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CHAP. 78.
Trustee before he
proceeds to sell to
give bond.
To publish notice
of the time, place
and terms of sale.
Terms of sale.
To report a full
account of sale to
county court.
Court authorised
to compel trustee
to appropriate
part of money to
discharge of her
debts, &c.
Trustee authoris-
ed to give a deed.
His allowance.
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3. And be it enacted, That the said trustee, before he proceeds to sell
and dispose of the said lands, execute a bond to the state of Mary-
land, with two securities, in such a penalty or sum of money as
the judges of Queen Anne's county court shall direct, to be filed
with the clerk of the said court, conditioned for the faithful perfor-
mance of the duties of the said trustee, as are required by the
provisions of this act, and to be liable to be put in suit by any per-
son damnified by the nonperformance of the condition thereof.
4. And be it enacted, That the said trustee publish in some one or
more of the Gazettes on the Eastern Shore of this state, previous
to the said sale, three successive weeks notice of the time, place,
and terms of sale of the said lands.
5. And be it enacted, That the terms of sale shall be, that the pur-
chaser or purchasers give his, her or their several bonds, with suffi-
cient security, to the trustee, for the payment of the purchase mo-
ney, in three equal instalments, at six, twelve, and eighteen
months, with legal interest thereon from the day of sale.
6. And be it enacted, That the said trustee shall report a full ac-
count of said sale, with an affidavit annexed thereto, of the fairness
and propriety of the safe, to the said county court, at the first ses-
sion thereof after the sale of the said lands, and the said court arc
hereby authorised and empowered to ratify or reject the same, as
equity and justice shall dictate.
7. And be it enacted, That the said court are hereby authorised and
required, to compel the said trustee to appropriate one half of the
money arising from the sale of the land called Coursey's Addition,
that may be necessary to the full discharge of the debts of the said
Susanna Watson, and to direct and compel the said trustee to make
such disposition of the balance of the money as the law of the
land directs.
8. And be it enacted, That the said trustee he, and he is hereby au-
thorised and empowered, to give a deed or deeds of conveyance for
the said lands to the purchaser or purchasers, upon the ratification
of the sale, by the said court, and payment of the whole of the pur-
chase money.
9. And be it enacted, That the said trustee be allowed such a per cent.
on the whole amount of the purchase, money for said lands, as the
said court shall consider proper for his trouble and fidelity in the
execution of the said trust; Provided always, that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to affect the title of any persons claim-
ing the lands within mentioned, or any part thereof.
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Passed Jan. 29 1819
State's right to
certain lands de-
vised to Louisa
Insley, released.
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CHAPTER 79.
An act for the benefit of the Heirs and legal Representa-
tives of Samuel Scott, late of Dorchester county, deceased.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
all the right and interest whatsoever, that may have accrued to the
state in the lands and tenements situate in Dorchester county, de-
vised to a certain Louisa Insley. daughter of Tolly Insley, and to,
the heirs of her body lawfully begotten, for ever, by the last will
and testament of Samuel Scott, late of Dorchester county, deceas-
ed, be and the same is hereby released and transferred to the heirs
and legal representatives of the said Samuel Scott, in the same
manner, and to the same extent, as if the said Samuel Scott had
died intestate.
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