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him by attachment, and may commit him until he shall render
such account.
Gavin v. Carling, 55 Md. 530.

F G. L., (1860,) art. 93, sec. 13. 1785, ch. 80, sec. 8. 1798, ch. 101,
sub-ch. 8, sec. 2.

13. The orphans' court shall have power to make allowance
to any administrator or collector for property of the decedent
which hath perished or been lost without the fault of the party;
and no profit shall be made and no loss sustained by an adminis-
trator in the increase or decrease of the estate under his manage-
ment; but the administrator shall return an inventory and
account for such increase, and may be allowed for such decrease
on the settlement of the final or other account.

Rizer p. Ferry, 58 Md. 112.

Administration.

F. G. L., (1860,) art. 93, sec, 14. 1798, ch. 101, sub-ch. 5, sec. 2. 1865, ch. 162

14. Whenever any person shall die intestate, leaving in this
State personal estate, letters of administration may forthwith be
granted by the orphans' court of the county wherein was the
party's mansion house or residence; or in case he had no mansion
or residence within the State, letters shall be granted in the
county where the party died; and in case the party neither had
mansion or residence nor died within this State, letters may be
granted in the county wherein h'es or is supposed to lie a con-
siderable part of the party's personal estate. Nevertheless,
whenever any person shall die, leaving in this State property
subject to administration, the said letters of administration shall
be granted in the county wherein was the mansion house or
residence of the deceased ; provided, he had such property lying
in said county.

Fishwick v. Sewell, 4 H & J. 393. Hammond v. Ridgely, 5 H. & J. 245.
Ratrie v. Wheeler's Exr , 6 H. & J. 94. Barney v.Patterson, 6 H & J. 182.
Raborg's Admr. v. Hammond's Admr , 2 H & G. 42. Dimond's Admx v. Bil-
lingslea, 2 H. & G. 264. Winchester v. Union Bk., 2 G. & J. 79. Hoffman v.
Gold, 8 G. & J. 79. Comegys v State, 10 G & J 175. House v. Wiles, 12 G.
& J 338. Smith v. Young, 5 Gill, 197. Mangum v. Webster, 7 Gill, 81. Es