CHANCERY

any land in this state, the legal title to which is in a
British subject, or vested by law in the state,
—Or having an equitable claim to land so purchased,
—The attorney general to be a party,
—A decree to be made for payment of the money
due, and a conveyance of the land,
—If none of the money shall be due, or the party
shall comply with the decree, the chancellor to convey
in the name of the state to the party having a legal
claim, all the right vested in any British subject, or in
the state, under the several acts of assembly,
    The register in chancery authorised to determine on
writ of error bonds, until a chancellor should be appointed,
    Where the production of books is ordered, on failure
to produce them by the time limited, or to shew cause,
during the first four days of the succeeding term, or any
term that may be appointed, the bill may be taken pro
confesso, and a decree made ex parte,
    The chancellor, &c. to determine on the return of the
commissioners for dividing lands, as to the parts of
tenants by the curtesy,
    The registers fees regulated, &c.
    Decrees to be passed in the money hereby made current,
but not erroneous if rendered as before,
    The chancellor empowered, on the application of any
trustee of a lunatic, idiot, &c. to direct him to be sent
to the hospital near the city of Baltimore, if he can be
there received, to remain till further order,
—Empowered to send any lunatic, idiot, &c. to the
said hospital, who had before been sent to any hospital,
&c. in Philadelphia,
—The 7th section of the act of 1797, ch. 114, repealed,
    The county courts exercising equity jurisdiction not
to interfere with causes then depending or to be brought,
before the chancellor, or to change the method of issuing
writs of error,
    Final discharges to trustees to be recorded, &c.
    Where an infant is possessed of lands, &c. the same
or any part may be sold, on such terms as the chancellor
or the county courts may direct, on petition of the
guardian or prochein ami.
—The infant to be summoned, and to appear by
guardian to be appointed by the court, and the court to
determine, on hearing and examination of all circumstances,
whether such sale will be for the interest and
advantage of the infant,
—The chancellor, &c. empowered to appoint a  trustee,
—Sales required to be notified and confirmed,
—The money to be paid before a conveyance,
—Bond with security to be given by the trustee,
manner of suing thereon,
—Allowance to the trustees,
—Directions as to vesting the proceeds.  See Infants.
 
 

—On a widow giving her assent in writing, the sale
to be made clear of her dower, and a proportion of the
money awarded her in bar thereof,
—If such assent is not given, a commission to be issued
according to the act to direct descents, and the
supplements thereto, to lay off the dower, &c.
—On the death of a trustee, another to be appointed,
and to execute a bond, &c.
—The same powers to be exercised, where the defendant
is seized of a reversion dependant on an estate for life,

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  1807      140
 

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  1814        94    7
  1816      134
 

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