152 CHANCERY—INFANTS. [ART. 16.

decree a sale thereof, and order the annual interest, or such part
thereof as may be deemed equitable, to be paid to the tenant for
life during his life.

Gill v. Wells, 59 Md. 492.

P. G. L , (1860,) art. 16, sec. 48. 1816, ch. 154, sec. 9.

60. Upon the death of such infant under age, intestate and
without issue, the proceeds of such sale shall descend or be dis-
tributed as the property or estate would if it had not been sold.

Clay v. Brittingham, 34 Md. 675. Gill v. Wells, 59 Md. 492.

Ibid. sec. 50. 1828, ch. 184.

61. If any person shall secrete an infant against whom pro-
cess has issued, so as to prevent the service of such process, such
person shall be liable to attachment and punishment as for con-
tempt ; or if any infant secretes himself or evades the service of
process, he may be proceeded against as if he vere a non-
resident infant.

1868, ch. 249.

62. Whenever, upon the petition of any infant, by his guar-
dian or next friend, a decree has been passed, or shall hereafter
be passed, for the sale of the lands, tenements, or real estate of
said infant, or of his interest in the same, and a sale thereof has
been or shall be made in pursuance of said decree, which said
sale has been or shall be confirmed by the court in which such
decree was had, and it shall appear that there was a failure to
summon said infant, and to have him answer by a guardian duly
appointed, it shall and may be lawful for the circuit courts of
this State, sitting as courts of equity, to confirm said sale, and
all proceedings had thereon, upon the petition of the guardian
or next friend of such infant, or upon the petition of any
party having an interest in said sale, and after summoning
such infant, and his appearance by guardian, to be appointed by
said courts, and such other proceedings had as required for a
decree of sale of infants' real estate j provided, upon a hearing
and examination of all the circumstances, it shall appear to said
courts that said sale was fairly and bona fide made, and that at
the date of said decree it was for the benefit and advantage of