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CHAPTER 46.
An act to appoint Thomas Bellman, of Anne-Arundel Coun-
ty, Trustee for the Sale of certain Land therein menti-
oned.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
Thomas Sellman of Anne-Arundel county, be and he is hereby
authorised and fully empowered, as trustee, to sell and dispose of
at public sale, after such notice, and on such terms and conditions
as the chancellor may appoint and direct, all the equitable interest
which Elizabeth Ann Cross, Mary Ann Cross, and Rebecca
Cross, (minors under the age of twenty-one years) may have or be
entitled to, in a tract of land called Selby's Lot, lying and being
in Anne-Arundel county, and the same, when sold, and on pay-
ment of the purchase money, or ratification by the chancellor, to
assign, make over and convey, to the purchaser or purchasers
thereof; and the money arising therefrom, after defraying all legal
and necessary expenses attending the same, to be applied in the
first instance to the payment of the debt contracted by John Cross,
the father of the said minors, in purchasing of the said tract of
land called Selby's Lot, and the residue of the money, if any, to
be applied and vested as the chancellor may direct; Provided, that
the said residue shall be considered as a part of the real estate of
the said John Cross, and shall descend to his heirs at law, and le-
gal representatives, in the same manner as the said real estate would
descend if the same had not been sold in virtue of this act.
2. And be it enacted, That before the said trustee shall make
any sale in virtue of this act, he shall file with the register of the
chancery court, a bond, in such penalty and with such securities,
as shall be approved by the chancellor, conditioned for the faithful
performance of the trust reposed in him by this act, to be record-
ed in the said court, and on an attested copy thereof suit may be
maintained by any person interested.
3. And be it enacted, That the chancellor be and he is hereby au-
thorised and empowered, on application of said trustee, to direct
and order the terms and conditions of the sale of the equitable in-
terest aforesaid in said land, and to decree the application of the
proceeds thereof, according to the provisions of this act.
4. And be it enacted, That the bond which said trustee shall en-
ter into for the due and faithful performance of his trust afore-
said, shall be liable and answerable for all and every matter and
thing directed and required to be performed by said trustee in vir-
tue of this act.
5. And be it enacted, That the said trustee shall make report,
on oath, and render a just and true statement of his proceedings
in the premises, to the chancellor, and on his neglecting; so to do,
his bond shall be answerable for any damage occasioned by such
neglect, and the chancellor may allow the trustee such compensa-
tion for his trouble as to him shall appear proper and reasonable.
6. And be it enacted, That if the said trustee shall die before the
several trusts reposed in him by this act are completed and dis-
charged, then the chancellor shall appoint some fit person trustee in
his place, who shall give bond, to be approved by the chancellor, in
such penalty and with such security as he shall require, condition-
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Dec. Ses. 1817
Passed Jan 20
Trustee to sell
i
Proviso.
To give bond.
Chancellor to
direct terms of
sale.
Bond to be li-
able.
To make re-
port of his pro-
ceedings.
In case trustee
dies Chancel-
lor to appoint
another.
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