1280 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 655

CHAPTER 655
(Senate Bill 573)

AN ACT to amend Sections 220 and 222 of Article 93 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title
"Testamentary Law", sub-title "Inventory and List of
Debts", providing that the Orphans' Court for Prince
George's County shall appoint a Chief Appraiser and
specify the functions, duties, and term of office of said
Chief Appraiser.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 220 and 222 of Article 93 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Testamentary
Law", sub-title "Inventory and List of Debts", be and the
same are hereby amended, and to read as follows:

220. The Orphans' Court or Register of Wills of the
counties of the State, on granting letters testamentary or
of administration, or of collection shall issue a warrant or
warrants under their seal of office authorizing two persons
of discretion, Dot related to the deceased nor interested in
the administration, to appraise the goods, chattels and
personal estate of the deceased known to them, or to be
shown by the executor, administrator or collector. Pro-
vided that in Montgomery County and Prince George's
County the Orphans' Court shall appoint the appraiser in
accordance with the provisions of Section 222 of this title
as hereinafter provided by this Act.

222. The Orphans' Court for Montgomery County and
the Orphans' Court for Prince George's County [is] are
hereby authorized, empowered and directed to appoint one
qualified person to be designated as Chief Appraiser for
said Court, to hold office at the pleasure of the said Court,
to appraise estates, all the goods, chattels, property, real
and personal, in every case where letters testamentary or
of administration have been issued by said Court, and said
appraiser may be assisted by one or more OTHER ap-
praiser or appraisers as the Court may appoint and
require, and said assistant or assistants shall hold office at
the pleasure of the said Orphans' Court; and said Chief
Appraiser and his assistant or assistants as the case may

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