tion), title "Husband and Wife", be and it is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as fol-
lows:

13. Where any married man or married woman is a
lunatic or insane, and has been so found upon inquisition
and the said finding remains in force, the husband or wife
of such lunatic or insane person may grant and convey by
his or her separate deed, whether the same be absolute or
by way of lease or mortgage, as fully as if he or she were
unmarried, any real estate which he or she may have ac-
quired since the finding of such inquisition.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That Section 243 of
Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edi-
tion), title "Testamentary Law", sub-title "Orphans'
Court", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

243. The Court shall have full power to take probate
of wills, grant letters testamentary and of administration,