LEVIN WINDER, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

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Handcock, widow of John Handcock of said county, a
sum of money not exceeding thirty dollars, for each of
the said persons, and the same, when collected, shall be
paid by the collector of said county to each of said per-
sons, or their orders for the purposes aforesaid.

DEC. SESS.
1814.

CHAPTER 31.

An act authorising the sale of a lot of ground in the city
of Baltimore, owned by the children of John Sherlock

deceased.
SEC. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the orphans court of Baltimore
county be, and are hereby authorised to order and di-
rect a sale to be made of ail that lot or parcel of ground,
with the improvements thereon, situated fronting on.
Water-street in the city of Baltimore, lately owned by.
John Sherlock, deceased, and now by his infant children,
in such manner, and upon such terms, as the said court
shall deem most beneficial for the said children.

Passed Jan.
13, 1815.

Orphans'
court may di-
rect a sale.

2. AND BE IT ENACTED, That if a right of
dower shall be held in the said property at the time of
such sale, and the person holding the same shall agree to
its being sold freed from such claim, then the court afore-
said shall allow and order to be paid to such tenant in
dower, in payment therefor, such part of the purchase
money, as they may consider reasonable, and just, con-
forming therein to the rules adopted, in similar cases by
the court of chancery of this state.

Right of dow-
er.

3. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the court afore-
said shall appoint a suitable person or persons to make
the sale authorised by this act, who shall in all re-
spects be governed by the orders of said court (which
they are hereby empowered to adopt) for making such
sale, for reporting the same to the court (which they may
ratify or disallow, and order anew, if they believe the
interests of the children required it;) for collecting and.
paying over the money arising therefrom, and for con-
veying the property to the purchasers thereof when the
price shall be fully paid, with the further power to said,
court in case of the death of any person, so appointed,
or when they shall think it necessary to revoke any ap-
pointment, and appoint others to perform all, or any of
the trusts by this act created; and to allow such com-
pensation, as they may consider just and reasonable to
the person or persons so to be appointed, who shall, be-
fore they proceed to act, give bond to the state of Ma-
ryland, m such sum, and with such security, as the said
court shall approve, tor the faithful compliance with
such orders as may be made by the court aforesaid, in
pursuance of this act; which bond shall be recorded
among the records of said court and copies thereof, when
attested, as other copies of such records, shall be evi-
dence in any suit, or action to be brought thereon.

Court may ap-
point a person,
to make sale
under their
direction &c.--
his compensa-
tions, bond &c.