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IRELAND,

INDEX.

the English law prevails in, 20.

English statutes, when binding on, ib.

Lord Chancellor of, has same power there, as Lord Chancellor of
England, 21.

usually intrusted by sign manual with commitment of luna-

tics, 797.

transcript of inquisition of lunacy in England may be transmitted
to the Chancery in Ireland, and acted on there, and vice
versá, 21, 515.

order for such purpose, 21.

petition for like purpose, 694.

duties of the clerk of the custodies in, 27.

practice in, of appointing Masters in Chancery committees, disap-
proved, 799.

statutes of limitation in, 804.

writ of error lies from common law side of Chancery, 799, n.
Lord Chancellor of, may order renewals of leases of lunatics to be
executed by Masters in Chancery, 352.

the stat. 11 Anne, c. 3, continued unaltered by 11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will.
4, c. 65, 353, 509.

committees of idiots and lunatics, being tenants for life, may con-
sent to leases of mines in, 353.

may grant leases of mines for thirty-one years in, b.
of coal mines for forty years in, 354.

committees of lunatic may consent to lease of tithes in, ib.
powers given by stat. 11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4, c. 65, extended to,

ib. 515.

powers given by new trustee act, extended to, 524.

statutes relating exclusively to,

Repealed,

10 Hen. 7, c. 22, p. 20.

10 Car. 1, sess. 2, c. 6, ss. 14, 17,

p. 804.

15 Car. 1, c. 4, s. 3, pp. 1, 114, 498.

11 Anne, c. 3, pp. 352, 509.

8 Geo. 1, c. 4, s. 2, p. 804.

10 Geo. 1, c. 5, p. 353.

7 Geo. 2, c. 14, s. 2, p. 434.

13 Geo. 2, c. 9, ib.

15 Geo. 2, c. 10, p. 354.

23 Geo. 2, c. 9, ib.

23 & 24 Geo. 3, c. 46, p. 763, n. (w).

1 & 2 Geo. 4, c. 33, p. 566.

6 Geo. 4, c. 54, p. 574.

7 Geo. 4, c. 14, p. 575.

5 Geo. 2, c. 10, pp. 1, 375.

7 Geo. 4, c. 43, p. 377. See STATUTES..

LUNATIC ASYLUMS IN IRELAND,

an act for the establishment of asylums for the lunatic poor, and
for the custody of insane persons charged with offences
in, 566.

Lord Lieutenant may direct asylums for lunatic poor to be erected
in districts, consisting either of two or more counties, or
of one county town only, ib.

each asylum must be sufficient for not less than one hundred, nor
more than one hundred and fifty lunatics, 567.

LUNATIC ASYLUMS IN IRELAND (continued).

grand jury at assizes to present the sums requisite for asylums, and
Lord Lieutenant may direct the money to be advanced

out of the consolidated fund, and grand jury to present
sums for repayment, 567.

Lord Lieutenant may appoint directors and commissioners (with-
out fee, &c.), to superintend asylums, 568.

commissioners may rent and purchase premises for erecting luna-
tic asylums, ib.

grand juries at assizes to present for expenses, &c. of asylums,
otherwise the court to order the same to be raised, ib.
bodies corporate, &c., may sell and convey premises for such pur-
poses, 569.

sheriffs to proceed in making valuations of premises, as they are
empowered to do in cases of the valuation of sites of
gaols, under 50 Geo. 3, c. 103, ib.

the powers vested in commissioners for building gaols, to extend
to commissioners for building lunatic asylums, 570.
provisions of 50 Geo. 3, c. 103, and other acts, affecting the pur-
chase and valuation of sites, to extend to the 1 & 2 Geo.
4, c. 33, ib.

persons appointed by commissioners with consent of Lord Lieute-
nant to preside in court, to receive verdicts of juries in
cases of valuation, as under 50 Geo. 3, c. 103, ib.

