ART. 52. ] GUARDIAN AND WARD.

Court shall thereupon pass an order directing such administrator to
pay over to the guardian or guardians, or to the person entitled, as
the case may be, any money remaining in his hands belonging to
such infant, which shall have arisen from the profit of the real estate
belonging to such infant, and also to deliver over to such guardian
or guardians, or person entitled, the real estate of such infant; and,
upon neglect or refusal of the administrator to obey such order, or

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to return an account, as herein directed, his administration bond
shall be liable to be sued by such guardian or guardians, or person
entitled; and the Orphans' Court may, moreover, proceed against
him by attachment and sequestration.

On failure to
return account,
how compelled

30. The rents of all real estate of an infant dying before such
rents become due shall for the year in which such infant dies be paid
to his guardian, and shall be accounted for by the guardian in the
settlement of his accounts with the Orphans' Court, and the balance
not appropriated for the education and support of such infant, for
taxes, repairs, improvements, commissions, and expenses, shall be
paid by such guardian to the person entitled to the real estate at
the death of such infant, and the guardian's bond shall be liable for

Id s. 162.
1816, c 154, s 9
1849, c 118, ss
1, 2
Rents of lands
of infant dying
before due, pay-
able to guar-
dian

the same.
31. If the guardian die before the recovery of such rent his
administrator may recover the same, to be accounted for and appro-
priated in the same manner that the guardian if living would be
held to account for the same.

Id s 163
1827, c 210,
1849, c 118, s 2
Guardian dying
before recovery
of rent, admin-
istrator may
recover

32. Every guardian shall account for all profit and increase of
his ward's estate, or the annual value as aforesaid, and shall not be
answerable for any loss or decrease unless caused by his default, to
be allowed by the court.
33. And once in each year, or oftener if required by the court, a
guardian shall settle an account of his trust with the Orphans'
Court; and the said court shall ascertain at its discretion the amount
of the sum to be annually expended in the maintenance and educa-
tion of the infant, regard being had to his future situation, pros-
pects, and destination; and the said court, if it deem it advantageous

Id s 164.
1798, c 101,
sub-c 12, s 9,
1785, c 80, s 9
Answerable for
increase, and
allowed for
decrease
21 Md 106, 585
Id s 165
1798, c 101,
sub-c 12, s 10.
When and how
guardian to
account
2 H & G 120,
3H & J 347

to the ward, may allow the guardian to exceed the income of the
estate and to make use of his principal, and sell part of the same
under its order; but no part of the real estate shall on account of
such maintenance or education be diminished without the approba-
tion of a court of equity as well as of the Orphans' Court.

When to exceed
income of ward

34. In case the personal property of a ward shall consist of
specific articles, such as working beasts, animals of any kind, furni-
ture, stock, plate, books, etc, the court may order a sale thereof,
for ready money or on credit, the purchaser giving bond with secu-
rity to the said ward, bearing interest; and all proceedings relative
to said sale shall be as directed respecting sales by administrators.

Id s 16G
1798, c 101,
sub-c 12, s 12
When personal
property of
ward may be
sold.

35. The Orphans' Court, if they shall think such sale advan-
tageous to the ward, may order any guardian to sell leasehold
estates of his ward, and shall order the proceeds to be invested in

1863, c 330
Sales of lease-
hold estates and
investment of
proceeds.