2538 INDEX TO THE [CHANCERY

Pace.

Where infants are seized of a reversion dependent upon an estate for

life, &c. tenant for life assenting to a sale, county courts or chancel-

lor to adjudge the annual interest, &c. to be paid over to such

tenant— 1816, ch. 154, sec. 13, .......

646

Upon the petition of guardians for the sale of the real estate of infants,

courts to issue commission to ascertain the real value of the lands,

&c.— 1818, ch. 133, sec. 2, .......

693

A sale of equitable titles to real estates may be decreed — 1818, ch. 193,

sec. 7, ...........

700

A sale of the real estate to save the personal, may be decreed with the

consent of parties — 1818, ch. 193, sec, 8, .....

700

Where sales have been made by executors under the supposed autho-

rity of a will, courts may confirm such sales — 1818, ch. 193, sec. 9,

701

Courts may decree a sale of lands descending to minors residing out

of the state, if for the benefit of such minors, &c. — 1818, ch. 193,

sec. 13, ...........

701

See ante Idiots, Infants and Lunatics.

SEQUESTRATION.

Judgments and decrees of the chancery court may be executed and ful-

filled by sequestration of the real and personal estate — 1785, ch.

72, sec. 25, ..........

222

SHERIFFS.

Mode of amercing sheriffs or coroners in the chancery court, and of

proceedings on such amerciaments — 1785, ch. 72, sec. 23, p. 220 ,

sec. 23, ...........

221

On a sheriff refusing or neglecting to pay over money which he shall

have levied, collected or received, or which he ought to have levied,

collected or received, the courts may, on motion, order judgment to

be entered against him, and immediate execution to issue in the

manner and on the proof therein directed — 1797, ch. 43, sec. 1, p.

347 ; 1818, ch. 193, sec. 6, .......

700

The demand liable to be controverted before, and determined by a jury

—1797. ch. 43, sec. 1, ........

347

No writ of error, supersedeas, injunction, or appeal, to be allowed on

such judgment— 1797, ch. 43, sec. 1, ......

347

Directions respecting property taken in execution on which an injunc-

tion has issued — 1799, ch. 79, sec. 10,

421

If any sheriff, coroner, &,c. to whom any writ or other process shall be

directed and delivered, shall neglect to serve the same, and make

due return thereof, such neglect shall be adjudged a contempt of

the court, and such sheriff, &c. shall for such contempt forfeit anil

pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, &c. — 1817, ch. 139, sec. 6, .

671

Sheriff, &c. may return by mail any process to him directed, to be

served, but the non-return of such process by the time limited shall

not be excused by any evidence which such sheriff may offer, ex-

eept the affidavit of such officer himself— 1817, ch. 139, sec. 7, .

672