Shelford's Real Property Statutes

I. Limitation of Time for the Recovery of Land or Rent-continued.

Concurrent Rights (sect. 20)

146-148

Operation of the Act in case of Estates Tail (sects. 21-23)

Limitation of Time as to Suits in Equity (sect. 24); in the case of

Express Trusts (sect. 25); Concealed Fraud (sect. 26); and Ac-

quiescence (sect. 27)

149-158

158-163

Limitation of Time between Mortgagor and Mortgagee (sect. 28;

1 Vict. c. 28)

Limitation of Time as to Church Property & Advowsons (ss. 29-33) 163–167

Final Extinction of Right (sect. 34)

.. 167

II. Limitation of Time for the Recovery of Money charged on Land,

Legacies, Arrears of Dower, Rent, and Interest (3 & 4 Will. 4, c.27,

ss. 40-42).

I. & II. continued. REAL PROPERTY LIMITATION ACT, 1874 (37 & 38 Vict. c. 57).

Period of Limitation in case of Land or Rent shortened to 12 years (s. 1) 194

Future Estates (sect. 2) ..

Disabilities (sect. 3); no allowance for absence beyond Seas (sect. 4);

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Money charged on Land, Legacies, &c., Period shortened to Twelve
Years (sect. 8)

Repeal, &c. (sect. 9); Express Trust (sect. 10)

III. Limitation of Time in the case of Actions by or against Executors
in respect of Injuries to Property, and of Actions on Specialties
(3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 42, ss. 2-7).

Actions by or against Executors in respect of Injuries to Property (sect. 2) 201

Period of Limitation for Specialties (sect. 3)

Provisions as to Disabilities (sect. 4); Acknowledgments (sect. 5);

Judgment or Outlawry reversed (sect. 6); and as to Countries

beyond the Seas (sect. 7)

IV. Limitation of Time in the case of Actions on Simple Contract Debts
(21 Jac. 1, c. 16, ss. 3, 4, 7; 9 Geo. 4, c. 14, ss. 1, 3, 4, 8).
Period of Limitation (1 Jac. 1, c. 16, s. 3)..
Provisions as to Judgment or Outlawry reversed (sect. 4); and Dis-
abilities (sect. 7)

MERCANTILE LAW AMENDMENT ACT (19 & 20 Vict. c. 97, ss. 9-17).

Merchant's Accounts (sect. 9)

Absence beyond Seas (sects. 10-12)

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229

Acknowledgments-by Agents (sect. 13); by Payment of one Con-
tractor (sect. 14)

LIMITATION OF ACTIONS AND SUITS-continued.

V. Limitation of Time in the case of Actions against Trustees (51 & 52

Vict. c. 59, ss. 1, 8, 12).

Title, Definition, &c. (sect. 1)

Periods of Limitation (sect. 2)

Application of Act (sect. 12)

VI. Courts of Equity and the Statutes of Limitation

General Limitation of Actions under Local and Personal Acts

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THE FINES AND RECOVERIES ACT, 1833 (3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 74,

ss. 1-76).

Interpretation Clause (sect. 1)
Fines and Recoveries abolished (sect. 2): the Tenure of Ancient
Demesne (sects. 4-6); the Amendment of previous Fines and
Recoveries (sects. 7-12); the Custody of Fines and Recoveries
(sect. 13); Warranty (sect. 14)

Disposition of Lands entailed; General enabling Clause (sect. 15)
Provisions as to Tenants in Tail ex provisione Viri (ects. 16, 17);
Tenants in Tail of the Gift of the Crown; Tenants in Tail restrained
from Alienation; and Tenants in Tail after possibility of Issue
extinct (sect. 18)

Power to enlarge Base Fees (sect. 19)

Issue inheritable not empowered to dispose of expectant Interests

(sect. 20)

Mortgages, &c. by Tenants in Tail (sect.

261-269

The Protector, definition of (sects. 22-33); Powers of (sects. 34-

37)..

