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SAME MANNER AS PROVIDED BY LAW FOR CIVIL ACTIONS OF
PARTITION.

(B) SALE OF PROPERTY.

THE COURT MAY DIRECT THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE TO
SELL PROPERTY WHICH CANNOT BE PARTITIONED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE TO THE OWNERS AND CANNOT CONVENIENTLY BE
ALLOTTED TO ONE PARTY.

REVISOR'S NOTE; This section presently appeals as
Art, 93, §9-107. It is divided into two
subsections for organizational purposes. The
only other changes are in language and style.

9-108. WHERE LEGATEE NOT FOUND, OR RESIDES OUTSIDE
UNITED STATES.

(A) PAYMENT OF DISTRIBUTIVE SHARE OR LEGACY TO
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.

WHENEVER IT APPEARS TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COURT
THAT

(1) A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN UNABLE
TO CONTACT AN HEIR OR LEGATEE BECAUSE OF HIS LACK OF
KNOWLEDGE OF THE LOCATION OF THE HEIR OR LEGATEE AND THE
COURT IS SATISFIED THAT REASONABLE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE
TO LOCATE HIM; OR

(2) AN HEIR OR LEGATEE IS A NONRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES AND WOULD NOT HAVE THE BENEFIT OF USE
OR CONTROL AT ITS FULL VALUE OF MONEY OF OTHER PROPERTY
COMPRISING HIS DISTRIBUTIVE SHARE OR LEGACY; OR

(3) OTHER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES MAKE IT
APPEAR DESIRABLE THAT PAYMENT OR DELIVERY SHOULD BE
WITHHELD BECAUSE OF NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL ACTION
AFFECTING SUCH MONEY, PROPERTY, VALUE, OR THE FULL USE
AND ENJOYMENT OF IT;

THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE SHALL PAY OVER OR
TRANSFER THE MONEY OR PROPERTY OR ITS PROCEEDS, AS
DIRECTED BY ORDER OF COURT, TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IN
THE COUNTY WHERE THE LETTERS WERE GRANTED, AND IT SHALL
BE APPLIED FOR THE USE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN [[THE]]
SUCH COUNTY.

(B) REFUND.

IF, AFTER PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE TO THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION, A CLAIM FOR REFUND IS FILED BY THE HEIR OR
LEGATEE, OR BY THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HEIR OR
LEGATEE, THE CLAIMANT IS ENTITLED TO A REFUND, WITHOUT