OF TITLES TO REAL PROPERTY.

tribution, and generally to all the incidents of an estate in
fee, provided, that the grantor of the leasehold, or the person Proviso.
or persons entitled to the estate, out of which the said term
issues, shall have first released to the grantee of the term, or
the person in possession of the leasehold, all his, her or their rent.
right to the rent charged upon or growing out of the same.

Passed at Dover, February 26, 1875.

Release of

CHAPTER 169.

OF CONVEYANCES.

A FURTHER ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENT to the act entitled "An
act to extend the time for recording deeds."

deeds may

record on or

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-Certain resentatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met be recorded That the deed of Frederick Hafner and Mary Hafner, the lat- if lodged for ter being the owner in fee, and now deceased, to James Har-before Janurington for a lot of land at Little Creek Landing in Kent ary 1, 1877. county, bearing date November 16th, A. D. 1870, the acknowledgment thereof being made before, and certified to, by the hand of F. S. Holcombe, a commissioner of deeds for the State of New Jersey, in Middlesex county thereof, and attested by the seal of the Court of Common Pleas in said county of Middlesex, and the deed of Henry D. Morris to Elias S. Reed, bearing date October the second, A. D. 1873, for lands in South Murderkill hundred, Kent county, the acknowledgment thereof being made before and certified to by Abraham B. Tappan, Justice Supreme Court of State of New York, and attested by the seal of said court, be recorded in the office for recording deeds in Kent county, if lodged in said office on or before the first day of January, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, and the record or a copy Record, thereof shall be sufficient evidence.

Passed at Dover, March 24, 1875.

evidence.

Buildings erected by

terants under those

may be removed, when.

OF TITLES TO REAL PROPERTY.

CHAPTER 170.

OF DOWER.

AN ACT in relation to tenants under those having dower rights.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met,

SECTION 1. That in case any person being in possession of any real estate, by virtue of a demise from a person having having a life estate in said real estate through the right of dower, dower rights, shall erect any building or structure upon the demised premises, it shall be lawful for such person, at the expiration of the demise, to remove any such building or structure from said premises, provided the same shall have been made separate and apart from any fixed improvement on said estate, and that no damage to any person having the reversionary right to the said real estate, shall result from such removal.

Proviso.

Passed at Dover, March 18, 1875.

AN ACT to change the time of holding the Court of Chancery and Orphans' Court in Sussex County.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met,

Court of

SECTION 1. That hereafter, the Court of Chancery and the Orphans' Court for Sussex county, shall commence and be Chancery held in said county, on the second Tuesday in March, and on orphans the third Tuesday in September, of every year, including the court for present year.

Sussex Co., when held.

of vol. 14,

SECTION 2. And be it further enacted as aforesaid, That vol. 14, 96. chapter 82, of the 14th volume of the laws of Delaware, enti- Chapter 82 tled an act to change the time of holding the Court of repealed. Chancery and Orphans' Court in Sussex county, "passed at Dover, March 23rd, 1871, be and the same is hereby repealed.

Passed at Dover, January 25, 1875.

Amended

OF COURTS OF JUSTICE.

CHAPTER 172.

OF THE ORPHANS' COURT.

AN ACT to amend Chapter 96 of the Revised Statutes, in respect to investments by the Orphans' Court.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

Code, 1874. the State of Delaware in General Assembly met,

575

Consolidation and investment of sums of money in name of Orphans' Court

Agent.

SECTION 1. That the Orphans' Court in each of the counties of this State, may, at the discretion of the said court, consolidate any sums of money which they have authority to invest, under the provisions of section 19, chapter 96, of the revised statutes of this State, and to invest such consolidated sum of money in the name of the Orphans' Court, instead of in the name of the minor or minors entitled to the money, either personally or by designation, as children, legatees, heirs or representatives of another; said investment shall be made in the stocks of this State or funded debt of the United States, or by loan on judgment bond or mortgage, or both, and with surety as the court shall approve; and the court may change, renew, extend, call in or collect any such investment or any part thereof, sell, transfer, or assign stocks or funded debts, re-invest the money, or otherwise apply it, for the benefit of

the persons entitled to the same, and may appoint an agent Provisions of for any such purpose. All the provisions of said section 19, sec 19, chap. of said chapter 96, not inconsistent herewith, shall be appliRevised cable to and be in force, in respect to any investment herein applicable. authorized.

96, of

Statutes

Clerk of Court to record.

What.

SECTION 2. It shall be the duty of the clerk of said court, to enter in writing on the record, the several sums of money, which shall be consolidated for the purpose of investment, and what minor or minors, either personally or by designation, as children, legatees, heirs, or representatives of another, are entitled to the said sums of money, respectively.

Passed at Dover, February 9, 1875.

OF COURTS OF JUSTICE.

CHAPTER 173.

OF THE SUPERIOR COURT, AND COURT OF ERRORS AND APPEALS.

AN ACT to amend chapter 91, of the Revised Statutes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met,

Amended Code, 1874, 562.

amended.

SECTION 1. That section 2, of chapter 91, of the Revised Section 2, of chap. 91 Statutes, be and the same is hereby amended by striking out Revised the words, "And the Superior Court shall commence and be Statutes held in New Castle county on the third Monday after the commencement of the April term in Kent, and on the fourth Monday in November," and substituting in lieu of said words in said section, the following words, viz: "And the Superior Court shall commence and be held in New Castle county on the fourth Monday after the commencement of the April term in Kent, and on the second Monday after the commencement of the November term of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace and Jail delivery in New Castle county.

Revised further

SECTION 2. That the said section 2, of chapter 91, of the Section 2, Revised Statutes, be and the same is hereby further amended chap. 91, by striking out the following words, viz: "The Court of Er-Statutes rors and Appeals shall commence and be held on the first amended. Tuesday in June," and insert in lieu thereof, the following words, viz. "The Court of Errors and Appeals shall commence and be held on the second Tuesday of June."

acts repealed.

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws inconsistent with Inconsistent this act, are hereby repealed, made null and void. The Secretary of State be and he is hereby directed to cause chapter 91 The Secre of the Revised Statutes, as herein and hereby amended, to be to publish as republished with the acts of this present General Assembly.

Passed at Dover, March 19, 1875.

tary of State amended.