rent or purchase-money to be paid out of general funds, 571.
a yearly amount of the funds and expenditure of every such asy-
lum, to be laid before the commissioners of accounts, ib.
commissioners for auditing accounts to exercise the powers of 52
Geo. 3, c. 52, the penalties imposed by which will be
incurred by persons disobeying orders of commission-
ers, 572.

persons indicted and acquitted on the ground of insanity, at the
time of committing the crime, may be detained in cus-
tody, ib.

criminals found insane at the time of their indictment, or of being
brought to be discharged for want of prosecution, &c.,
to be detained under order of Court and the direction
of Lord Lieutenant, 573.

such insane criminals to be removed and detained in lunatic asy-
lums, when provided, ib.

the act 6 Geo. 4, c. 54, to amend 1 & 2 Geo. 4, for the establish-
ment of asylums for the lunatic poor in Ireland, 574.
after asylum shall be fit for the reception of lunatic poor, the Lord
Lieutenant may direct money to be issued out of the
consolidated fund for the support of such establish-
ments, ib.

the grand jury of county to make presentment for repayment of
the money so advanced; and on neglect, &c., payment
may be ordered, ib.

the act 7 Geo. 4, c. 14, for the further amendment of 1 & 2 Geo.
4, c. 33, P. 575.

the Lord Lieutenant, &c., may establish other asylums, and change
districts in which any asylum has been erected, ib.
districts to be constituted as directed by 1 & 2 Geo. 4, c. 33, and
asylums to be under the regulations of that act, and of
6 Geo. 4, c. 54, p. 576.

LUNATIC ASYLUMS IN IRELAND (continued).

ISSUE,

manner of proceeding, where any county, &c., on which money
shall have been raised, shall be taken out of any district,
and moved to any new district, 576.

archbishops, &c., may grant land for lunatic asylums as for
churches, under 33 Geo. 2 (I.), c. 11, p. 577.

conveyances to be made either to churchwardens, as under that
act, or the commissioners under the 1 & 2 Geo. 4,
c. 33, ib.

directed to try capacity of party who has levied fines, and suffered
recoveries, 252.

validity of deeds executed prior to a commission of lunacy, 261.
whether deed or contract was executed during a lucid inter-

val, 260, 428.

generally directed, where suit is instituted for setting aside deed
or contract for insanity, 265.
instances, ib. 266.

heir-at-law disputing the will of his ancestor, entitled to issue
devasavit vel non, 283. See COSTS; DEEDS; HEIR-AT-
LAW; WILLS.

JUDGE (non compos),

judicial acts of, valid, 493.

JURISDICTION IN LUNACY,

J.

when under the sign manual, 15.

when by general power of the Court of Chancery, 17.

of Lord Chancellor in altering orders of his predecessors, 18.
over persons abroad, 19.

over property in the colonies, 20.

on a transcript of inquisition from Ireland, 21, 134.

as to money to be laid out for tenant in tail, 24.

in the appointment of committees, 130.

neither Master of Rolls nor Vice-Chancellor has, 18.

Before Inquisition,

to make order as to care of lunatics and their property, 61, 127.
to prevent lunatic being carried abroad, 100.

to order lunatic trustees and mortgagees to convey, 382.

to order maintenance, where, 435.

where not, 441.

After Death of the Lunatic,

to order possession of estates to be given to reported heirs, 24, 210.
to compel committees to account, 797.

to confirm a report, 22.

to order inspection of deeds, &c., 24, 211

payment of debts, 23.

execution of deeds, ib.

over committees and receivers, 24, 211.

not to compel distribution amongst next of kin of lunatic, 213.
not to ascertain who are next of kin, 214, 797.

not to compel committees to account for maintenance money,
quære, 215.

Of Ecclesiastical Court exclusive,

as to wills of personalty, 305.

HHH

JURISDICTION IN LUNACY (continued).

as to sanity of testators, of wills of personalty, 306.
marriages, 447.

