1716                             Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 600

and 1-103, subtitle "Subtitle I, General Provisions," subheading
"Part 1, Definitions and Use of Terms"; Section 2-209, subtitle
"Subtitle II, The Court," subheading "Part 2, The Register of
Wills"; Sections 4-403, 4-404 and 4-409, subtitle "Subtitle IV,
Wills," subheading "Part 4, Rules Relating to Legacies"; Sections
5-207(a), 5-304(a), 5-403(a), 5-504(a), 5-505, 5-506 and 5-603,
subtitle "Subtitle V, Opening the Estate," subheadings "Part 2,
Commencement of Proceeding," "Part 3, Administrative Probate,"
"Part 4, Judicial Probate," "Part 5, Foreign Personal Representa-
tives," and "Part 6, Small Estates"; Sections 7-103, 7-401(n),
7-402 and 7-601(b), subtitle "Subtitle VII, Administration of the
Estate," subheadings "Part 1, Duties of Personal Representative;
Notice of Appointments to Heirs, Legatees and Creditors," "Part 4,
Powers of Personal Representative," and "Part 6, Compensation
and Expenses of Litigation"; Sections 8-102, 8-108(a) and 8-112
(a), subtitle "Subtitle VIII, Creditors' Claims"; Sections 9-101,
9-105 and 9-109(c), subtitle "Subtitle IX, Special Provisions relat-
ing to Distribution"; Section 10-101, subtitle "Subtitle X, Closing
Estates"; and Section 12-102(i), subtitle "Subtitle XII, Effective
Date and Applicability"; and to add NEW SECTION 199C TO
ARTICLE 16 OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND
(1966 REPLACEMENT VOLUME AND 1969 SUPPLEMENT)
TITLE "CHANCERY," SUBTITLE "TRUSTEE" new Section
5-501A to Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957
Edition and 1969 Replacement Volume), title "Decedents' Estates,"
subtitle "Subtitle V, Opening the Estate," subheading "Part 5,
Foreign Personal Representatives," to follow immediately after
Section 5-501 thereof, and also to add new Section 9-112 to Article
93 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1969
Replacement Volume), title "Decedents' Estates," subtitle "Sub-
title IX, Special Provisions Relating to Distribution"; and to re-
peal Section 5 of Article 46 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition and 1965 Replacement Volume), title "Inheritance,"
subtitle "Descents"; Section 162 of Article 81 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1969 Replacement Volume), title "Revenue
and Taxes," subtitle "Inheritance Tax," subheading "In General";
and Section 7-405 of Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1969 Replacement Volume), title "Decedents' Estates," subtitle
"VII, Administration of Estate," subheading "Part 4, Powers of
Personal Representative," and 9-110 of Article 93 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1969 Replacement Vol-
ume), title "Decedents' Estates," subtitle "Subtitle IX, Special
Provisions Relating to Distribution," to change or clarify certain
provisions of the laws relating to Decedents' Estates and testa-
mentary law as encated AND THE LAW OF TRUSTS AS EN-
ACTED by Chapter 3 of the Laws of Maryland of 1969 and relat-
ing generally thereto.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the following Sections 1-102 and 1-103, subtitle "Subtitle I,
General Provisions," subheading "Part 1, Definitions and Use of
Terms"; Section 2-209, subtitle "Subtitle II, The Court," subheading
"Part 2, The Register of Wills"; Sections 4-403, 4-404 and 4-409,
subtitle "Subtitle IV, Wills," subheading "Part 4, Rules Relating to
Legacies"; Section 5-207(a), 5-304(a), 5-403(a), 5-504(a), 5-505,
5-506 and 5-603, subtitle "Subtitle V, Opening the Estate," subhead-
ings "Part 2, Commencement of Proceeding," "Part 3, Administra-