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CHAP. 138.
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administrator may have administered in this State, or by
whom the guardian in this State may have been appoint-
ed, shall, upon the petition in writing of such guardian or
guardians in such other State, District of Columbia or
Territory, setting forth the premises, and stating the en-
tire amount of the personal property, including that in this
State, belonging to such infant, and also the amount of the
income of the real estate, it any, of such infant, which
hath come, or is likely to come into the hands of such
guardian or guardians, and accompanied by a copy, duly
authenticated, of the record of his or her appointment
and qualification as such guardian, and of the bond or
other instrument or security so given as aforesaid,
verified as to the truth of the facts set forth in said
petition by the affidavit of such guardian or guar-
dians, and as to the sufficiency of such security, all
things being considered, by the affidavit of the chief
clerk or prothanotory of the court, tribunal or authority
by whom such security was taken, or of some other
disinterested and credible witness or witnesses; and
Upon the said orphans court being satisfied of the truth
of the facts set forth in such petition as aforesaid, and
of the sufficiency of such security, order and direct the
said executor, administrator or guardian, as the case may
be, to pay, transfer or deliver such proceeds of sale or
such part thereof as the infant may be entitled to, or
such legacy, bequest or distributive share, to such guar-
dian or guardians, at such time and in like manner by
order of court as is provided by the laws of this State
in the cases where the said parlies and infants are resi-
dents of this State, and on failure of any executor, ad-
ministrator or guardian to comply with such order, the
same proceeding may be had against said executor, ad-
ministrator or guardian, upon his bond or otherwise, as
is now provided by law for the payment of legacies and
bequests.
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If any citizen
of Maryland
be entitled to
reversion, &c.
orphans court
to require non
resident guar-
dian to give
bond, &c.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it any citizen of,
or resident in this Stale, shall be prospectively entitled
to any remainder, reversion or executory devise, in any
such proceeds of sale, or in any such legacy, bequest or
distributive share, upon the determination of the estate
or interest of such infant or infants therein, it shall be
lawful for the said orphans court, in its discretion, before
giving such order or direction as hereinbefore provided
for, to require that such guardian or guardians non-re-
sident as aforesaid, or some other person or persons,
shall execute a bond to the State of Maryland in double
the amount or value of such proceeds of sale, bequest,
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