THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 769

WHEREAS, In the 1951 Edition of the Annotated Code,
the amendment to this section made by Chapter 46 of the
Acts of 1949, was inadvertently omitted; and

WHEREAS, It is desirable to correct the present provi-
sions of Article 16 to remove any doubt as to the terms of
this section; now therefore

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 290 of Article 16 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Chancery", sub-title
"Trustees'', be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

290. (a) Whenever a ground rent reserved by lease or
sub-lease heretofore or hereafter created, is now redeem-
able or hereafter becomes redeemable, and the owner of
the leasehold or sub-leasehold estate subject to said rent,
may desire to redeem the same, and at the time of such
desired redemption the title of said rent is vested [is] in
a trustee under a will, deed or other instrument for any
trust, use or purpose, but without a power of sale in such
trustee, or is vested in a life tenant with remainder over,
vested or contingent, or is vested in the holder of a defeas-
ible estate, but without a power of sale in such life tenant
or such holder of a defeasible estate, any court having
chancery jurisdiction in the city or county where the land
is situated, out of which said rent is payable, may upon
the ex parte petition of such trustee or life tenant or holder
of a defeasible estate, or upon the petition of the owner
of the leasehold or sub-leasehold who is entitled to redeem
and after notice by service of process upon such trustee
or life tenant, or holder of a defeasible estate, or after
notice by publication of such trustee or life tenant or
holder of a defeasible estate if he be a non-resident, order
the conveyance of the reversion or sub-reversion and rent
or sub-rent, in such land by such trustee or life tenant, or
holder of a defeasible estate to the owner of the leasehold
or sub-leasehold interests therein upon the payment of the
sum of money for which the said rent or sub-rent may be
redeemable, together with a due proportion of the accruing
rent to the date of such payment.

(b). Any deed delivered by such trustee or life tenant
or holder of a defeasible estate in pursuance of such order
of court and duly recorded shall vest in the owner of the
leasehold or sub-leasehold estate, his heirs, executors, ad-
ministrators and assigns, all right, title, interest and estate

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