1841.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 177.

CHAPTER 177.

Passed March
l, 1842

An act to authorize the sale of certain Property therein
mentioned.

Authorized to
sell church,
etc.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Ma-
ryland, That Daniel Mering, of Carroll county, only sur-
viving trustee of Concordia Church, be and he is hereby
authorized and empowered to sell and dispose of at public
sale, the buildings, improvements and appurtenances, in

Notice to be
given

any way attached and belonging to said church, after giving
at least thirty days notice, by advertisement set up in three
of the most public places in the first election district of said
county, which notices shall contain the authority under
which said sale is made, as well as the terms and conditions

Proceeds—
how applied

of said sale.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the said Daniel Mering
shall, so soon as he receives all or any part of the purchase
money, pay the same over to the trustees of the Union Aca-
demy in said county, to be applied to purposes of education
under the direction of said trustees, or to the construction

Bond to be
given.

or improvement of said Union Academy.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That the said Daniel Mering,
before he enters upon the trust hereby granted, shall give
bond with sufficient security to the trustees of Union Aca-
demy, for the Faithful performance and discharge of his
duties as trustee under the provisions of this act.

CHAPTER 178.

Passed March
1, 1842.

A supplement to the act entitled, An act for amending and
reducing into system, the laws and regulations concern-
ing last wills and testaments, the duties of executors,
administrators and guardians, and the rights of orphans
and other representatives of deceased persons, passed at
November session, seventeen hundred and ninety eight,
chapter one hundred and one.

Preamble

Whereas, doubts have been expressed, whether under
the twelfth section of the eighth sub-chapter of said ori-
ginal act, the orphans court has the power to arbitrate be-
tween an executor or administrator, and a debtor of the
testator or intestate, where such executor or administrator
is the claimant, or to refer such disputes to any other per-
son or persons, though with the assent of the parties; and
whereas, it is equally important and desirable, that such ca-