20 CHANCERY. [ART. 16.

and providing for the pale of real estate belonging to minors, or other persons laboring
under legal disabilities, by executors, administrators, guardians or trustees '

" We submit herewith drafts of laws for ' changing the name of any person,'' giving,effect
to informal or invalid deeds,' 'refunding money paid into the State treasury' in certain
cases; and we respectfully state that, in our opinion, no general law can be framed forgiving
effect to invalid wills, or for releasing persons from their debts or obligations to the State "
See the laws under Art. XXVI, Corporations, Art LXXXI, .Revenue and Taxes and " Names "
under this Article. See 1868, c. 210 under Art XXII, Comptroller.

	INFANTS. 1868, c. 249 adds the following section :
1868, c. 249 Decree for sale of infants' real estate and sale thereof.	51. Whenever, upon the petition of any infant or infants, by their guardian or next friend, a decree has been passed or shall hereafter be passed for the sale of the lands, tenements or real estate of said infant or infants, or of his, her or their interest in the same, and a sale thereof has been or shall be made in pursuance of said decree, which said sale has been or shall be con- firmed by the court in which such decree was had, and
Failure to sum- mon infants and take their answer, how cured	it shall appear that there was a failure to summon said infant or infants, and to have them answer-by a guard- ian appointed by the court by whom the said decree had been passed, it shall and may be lawful for the circuit courts of this state, sitting as courts of equity, to confirm said sale; and all proceedings had thereon, upon the petition of the guardian or next friend of such infant or infants, or upon the petition of any party having an interest in said sale, and after sum- moning such infant or infants, and his, her or their appearance by guardian, to be appointed by said courts, and such other proceedings had as required for a decree
Proviso.	of sale of infants' real estate; provided, upon a hearing and examination of all the circumstances, it shall appear to said courts that said sale was fairly and bona fide made, and that at the date of said decree it was for the benefit and advantage of said infant or infants to sell said lands, tenements and real estate, or for his, her or their interest in the same; and upon the confirmation of said sale, all the proceedings had in pursuance of said decree and in conformity thereto, including the
When proceed- ings valid.	deeds of the trustees there made or thereafter to be made, shall be as valid and binding upon all parties,