1318.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 136.

Id case the con-
veyance is de-
creed, orphans
court to appoint
guardian to in-

fant, &c.

How property is
to descend in case
of infant's death.

Father to be al-
lowed proportion
of money as te-
nant by the cur-
tesy.

2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the orphans
court of Dorchester county, in case the county court should decree the
conveyance as aforesaid, to appoint a guardian to the said infant
child and heir of the said Margaret, who shall be authorised to re-
ceive of the consideration money paid or to be paid for the said
real estate, the just proportion of the said infant child, to be ascer-
tained as hereafter directed, and to account for the same in the
same manner as other guardians.
3. And be it enacted, That in case of the death of the said infant.
child and heir of the said Margaret, before he shall have arrived
to the age of twenty-one years, that his proportion of the money
arising from the sale and conveyance of the said real estate, shall
descend in the same manner, and to the same persons to whom the
said real estate would have descended in case no such conveyance
had been made.
4. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said county
court, to allow the father of the said infant child, as tenant by the
curtesy, of the said real estate, such proportion of the said consi-
deration money as they think him justly entitled to, provided the
said allowance be not less than one sixth or more than one third,
and the residue thereof to be paid over to the guardian of the said
infant child and heir, as his just proportion of the said considera-
tion money.

Passed Feb 5, 1819

Levy authorised
for her use and
benefit.

CHAPTER 137.

' An act for the relief of Lydia Williams, of Charles county.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the levy court of Charles county be and they are hereby authorised
and required, at their next levy court, and so long thereafter as
they shall see fit, to levy annually, upon the assessable property of
Charles county, any sum not exceeding thirty dollars, for the use
and benefit of Lydia Williams of said county, which sum shall be
collected by the sheriff or collector of said county, and paid to the
said Lydia Williams, or her order.

Passed Feb 8, 1819
Preamble.

Orphans court au-
thorised to have
re corded such
original papers
not heretofore re-
corded.

CHAPTER 138.

An act relating to the Records of the Office of Register of
Wills of Queen-Anne's county.
Whereas it hits been represented to this general assembly, by
the memorial of the justices of the orphans court of Queen-Anne's
county, that many of the original papers in said office have not been
recorded, and are now in a ruinous and imperfect state, and it is
necessary and proper that such original papers should be recorded,
therefore,
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That it shall and may be lawful for the justices of the orphans court
of Queen-Anne's county, and they are hereby authorised and requir-
ed, to cause to be recorded all such original papers in said office
not heretofore recorded, as they may think necessary and proper,
upon the most economical terms, (not exceeding the sum now allow-
ed by law for like services,) in good leather hound books, to which
a fair and correct alphabet shall be prefixed, of all such records as
may be contained in such book.