.ART. 16] NON COMPOS MENTIS. 409

Non Compos Mentis.

1888, art. 16, sec. 96. 1860, art. 16, sec. 79. 1785, ch. 72, sec. 6.
1815, ch. 163.

107. The court shall have full power and authority, in all
cases, to superintend and direct the affairs of persons non
compotes 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. 136. Boarman's Case, 2 Bl. 89.
Campbell's Case, 2 Bl. 209. Watkins v. Worthington, 2 Bl. 509. Hewitt's
Case, 3 Bl. 184. Morgan's Case, 3 Bl. 332. Post v. Mackall, 3 Bl. 486.
Colvin's Estate, 3 Md. Ch. 278. Cain v. Warford, 3 Md. 454. Chew's Es-
tate, 4 Md. Ch. 60. Colvin's Estate, 4 Md. Ch. 126. Tomllnson's Lessee
v. Devore, 1 Gill, 345. Williams v. Holmes, 9 Md. 287. Wampler v. Wol-
finger, 13 Md. 337 Chew v. Bank of Baltimore, 14 Md. 300. Greenwade v.
Greenwade, 43 Md. 313, Estate of Dorney, 59 Md. 67. Hamilton v Traber,
78 Md. 33.

Ibid. sec. 97. 1860, art. 16, sec. 80. 1785, ch. 72, sec. 6.

108. On the application of any creditor of a person non
compos mentis, the court may decree a sale of the real or per-
sonal estate of such non compos mentis, or such part thereof as
may be necessary 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 paying the same.

Ibid. sec. 98. 1860, art. 16, sec. 81. 1790, ch. 60, sec. 2. 1800, ch. 67,
sec. 3. 1819, ch. 144, sec. 1. 1828, ch. 26. 1829, ch. 222. 1894, ch. 221.

109. The court which may have appointed a guardian, com-
mittee or trustee of the property of a person non compos mentis
may, upon the application of such guardian, committee or
trustee, without any process or order of publication, order or
decree the sale of any real, leasehold or personal property to
which such person non compos mentis may be entitled and
order the money arising therefrom to be invested in stocks or
other property, or in mortgages on real estate or in other safe
securities, as the court may deem most advantageous to such
person non compos mentis; and on the death of such person
non compos mentis the principal arising from any such sale
shall pass to and vest in the person or persons in whom such
property would have vested if the same had not been sold.