ART. 50. ] SETTLEMENT OF DECEDENTS' ESTATES.

invest in bank or other incorporated stock, or any other good secu-
rity, any money or funds received by such administrator or guar-
dian; and the court shall direct the manner and form in which such
money or funds shall be placed in bank or invested; and the same
shall at all times be subject to the order and control of the court, and
if the administrator or guardian shall not, within a reasonable time
to be fixed by the court, comply with the order, his administration
or guardianship may be revoked.

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13. If an administrator shall believe that any person conceals any
part of his decedent's estate, he may file a petition in the Orphans'
Court of the county in which he obtained administration, alleging
such concealment, and the court shall compel an answer thereto on
oath, and if satisfied upon an examination of the whole case that
the party charged has concealed any part of the personal estate of
the decased, may order the delivery thereof to the administrator,
and may enforce obedience to such order by attachment, imprison-
ment, or sequestration of property.

Id s 238
1811, 0 315, 3 12
How discovery
of concealed
property com-
pelled
27 Md 225, 32
Md 482, 39 Md.
145, 554, 640

14, The provisions of the aforegoing section are extended to all
cases where any person interested in any decedent's estate shall, by
bill or petition, allege that the administrator has concealed, or has
in his hands and has omitted to return in the inventory or list of
debts, any part of his decedent's assets; and if the court shall
finally adjudge and decree in favor of the allegations of such peti-

Id 8 239
1831, c 315, s 13.
How discovery
of property
concealed by
administrator,
compelled
37 Md 429

tion or bill, in whole or in part, they shall order an additional in-
ventory, or lists of debts, as the case may be, to be returned by the
administrator, and appraisement to be made accordingly, to com-
prehend the assets omitted; and such additional inventory or list
of debts shall have the same effect to all intents and purposes, as
any inventory or lists of debts, before returned; and the court may
compel obedience to the said order by attachment and imprison-
ment, and sequestration of property; and if the said administrator

Additional in-
ventory.

shall, either before or after such process of attachment, imprison-
ment, and sequestration, fail to comply with such order, his adminis-

Attachment,
etc.

tration may be revoked, and the court may direct his bond to be
put in suit, and the assets ordered to be comprised in such addi-
tional inventory or lists of debts, shall be decreed and taken to be
within the condition of said bond.

Bond put in
suit.

15. If upon the answer to any petition or bill filed under the
provisions of the last two preceding sections, either party shall re-
quire it, the court shall cause an issue or issues to be made up and
sent to the Circuit Court of the county, or the Superior Court of
Baltimore City, as the case may be, to be there tried and disposed
of as other issues from the Orphans' Court; and either party to
such bill or petition may appeal to the Circuit Court of the county
or the Superior Court of Baltimore City.

Id s 240
1831, c 315, s 12
Proceedings
upon answer to
petition or bill
& Md 145, 554.

16. Whenever any joint administrator or executor shall appre-
hend that he is likely to suffer by the negligence or misconduct in
the administration, improper use, or misapplication of the assets of

28

Id s 241
1816, c 203. s. 4.
Remedy of
administrator
against co-ad-