ART. 66. ] SALE, LEASE, OR PARTITION OF PROPERTY IN EQUITY. 659

26 Where an infant is seized of a reversion dependent upon a life estate, the court may, with the assent of the tenant for life, de- cree a sale of the land, embracing the interest of the tenant for life, and order the annual interest, or such part thereof as may be deemed	Id s 47 1816, c 154, s 13, 1831, c 311 s 9 Reversionary estate of infant
equitable, to be paid to the tenant for life during his life. 37. Upon the death of such infant under age, intestate and with- out issue, the proceeds of such sale shall descend or be distributed as the property or estate would if it had not been sold.	Id s 48 1816, c 154, s 9 In case of death of infant intes- tate and with- out issue.
28. In all cases, the court shall tax, as part of the costs in the case, a reasonable compensation and allowance to any commissioner for taking the answer of any infant in said cases	Id. s 49 1832, c 302, s 10. Commissioner's costs
29. If any person shall secrete any infant, against whom process has issued, so as to prevent the service of such process, such person shall be liable to attachment and punishment as for contempt; or, if any infant secretes himself or evades the service of process, he	Id s 50 1828, c 184 Secreting of infant to avoid process
may be proceeded against as if he were a non-resident infant. 30, No guardian shall diminish the real estate of his ward for the maintenance or education of such ward, without the approbation of the court having equity jurisdiction, and the Orphans' Court. PROPERTY OF INFANTS AND PERSONS NON COMPOTES MENTIS.	Id s 70 1798, c 101, sub-c 12, a 10 Guardian not to diminish real estate of ward, without appro- bation of court. 12 G & J 84, 2 H & G 120
31. If any infant, or person non compos mentis, be entitled to any real or personal property in this State, or any interest or estate therein, and the same shall be liable to any mortgage, trust, lien, or in any way charged with the payment of money, the court shall have the same power to decree in such case as if such infant were of full age, or such non compos mentis of sound mind	Art 16, s 71 1773, c 7, s 1, 1778, c 22, s 2, 178S, c 72, s 1. Decree in case of incumbered property of in- fant, or non com- pos mentis 3 Md 383, 19 Md 396, 30 Md 55
32. Where an infant, or person non compos mentis, is entitled to any real or personal property in this State bound by any con- tract, or where an infant or a nun compos mentis claims any right in such, property under any contract, the court, in either case, shall have the same power to decree the execution of such contract, or to pass any just and proper decree that the court would have if all the parties were of full age and sound mind; provided, that in all decrees for specific performance of a contract against an infant, such infant may, at any time within six months after he arrives at full age, have review of such decree; and if such infant dies under age, his heir or proper representative may have a review of such decree either within six months after the death of such infant, or	Id s 72 1773, c 7, s 2, 1778, c 22, s 4, 1785, c 80, s 2 1791, c 70, s 4, 1841, c 259. Execution of contract where infant, or per- son non compos menus 19 Md 396, 5 G 256, 3 H & J 77 proviso
within six months after such heir or representative attains full age 33. The court may, with the assent of the guardian of an infant, or the trustees or committee of a person non compos mentis, and the consent of the other persons of full age and sound mind, who may be interested, decree the sale of the real estate of such infant or person non compos mentis, to save the personal.	Id s 73 1778, c 22, s 2, 1818, c 193, s S, 1819, c 183 Sale of real estate of infant or non compos mentis to save personal prop- erty 2 B1 673