Confirmation of voidable Estates created by Tenant in Tail (sect. 38). 269

Enlargement of Base Fees (sect. 39)

270

Modes in which Dispositions of Entailed Lands are to be effected
(sects. 40-49)

Bankrupt's Estate Tail (sects. 55—69)

Money to be laid out in Lands to be entailed (sects. 70-72)..

Inrolment of Deeds (sects. 73-76)

ALIENATION BY MARRIED WOMEN (3 & 4 Will. 4, c. 74, ss. 77-92;

CONV. ACT, 1882, s. 7).

Married Women enabled to dispose of Lands, &c. (sect. 77); other
Powers saved (sect. 78)

Acknowledgment of Deeds by Married Women (sects. 79—90).

Husband's Concurrence may be dispensed with (sect. 91)

Conveyancing Act, 1882, s. 7, Provisions as to Acknowledgments of

Married Women

Rules as to Acknowledgments, &c.

THE INFANT SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 43).

Infants may make Settlements with sanction of Court (sect. 1); where

Infant dies under Age, Appointment or Disentailing Assurance

void (sect. 2); Sanction of Court how given (sect. 3); Limit of Age

(sect. 4)

312-314

ALIENATION BY MARRIED WOMEN OF THEIR REVERSIONARY IN-
TERESTS IN PERSONALTY (20 & 21 Vict. c. 57).

General enabling Clause (sect. 1); Deed to be acknowledged (sect. 2);

other Powers not interfered with by Act (sect. 3); Act not to extend

to Property settled on Marriage (sect. 4)..

MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 93). PAGE
Earnings of Married Women (sect. 1), and their Deposits in Savings
Banks (sect. 2) to be their separate Property

317, 318

Provisions as to a Married Woman's Property in the Funds (sect. 3); in

a Joint Stock Company (sect. 4); and in a Friendly Society, &c.

(sect. 5)

318-320

320

Deposits in fraud of Creditors of Husband invalid (sect. 6)

Personalty (sect. 7), and Rents and Profits of Realty (sect. 8), coming

to Married Woman to be for her Separate Use

Married Woman may effect Insurance (sect. 10)

322

Husband not liable on Wife's Contracts before Marriage (sect. 12)
Commencement (sect. 15); Extent (sect. 16); and Title of Act (sect. 17). 322
MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT, 1874 (37 & 38 Vict. c. 50).

Liability of Husband for Ante-nuptial Debts of Wife (sects. 1-5) 323

MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 75).

Married Woman to hold and dispose of Property as Feme Sole (sects. 1,

2, 5); Loans by Wife to Husband (sect. 3); Execution of General

Power (sect. 4)

323-329

Deposits and Investments in name of Married Woman (sects. 6-10) 330-332

Policy on Life of Husband (sect. 11)

333

Protection of Separate Property (sect. 12)

333

Ante-nuptial Debts and Liabilities (sects. 13-15)

333-335

Criminal Proceedings by Husband (sect. 16)

335

Maintenance of Husband and Children (sects. 20, 21); Repeal (sect. 22);

Legal Personal Representative of Married Woman (sect. 23); Inter-

pretation (sect. 24)

MARRIED WOMEN'S PROPERTY ACT, 1884 (47 & 48 Vict. c. 14).

Evidence by Husband or Wife in Criminal Proceedings against the

other

Dower allowed out of Equitable Estates (sect. 2); and Seisin of Husband

not necessary (sect. 3)..

Absolute (sect. 4) and Partial (sect. 5) Dispositions of Husband by Deed

or Will effectual against Dower

340

344, 345

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Dower may be barred by a Declaration in a Deed (sect. 6); or in Hus-
band's Will (sect. 7); and may be restricted by Will (sect. 8)
Devise to Widow of Real Estate, out of which she is dowable, bars
Dower (sect. 9); but not a Bequest of Personalty (sect. 10)

Agreements not to bar Dower (sect. 11); and Legacies in lieu of Dower

Devise to Testator's Heir, and Limitation to Grantor's Heir (sect. 3);
Mode of Descent, where Heirs take by Purchase under Limitation to
Heirs of Ancestor (sect. 4)

Descent from Brother or Sister traced through Parent (sect. 5)

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