474

SETTLEMENT OP DECEDENTS' ESTATES. [ART. 50.

Id s 11
1816, c 203, s. 3
Accounts of
administrator
of deceased
administrator.
23 Md 286,
26 Md 313,
28 Md 35

217. The administrator of a deceased administrator who shall
die before an account of his administration hath been rendered,
shall render an account, showing the amount of the assets received,
and the payments made by his decedent, and the account shall, if
found by the court to be correct, be admitted to record as other
administration accounts.

Id R 12
1829, c 216, s 2.
Husband of de-
ceased adminis-
tratrix to ac-
count.

218. The husband of an administratrix, who shall die before a
final account of her administration shall have been settled, shall
render such account, showing thereby the amount of money and
property received, and of payments and disbursements made by
such administratrix, or that may have been received or paid by
him, and not before accounted for with the court, and the account
so rendered shall, if found by the court to be correct, be admitted
to record as other administration accounts, in cases where the ad-

How compelled

ministratrix rendered them in person; and in case of refusal of the
husband to render such account, the court may proceed against
him by attachment, and may commit him until he shall render such
account.

Id s 13
1785, c 80, s 8.
1798, s 8,

sub-c 8, s. 2

Allowance for
losses.

219. The Orphans' Court shall have power to make allowance
to any administrator or collector, for property of the decedent
which has perished or been lost without the fault of the party; and
no profit shall be made and no loss sustained by an administrator
in the increase or decrease of the estate under his management;
but the administrator shall return an inventory and account for
such increase, and may be allowed for such decrease on the settle-
ment of the final or other account.

Id s 119
1798, c 101,

sub-c 10, s 6

When distribu-
tion of surplus
alter discharge
of debts
6 Md 347, 7 Md
26, 10 Md 560,
21 Md 156, 28
Md 34, 30 Md
508, 7 G & J
475

220, Whenever it shall appear by the first or other account of
an executor or administrator, that all the claims against or debts of
the decedent, which have been known by or notified to him, have
been discharged or allowed for in his account, it shall be his duty
to deliver up and distribute the surplus or residue as directed by
article XL VIII of this Code; provided, that his power and duty
with respect to future assets shall not cease; and after such delivery
he shall not be liable for any debt afterwards notified to him; pro-

Proviso.

vided, he shall have advertised as hereinbefore directed, unless
assets shall afterwards come into his hands, which shall be answer-
able for such debts.

DOWER.

Art 93, s 290
1798, c 101,
sub-c 13, s 6
Liability for
waste

221, If the widow commit waste in the lands of the deceased,
she shall be liable to an action by the heir or devisee, or his guar-
dian; and if she marry a second husband, he shall be liable for any

Id s 294
1830, c 99, s 1
Portion of ex-
penses of im-
proving lands,
subject to
dower, to be
paid by widow.

waste committed by her before marriage, or by himself.
222. The Orphans' Courts may adjudge, determine, and appor-
tion, in their discretion, what part of the expenses shall be borne
or paid by the widow, which may accrue in making the necessary
repairs or improvements on the real estates in which a widow or