1962 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 1008
wish and request that if any of the trees upon the property
are destroyed or die, that such trees be replaced.
In event, however, this devise is not accepted by the Gen-
eral Assembly of the State of Maryland, said real estate shall
fall into and become a part of my residuary estate and shall
be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the resi-
duary clause of this my Will.
Said devise of the remaining portion of the said farm
"The Moorings" be and the same is hereby accepted; that
the terms and conditions of the said devise are hereby ac-
cepted; that the Maryland-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission be and it is hereby authorized to make
provision for the perpetual maintenance of said property as
a park open to the public and as a memorial to the brother
of said testatrix, Jesup Blair deceased; to take possession of,
manage and control the said park as such, to preserve the
trees thereon, and to maintain such public park in good con-
dition and to carry out the purpose of said testatrix in respect
thereto, to see that good order is maintained therein and to
build and maintain such roads, buildings and conveniences as
may be necessary or advisable for such public park, and to re-
place such trees as may die or be destroyed and to do such
other things as may be right and proper in maintaining such
park and in carrying out the purposes of the said testatrix.
The-cost of the maintenance, development and/or utiliza-
tion of the said lands as a public park shall be provided for
perpetually and annually paid from the general revenues of
the Commission received under this Act; and the said Commis-
sion is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to make
such expenditures annually, in perpetuity from its said reve-
nues as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this Act.
The Commission is hereby authorized to cause a proper
survey to be made and to ascertain and determine the
boundaries of the land so left by said testatrix as and for such
a park and to record the said survey and said boundaries as
ascertained by said Commission, together with a copy of this
Act in the Land Records of said Montgomery County, and to
mark the said boundaries in suitable manner.
Provided, however, that this acceptance of said devise and
other provisions herein for the carrying out of the purposes
of said Violet Blair Janin in respect thereto are made subject
to due probate of said paper writing as and for such last Will
and Testament of said deceased in Montgomery County, Mary-
land, the payment of all of the debts of the said decedent by
her executors and there vesting in the State of Maryland by
said devise and this acceptance, of a good title in and to the
said remaining portion of the said farm "The Moorings. 77
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