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CHAP. 33.
Commissioners be-
fore they act, to
take an oath.
Should they make
return that J. P.
Boyd is of un-
sound mind, &c.
court may direct
sale of his real es-
tate, &c.
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upon the petition of Anna Boyd, wife of James P. Boyd, of the
city of Baltimore, or upon the petition of some near relation or
connexion of the said James P. Boyd, setting forth that the said
James P. Boyd is of unsound mind, and praying that a commission
de lunatico inquirendo may issue, to issue such commission, directed
to three or more commissioners to be by the said court named.
2. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners, before they
proceed to act, shall take an oath well and truly to inquire if the
said James P. Boyd is of unsound mind, and if they shall find and
return an inquisition that the said James P. Boyd is of unsound
mind, and not capable of governing himself, then and in that case
it shall and may be lawful for the said judges to make such order
and decree, in and relating to the person and estate of the said
James P. Boyd, as the chancellor now can in and relating to the
persons and estates of idiots, lunatics, and persons non compos mentis.
3. And be it enacted, That if the said commissioners shall make
the return as aforesaid, then the said county court are hereby in-
vested, with full power and authority, to order and direct the sale
and conveyance of such parts of the real or personal estate of the
said James P. Boyd, as they may deem most beneficial for the fa-
mily of the said James P. Boyd, and upon such terms as the said
court shall deem proper, for the support of the said James P. Boyd,
and his family, and for the payment of the debts now due and owing
from him; and if it shall appear to the said court that it would pro-
mote the interest of children of the said James P. Boyd to sell and,
dispose of any part of his real estate, then the same may be ordered
to be sold, upon such terms as the said county court shall direct,
and the money arising therefrom shall be invested in such stock or
funds as the said county court shall deem most secure and useful to.
said Boyd and his family, during his life, and after his decease, to
and for the use and benefit of his wife and children, in such rights
and interests as they would have held said estate if the same had
not been sold, and subject to the like operations of law, in case of
the death of his said wife and children, or either of them, as if no
such sale had been made.
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Passed Jan. 12 1819
Preamble.
Title to real pro-
perty vested in
him.
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CHAPTER 39.
An act for the relief of Robert Dods, of Frederick county.
Whereas it is represented to this general assembly, by the pe-
tition of Robert Dods, of Frederick county, that he emigrated from
Scotland to the United States, and hath settled in the state of Ma-
ryland, and become a citizen of the United States according to the
laws thereof; but between the declaration of his intention to become
a citizen, and his admission to citizenship, he purchased real pro-
perty in Frederick county, and obtained deeds of conveyance for
the same, but that the title to the said property may be brought in
question to his injury, therefore.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
all the real estate of the said Robert Dods, lying and being in Fre-
derick county aforesaid, fully and fairly acquired by purchase and
conveyance from any person or persons whatsoever, be and the same
is hereby as fully and amply vested in the said Robert Dods, and
his heirs, to all intents and purposes whatsoever, as if the said Ro-
bert Dods had been a naturalized citizen of the United States at the
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