PHILIP F. THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1849.

CHAPTER 297.

CHAP. 297.

An act to authorise the sale and distribution of the pro-
perty, real and personal, of David Robinson, free
negro, deceased.

Passed Mar. 9,
1850.

WHEREAS, David Robinson, free negro, late of Ca-
roline county, deceased, hath died seized of certain
property; and whereas, he has left a widow and chil-
dren; and whereas, by the circumstances of his case,
under the laws of the State, his property must escheat
to the State, instead of going to his family — There-
fore,

Preamble.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the administrator upon said de-
ceased's estate, appointed by the Orphans court of
Caroline county, be and he is hereby authorised and
directed to sell and dispose of, at public sale, the en-
tire properly, real and personal, of said deceased, at a
time to he designated and published, under sanction
of said Orphans court, and within twelve mouths from
the time of sale, distribute, under sanction and direc-
tion of said court, the proceeds of said sale, after de-
dueling the legal fees and commission, among the
children and widow of said deceased, in the following
manner: to the widow, Anna Robinson, the one-third
part of the said nett proceeds, and to each of his chil-
dren, Charles, John, Eliza, Charlotte, Sally, Margaret,
and Lydia, shave and share alike of the remaining
two-thirds of the nett proceeds.

Authority to
sell.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the bond of the
administrator aforesaid be held responsible for the
faithful performance of the duties hereinbefore as-
signed him.

Administration
bond to be held
responsible.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That nothing herein con-
tained shall be construed so as to affect the rights or
privileges of any heir at law to said deceased.

Rights and pri-
vileges reserv-
ed.