Chap. 358.—An ACT to authorize the sale of an estate, real or personal, given by
deed or will toa person for life, with a vested remainder to another, whether the
vested remainderman be an infant or adult.

Approved February 17, 1898.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That when an
estate, real or personal, is given by deed or will to any person for his
life or the life of another, with vested remainder to another, whether the
remainderman be an infant or adult, it shall be lawful for the circuit
and corporation courts, or such court having jurisdiction of the subject
matter, upon a bill filed by the person holding the estate for life, in
which bill all persons interested shall be made defendants, to decree a
sale of such estate, real or personal, and to invest the proceeds of sale
under the decree of the court for the use and benefit of the person hold-
ing the estate, subject to the limitations of the deed or will creating the
estate: provided, however, that the bill of the plaintiff shall set forth
the facts which, in his opinion, would justify the sale of the said estate,
to be verified ly the aflidavit of the party; and provided, further, that
sections twentv-four hundred and thirty-three, twenty-four hundred and
thirty-four and twenty-four hundred and thirty-five of the code of Vir-
ginia shall apply to the proceedings upon said bill.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.