1846.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 346.

hundred and fifty-four, chapter two hundred and thirty-
seven, and eighteen hundred and forty-five, chapter
two hundred and two, his proportion of lax so determined
as aforesaid; and any party entitled in remainder and
reversion, shall be required to pay his proportion of said
tax within the same time as though his interest had rested,
in possession.

Tax to be a
lien.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the lax imposed by
the said act of eighteen hundred and forty-four, chapter
two hundred and thirty-seven, or by virtue of this act,
upon any estate or property, shall he a lien upon such
estate, until the said tax shall he fully paid and satisfied.

Executor to
take additional
oath.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of
every executor or administrator, to whom letters testa-
mentary or of administration shall hereafter be granted,

in addition to the oath or affirmation now required by
the act of seventeen hundred and ninety-eight, chap-
ter one hundred and one, sub-chapter three, section
twelve, to be taken hy executors and administrators, to
take an additional oath or affirmation, that he or she will
diligently and faithfully legard, and well and truly comply
with the provisions of the law imposing a tax on collate-
ral inheritances, distributive shares and legacies, to aid
in paying the debts of the State, which oath or affirma-
tion the respective registers of wills are hereby required
to administer, and to place the same on record with the
usual oath or affirmation, and that the sixth section of the
act of eighteen hundred and forty-four, chapter two
hundred and thirty-seven be, and the same is hereby
repealed.

CHAPTER 345.

Passed March
10, 1847.

An act to divorce Ann E. B. Sigler, of Baltimore County,

from her husband William Sigler.

Divorced.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the marriage contract heretofore had
and solemnized between Ann E. B. Sigler, of Baltimore
county, and William Sigler be, and the same is hereby
declared to be henceforth and forever null and void, and
the said parties are hereby declared to be divorced a
vinculo matrimonii.

Known as Ann

E. B. Cogges-

hall.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said Ann E. B.
Sigler shall hereafter tnke the name of Ann E. B. Cogges-
hall.