CHAPTER 458.

An Act Supplementary to Section 22 of Chapter96 of the Revised Statutes of this State, relating to the Sales of the Real Estate of Minors.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, That, in any order hereafter to be owned by the Orphans' Court for the sale of real estate owned by a minor or minors, the said court, may, in its discretion, direct such sale to be made upon credit, either as to the whole or part of the purchase money, the payment of the purchase money to be at such time or times and to be secured in such manner as the court by the order of sale or otherwise shall prescribe, and the said court shall have full power and authority to order and direct all such acts and proceedings touching the premises as it may deem necessary the better to effectuate the object of this act. In case of orders already granted and not returned, the said court, at the return of the order, may apply the provisions of this act to sales made under such orders, provided that notice to that effect be given at such sales.

Passed at Dover, April 1, 1869.