1960 TESTAMENTARY LAW. [ART. 93

1888, art. 93, sec. 12. 1860, art. 93, sec. 12. 1829, ch. 216, sec 2.

12. The husband of an administratrix who shall die before
a final account of her administration shall have been settled
shall render such account, showing thereby the amount of
money and property received, and of payments and disburse-
ments made by such administratrix, or that may have been
received or paid by him, and not before accounted for with the
court; and the account so rendered shall, if found by the court
to be correct, be admitted to record as other administration
accounts, in cases where the administratrix rendered them in
person; and in case of refusal of the husband to render such
account, the court may proceed against him by attachment, and
may commit him until he shall render such account.
Gavin v. Carling, 53 Md. 530.

Ibid. sec. 13 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 admin-
istrator in the increase or decrease of the estate under his
management; 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 v. Perry, 58 Md. 112.

Administration.

Ibid sec. 14. 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 lies or is supposed
to lie a considerable part of the party's personal estate. Never-
theless whenever any person shall die, leaving in this State
property subject to administration, the said letters of adminis-
tration shall be granted in the county wherein was the mansion