202 Assembly Proceedings, November 16— December 23. 1773.

Liber R. G.

1773

[Persons
under Age,
&c. pos-
sessed of
Lands in
Trust, and
liable to a
Decree for
Sale or
Conveyance,

&c. shall,

on Petition
of the Per-
sons for
whom they
shall be pos-
sessed in
Trust, &c.
convey such
Lands as
the Court
of Chancery
shall direct
&c.]

and Lower Houses of Assembly and the Authority of the same
That from and after this Session of Assembly Persons under the
Age of one and twenty Years and Persons being Idiot Lunatick
or non compos Mentis seized or possessed of any Lands Tenements
or Hereditaments in Trust or by Way of Mortgage or seized or
possessed thereof charged or chargeable with the Payment of Money
or Tobacco and therefore subject or liable to a Decree for Sale or
bound by an Agreement to convey made by some Person or Persons

having Right or Title to make such Agreement and therefore subject

or liable to a Decree for Conveyance on a Suit for a Specific Per-
formance or Execution of such Agreement shall by Direction of
the Court of Chancery signified by an Order made upon the hear-
ing of all Persons concerned on the Petition of the Person or
Persons for whom such Infant or Infants or Persons being Idiot
Lunatick or non compos Mentis or his her or their Committee or
Committees in his her or their Name or Names shall be seized or pos-
sessed in Trust or of the Mortgagor or Mortgagors or other Person
or Persons entitled to Redemption or Person or Persons entitled to
Money or Tobacco secured by or upon the said Lands Tenements
or Hereditaments or of the Person or Persons entitled to any Money
or Tobacco with the Payment whereof the said Lands Tenements
or Hereditaments are or shall be charged or chargeable or of the
Person or Persons entitled to a Specific Performance or Execution
of such Agreement as aforesaid convey and assure any such Lands

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Tenements or Hereditaments in such Manner as the Court of
Chancery shall by such Order so to be obtained direct to any other
Person or Persons and such Conveyance or Assurance so to be had
and made as aforesaid shall be as good and effectual in Law as if
such Infant or Infants were at the Time of making such Conveyance
or Assurance of the full Age of twenty one Years and the Convey-
ance or Assurance so to be had and made as aforesaid in the Case 0f
Persons being Idiot Lunatick or non compos Mentis shall in like
Manner be as good and effectual as if the said Person or Persons
was or were at the Time of making such Conveyance or Assurance
of sound Mind Memory and Understanding and had by him her or
themselves executed the same and all and every such Infant or In-
fants or Persons being Idiot Lunatick or non Compos Mentis being
Trustee or Trustees Mortgagee or Mortgagees or being seized of
possessed of Lands Tenements or Hereditaments liable or subject in
any manner aforesaid or the Committee or Committees of all and
every such Persons being Idiot Lunatick or non compos Mentis
shall and may be compelled by such Order as aforesaid to make such
Conveyance or Conveyances Assurance or Assurances in like Manner
as Persons of full Age and Sane Memory are compellable to make

[Proviso]

Provided always that no Order or Direction as aforesaid shall be
made or given in Virtue of this Act in the Case of any Infant or