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920 "S ANN. CAP. 19, INFANT TRUSTEES, &C. the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and "with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That from and after the Tenth Day of May, one thou- sand seven hundred and nine, it shall and may be lawful to and for any such Person or Persons, under the Age of one and twenty Years, by the Direction of the high Court of Chancery, or the Court of Exchequer, signified by an Order made upon Hearing all Parties concerned, on the Petition of the Person or Persons for whom such Infant or Infants shall be seized or possessed in Trust, or of the Mortgagor or Mortgagors, Guardian or Guar- dians of such Infant or Infants, or Person or Persons entitled to the Monies secured by or upon any Lands, Tenements, or 680 Hereditaments, whereof any Infant or* Infants are or shall be seized or possessed by Way of Mortgage, or of the Per- son or Persons entitled to the Redemption thereof, to convey and assure any such Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments, in such Manner as the said Court of Chancery, or the Court of Ex- chequer 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, to all Intents and Purposes whatsoever, as if the said Infants or Infant were, at the Time of making such Conveyance, or Assurance, of the full Age of one and twenty Years; any Law, Custom, or Usage to the Contrary in any wise notwith- standing. II. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all and every such Infant or Infants, being only Trustee or Trustees, Mortgagee or Mortgagees, as aforesaid, shall and may be compelled by such Order so, as aforesaid, to be obtained, to make such Conveyance or Conveyances, Assurance or As- surances, as aforesaid, in like Manner as Trustees or Mortgagees of full Age are compellable to convey or assign their Trust, Estates, or Mortgages. I. After May 10, 1709, any Person under the Age of 21, being Trustee, &c. may by the Directions of the Courts of Chancery or Exchequer, con- vey such Lands, &c. and such Conveyance shall be good, as if such Infant were of full Age. II. An Infant being Trustee, &c. may be compelled to make such Con- veyance, &c. See 4 Geo. 2, c. 10. |
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