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1987 Ed.]

Cestui Que Vie Act 1707

[App. IIA

which commissioners shall be nominated by the party or parties prosecuting such order at his her or their costs and charges [And in case such guardian trustee husband or other person'] shall refuse or neglect to produce such infant married woman or other person so concealed in the Court of Chancery or before such commissioners whereof return shall be made by such commissioners and that return filed in the petty bag office in either or any of the said cases the said minor married woman or such other person so concealed shall be taken to be dead and it shall be lawful for any person claiming any right title or interest in remainder or reversion or otherwise after the death of such infant married woman or such other persons so concealed as aforesaid to enter upon such lands tenements and hereditaments as if such infant married woman or other person so concealed were actually dead.

2. If such infant, etc., tenant for life, appear to be in some place beyond sea, party prosecuting such order may send over to view such infant.-And.... if it shall appear to the said court by affidavit that such minor married woman or other person for such life such estate is holden is or lately was at some certain place beyond the seas in the said affidavit to be mentioned it shall and may be lawful for the party or parties prosecuting such order as aforesaid at his her or their costs and charges to send over one or both the said persons appointed by the said order to view such minor married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden and in case such guardian trustee husband or other person concealing or suspected to conceal such persons as aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to produce or procure to be produced to such person or persons a personal view of such infant married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden.... then and in such case such person or persons are hereby required to make a true return of such refusal or neglect to the Court of Chancery which return shall be filed in the petty bag office and thereupon such minor married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden shall be taken to be dead and it shall be lawful for any person claiming any right title or interest in remainder reversion or otherwise after the death of such infant married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden to enter upon such lands tenements and hereditaments as if such infant married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden were actually dead.

3. If it appear afterwards in any action to be brought that such tenant for life was alive at the time of the order made then he or she may re-enter and have action for rent, etc.-Provided always that if it shall afterwards appear upon proof in any action to be brought that such infant married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden were alive at the time of such order made that then it shall be lawful for such infant married woman guardian or trustee or other person having any estate or interest determinable upon such life to re-enter upon the said lands tenements or hereditaments and