Of Equity,

JURY,

when exercised to restrain Ecclesiastical Court, 306.
in case of fraud in obtaining a probate, 315.
to restrain proceedings after trial at law, 316.

insanity generally determined by, 35.
inquests of office taken by, 74.

must consist of twelve, 78.

must be indented and sealed by, 76, 78.

verdict of, must be received, and counter-panel delivered to, 79,
106.

to be summoned by sheriff, 82, 625.

precept for, 631.

in lunacy, order may be made for special, 83.

usually composed of special jurors, ib.

inquiry as to lunatic's property and heir now unusual before, 84.
twelve of, must concur, 97, 626.

entitled to one guinea each for trouble, 626.

usually summoned from neighbourhood of lunatic's residence, 95.
exceptions, 96.

to inquire as to commencement of lunacy, 97.

may examine party, 98.

may give verdict on evidence, against party abroad, 100.

practice of some of, going to lunatic and reporting to other jurors,
not justifiable except in extreme cases, 101.

ordered to examine party at commencement of the inquiry, ib.
special verdict in lunacy void, 108.

verdicts of, where quashed, 109.

sworn to try insanity of prisoner at time of trial, 468, 469.

to make special return on acquitting a prisoner on the ground of
insanity, 470.

may be summoned to try sanity of persons intruding into the
King's residence, 92.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE,

to grant licences for keeping houses for reception of insane per-
sons (except in Metropolitan district), 593.

if interested, not qualified, 594.

at quarter sessions, to appoint visitors of lunatic asylums, 593.
in case of death or refusal of visitors, others to be appointed by,
ib. See LUNATIC ASYLUMS (County); VISITORS.

JUSTIFICATION,

of proceedings of proprietors of licensed houses, to be in course of
common law, 610.

K.

KING,

prerogative of, 9.

as to idiots, when conferred, 10.

the care of idiots on the abolition of the Court of Wards reverted

to, ib.

entitled after office to the lands, &c., of idiots, for their lives, ib.

KING (continued).

LACHES,

but not to right of entry or action, 10.

may take profits of their lands for his own use, allowing neces-

saries, ib.

may grant custody of idiots and their lands to others without ac-
count, 11

may avoid acts of idiots after office, 11.

has no right, if idiot dies before office, 22.

prerogative of, as to lunatics, how conferred, 11.

difference in provisions of the statute de prær. reg. as to idiots and
lunatics, 12.

a trustee for lunatics, ib.

not entitled to the custody of copyholds, 13.

power of, usually intrusted to the Lord Chancellor by sign manual
of, 15.

cannot grant lands without account, 16.

usually grants to committees, ib.

bound to execute the trust reposed in him by bailiff or commit-
tees, 18.

right of, commences with office found, 14.

may avoid alienations of non compos after office, 260.

cannot avoid matters of record, 261.

Regent appointed, on the mental incapacity of, 489. See REGENT.

L.

right of non compos not prejudiced by, 404. See FINES; LIMITA-
LAND TAX,

TIONS.

charged on lunatic's estates may be redeemed, 187.
Redemption of,

LEASES,

out of what fund the consideration for, will be paid, ib.
order for execution of two contracts for, ib.

produce of timber applied for, not restored to next of kin, 230.
next of kin entitled to part of general personalty applied for,

quære, 231.

declaration of trust as to money applied for, ib.

ordered to be delivered to lunatic's administrators, ib.

(1) By Lunatics,

committee of his own authority cannot grant, 339.

formerly made during the continuance of the lunacy, 340.
powers of granting given to lunatic, may be executed by commit-
tees, ib., 341.

may be granted of lands to which lunatics are entitled in fee, in
tail, or for an absolute interest, ib.

course to be pursued for obtaining, 342.

reference to Master, when dispensed with, 343.

petitions respecting, 719,

forms of, 757.

of coal mines on lunatic's estate, 343.

costs of, by whom to be paid, 344.

ordered to be made to highest bidder, 345.

such practice disapproved of by Lord Chancellor Hart, ib.

will not be granted to committee, 346.

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