164 CHANCERY—NON COMPOS MENTIS. [ART. 16.

mentis, both as to the care of their persons and the management
of their estates, and may appoint a committee, or a trustee or
trustees for such persons, and may make such orders and decrees,
respecting their persons and estates as to the court may seem
proper.

Brogden v. Walker, 2 H. & J. 293. Moore v. White, 4 H. & J 548. Hoff-
man v. Cromwell, 6 G. & J. 144. Owings's Case, 1 Bl. 290. Williamson v.
Wilson, 1 Bl 438. Gibson's Case, 1 Bl 138 Boannan's Case, 2 Bl 89
Campbell's Case, 2 Bl 209. Watkins B. Worthingtou, 2 Bl. 509 Hewitt's
Case, 3 Bl. 184. Morgan's Case, 3 Bl. 332. Post e Mackall, 3 Bl. 486. Col-
Tin's Estate, 3 Md Ch 278 Cam v. Warford, 3 Md 454. Chew's Estate, 4
Md Ch 60. Colvin's Estate, 4 Md. Ch 126 Tomlinson's Lessee, v. Devore.
1 Gill. 345. Williams v. Holmes, 9 Md. 287. Wampler v. Wolfinger, 13 Md.
337. Chew v. Bank of Baltimore, 14 Md 300. Greenwade 11. Greenwade, 43
Md. 313. Estate of Dorney, 59 Md. 67.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 16, sec. 80. 1785, ch. 72, sec. 6.

97. On the application of any creditor of a person non compos
mentis, the court may decree a sale of the real or personal estate
of such non compos mentis, or such part thereof as may be neces-
sary to pay the claim of such creditor, if the court is satisfied of
the justice of the claim, and that there is no other means of pay-
ing the same.

Ibid sec. 81. 1790, ch. 60, sec. 2. 1800, ch. 67, sec. 8. 1819, ch. 144, sec. 1.
1828, ch. 26. 1829, ch. 222.

98. The court, upon the application of the guardian, committee
or trustee of any person non compos mentis, may decree the sale
of any real or personal property to which such non compos mentis
may be entitled, and order the money arising therefrom to be
invested in stocks or mortgages on real estate, or other safe securi-
ties, as the court may deem most advantageous to such non com-
pos mentis; and on the death of such non compos mentis, the-
principal sum arising from such sales of real estate, shall descend
to the persons to whom the reai estate would have descended if
the same had not been sold.

Ibid. sec. 82. 1833, ch. 150, sec 2.

99. The court may order any real or leasehold property of a
person non compos mentis, to be leased for any term of years, or
may order the surrender of any lease of the estate or property of