1844.

THOMAS G. PRATT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

CHAP. 218.

to the right of dower therein of the widow of the said Wil-
liam D McKim, who is yet living; and also that certain por-
tions of the real estate, which descended to his heirs at law
from the said Isaac McKim, at the time of the decease of
his said wife, remained undivided, being held in common
by his heirs at law, subject to the right of dower therein
of the widow of the said Isaac McKim, who is yet living;
that the actual interest of his said wile was an estate in
possession in one undivided filth part of two undivided
third parts in the estate so held in common; and one un-
divided fifth part of the reversion in the remaining third
part, after the decease of the widow of the said William
D. McKim, as to so much of said undivided real estate as
descended from the said William D. McKim; and after
the decease of the widow of said Isaac McKim, as to so
much of said undivided real estate as descended from the
said Isaac McKim; and that upon the decease of his said
wife, her undivided interest in said estate descended to
her three infant children, Susan McKim Gordon, William
McKim Gordon, and Alexander Gordon, subject as to the
undivided one-fifth part of the undivided two-third parts
to the life estate of said memorialist, as tenant by the
courtesy; that said undivided teal estate consists of dif-
ferent parcels, and that it would greatly promote the in-
terest of all parties concerned, if the same so far as capa-
ble of partition were divided, and the residue thereof de-
mised or sold; that all the persons intrusted, except his
said infant children, are competent to act in any partition,
demise or sale; but that nothing can be done in the pre-
mises, by reason of the legal incapacity of his said chil-
dren to unite in any partition, demise or sale; that he is
the actual guardian of his said children, and is desirous to
have power and authority to act on their behalf and for
their benefit, in the most advantageous manner, by par-
tition, demist or sale—Therefore,

Authorised to
make parti-
tion, &c.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the said Alexander B. Gordon, be and
he is hereby fully authorised and empowered on behalf of
the said infants, and to the extent of their interest therein,
and for their benefit, to make partition of all or of any
part or parts of said undivided real estate, or to demise or
sell the same or any part or parts thereof, in such manner
and on such terms as in his judgment he may deem expe-
dient, and to do all acts, and to make, execute and de-
liver all necessary deeds or instruments of writing which
may be apt and necessary to give validity and effect to

Proviso.

Such partition, demise or sales; provided nevertheless,
that no partition, demise or sale, which shall be made un-