22. Persons made adults by other States, considered as such in this State, when domiciled herein. 23. Minors by the laws of other State or country, how considered in this State. 24. Persons of unsound mind. 25. Custody of minors. 26. Minors cannot give a delegation of power. 27. Cannot hold offices of trust; may of skill. 29. When minor may disaffirm. 30. Cannot disaffirm contract for necessaries. 31. Nor certain obligations. 32. Contracts of persons without understanding. 33. Contracts of other insane persons. 34. Powers of persons whose incapacity has been adjudged. 35. Minors liable for wrongs. 36. Not liable for exemplary damages. 37. Minors may enforce their rights. SEC. 17. Minors are: 1. Males under twenty-one years of age. 2. Females under eighteen years of age. Stats. 1854, 155; Cool. Bl. Comm., I, 463; N. Y. C. C., Sec. 10. Minors, who are. SEC. 18. The periods specified in the preceding section Periods of shall be calculated from the first minute of the day on which persons are born, to the same minute of the corresponding day completing the period of minority. [New section.] SEC. 19. NOTE. The first second of the preceding day is the common law rule. (Shars. Bl. Comm., I, 463 and note 11.) All other persons are adults. minority, how calculated. Adults, who are. N. Y. C. C., Sec. 11. Status of minors, how changed. SEC. 20. The solemnization of marriage of minors, as provided by Sec. 74, changes their status from minors to adults. Unborn child. Persons made adults by other States, considered as such in this NOTE. The statute embraced only females; this section extends the privilege to males. SEC. 21. A child conceived, but not yet born, is to be deemed an existing person, so far as may be necessary for its interests, in the event of its subsequent birth. N. Y. C. C., Sec. 12; Cool. Bl. Comm., I, 128. SEC. 22. Persons made adults by the laws of a State or foreign country in which they were domiciled, are adults in this State when they become domiciled herein. State, when [New section.] domiciled Minors by the laws of other State or country, Story on Conflict of Laws, 52; Tyler on Infancy and Coverture, 35. SEC. 23. Minors by the laws of another State or foreign country wherein they have been domiciled, are not how consid deemed adults under this Code, so as to affect or alter their rights in relation to contracts made in such State or foreign country. ered in this State. [New section.] Story on Conflict of Laws, 69; 2 Kent, 234, note C. SEC. 24. Persons of unsound mind, within the meaning of this Code, are idiots, lunatics, imbeciles and habitual drunkards. N. Y. C. C., Sec. 13. SEC. 25. The custody of minors and persons of unsound mind is regulated by Part III of this Division. SEC. 26. SEC. 27. N. Y. C. C., Sec. 14. A minor cannot give a delegation of power. N. Y. C. C., Sec. 15. Minors cannot hold or exercise office which relates to the administration of justice or the custody of public money or property. They may hold and exercise those offices which require only skill and diligence. [New section.] SEC. 28. Tyler on Infancy and Coverture, 37. A minor may make a conveyance or other contract in the same manner as any other person, subject |