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1987 Ed.] Cestui Que Vie Act 1707 [App. IIA which commissioners shall be nominated by the party or parties prosecuting such order at his her or their costs and charges [And in case such guardian trustee husband or other person'] shall refuse or neglect to produce such infant married woman or other person so concealed in the Court of Chancery or before such commissioners whereof return shall be made by such commissioners and that return filed in the petty bag office in either or any of the said cases the said minor married woman or such other person so concealed shall be taken to be dead and it shall be lawful for any person claiming any right title or interest in remainder or reversion or otherwise after the death of such infant married woman or such other persons so concealed as aforesaid to enter upon such lands tenements and hereditaments as if such infant married woman or other person so concealed were actually dead. 2. If such infant, etc., tenant for life, appear to be in some place beyond sea, party prosecuting such order may send over to view such infant.-And.... if it shall appear to the said court by affidavit that such minor married woman or other person for such life such estate is holden is or lately was at some certain place beyond the seas in the said affidavit to be mentioned it shall and may be lawful for the party or parties prosecuting such order as aforesaid at his her or their costs and charges to send over one or both the said persons appointed by the said order to view such minor married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden and in case such guardian trustee husband or other person concealing or suspected to conceal such persons as aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to produce or procure to be produced to such person or persons a personal view of such infant married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden.... then and in such case such person or persons are hereby required to make a true return of such refusal or neglect to the Court of Chancery which return shall be filed in the petty bag office and thereupon such minor married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden shall be taken to be dead and it shall be lawful for any person claiming any right title or interest in remainder reversion or otherwise after the death of such infant married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden to enter upon such lands tenements and hereditaments as if such infant married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden were actually dead. 3. If it appear afterwards in any action to be brought that such tenant for life was alive at the time of the order made then he or she may re-enter and have action for rent, etc.-Provided always that if it shall afterwards appear upon proof in any action to be brought that such infant married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden were alive at the time of such order made that then it shall be lawful for such infant married woman guardian or trustee or other person having any estate or interest determinable upon such life to re-enter upon the said lands tenements or hereditaments and 1 interlined on the roll. 17 Item 26
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1987 Ed.] Cestui Que Vie Act 1707 [App. IIA which commissioners shall be nominated by the party or parties prosecuting such order at his her or their costs and charges [And in case such guardian trustee husband or other person'] shall refuse or neglect to produce such infant married woman or other person so concealed in the Court of Chancery or before such commissioners whereof return shall be made by such commissioners and that return filed in the petty bag office in either or any of the said cases the said minor married woman or such other person so concealed shall be taken to be dead and it shall be lawful for any person claiming any right title or interest in remainder or reversion or otherwise after the death of such infant married woman or such other persons so concealed as aforesaid to enter upon such lands tenements and hereditaments as if such infant married woman or other person so concealed were actually dead. 2. If such infant, etc., tenant for life, appear to be in some place beyond sea, party prosecuting such order may send over to view such infant.-And.... if it shall appear to the said court by affidavit that such minor married woman or other person for such life such estate is holden is or lately was at some certain place beyond the seas in the said affidavit to be mentioned it shall and may be lawful for the party or parties prosecuting such order as aforesaid at his her or their costs and charges to send over one or both the said persons appointed by the said order to view such minor married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden and in case such guardian trustee husband or other person concealing or suspected to conceal such persons as aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to produce or procure to be produced to such person or persons a personal view of such infant married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden.... then and in such case such person or persons are hereby required to make a true return of such refusal or neglect to the Court of Chancery which return shall be filed in the petty bag office and thereupon such minor married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden shall be taken to be dead and it shall be lawful for any person claiming any right title or interest in remainder reversion or otherwise after the death of such infant married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden to enter upon such lands tenements and hereditaments as if such infant married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden were actually dead. 3. If it appear afterwards in any action to be brought that such tenant for life was alive at the time of the order made then he or she may re-enter and have action for rent, etc.-Provided always that if it shall afterwards appear upon proof in any action to be brought that such infant married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden were alive at the time of such order made that then it shall be lawful for such infant married woman guardian or trustee or other person having any estate or interest determinable upon such life to re-enter upon the said lands tenements or hereditaments and 1 interlined on the roll. 17 Item 26
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1987 Ed.]

Cestui Que Vie Act 1707

[App. IIA

which commissioners shall be nominated by the party or parties prosecuting such order at his her or their costs and charges [And in case such guardian trustee husband or other person'] shall refuse or neglect to produce such infant married woman or other person so concealed in the Court of Chancery or before such commissioners whereof return shall be made by such commissioners and that return filed in the petty bag office in either or any of the said cases the said minor married woman or such other person so concealed shall be taken to be dead and it shall be lawful for any person claiming any right title or interest in remainder or reversion or otherwise after the death of such infant married woman or such other persons so concealed as aforesaid to enter upon such lands tenements and hereditaments as if such infant married woman or other person so concealed were actually dead.

2. If such infant, etc., tenant for life, appear to be in some place beyond sea, party prosecuting such order may send over to view such infant.-And.... if it shall appear to the said court by affidavit that such minor married woman or other person for such life such estate is holden is or lately was at some certain place beyond the seas in the said affidavit to be mentioned it shall and may be lawful for the party or parties prosecuting such order as aforesaid at his her or their costs and charges to send over one or both the said persons appointed by the said order to view such minor married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden and in case such guardian trustee husband or other person concealing or suspected to conceal such persons as aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to produce or procure to be produced to such person or persons a personal view of such infant married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden.... then and in such case such person or persons are hereby required to make a true return of such refusal or neglect to the Court of Chancery which return shall be filed in the petty bag office and thereupon such minor married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden shall be taken to be dead and it shall be lawful for any person claiming any right title or interest in remainder reversion or otherwise after the death of such infant married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden to enter upon such lands tenements and hereditaments as if such infant married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden were actually dead.

3. If it appear afterwards in any action to be brought that such tenant for life was alive at the time of the order made then he or she may re-enter and have action for rent, etc.-Provided always that if it shall afterwards appear upon proof in any action to be brought that such infant married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden were alive at the time of such order made that then it shall be lawful for such infant married woman guardian or trustee or other person having any estate or interest determinable upon such life to re-enter upon the said lands tenements or hereditaments and

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