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  1. 56Duties of visitors.
  2. 57All lunatics to be visited four times a year.
  3. 58Visitors to report to Lord Chancellor.
  4. 59Visitors reports to be kept secret, and destroyed on death, &c.
  5. 60Committee may surrender lease, and accept renewal.
  6. 61Charges of renewal to be charged on estates.
  7. 62New leases to be to the same uses.
  8. 63Lunatic's property may be sold, mortgaged, &c., for debts, maintenance, &c.
  9. 64Power to charge lunatic's property for his maintenance, debts, and costs.
  10. 65Modes in which future maintenance may be charged when interest not in possession.
  11. 66Expenses of improvements may be charged on estate.
  12. 67Surplus of moneys to be of the same nature as the estate.
  13. 68Power to Lord Chancellor, where property of lunatic does not exceed £2,000 in value, or £100 per annum, to apply it for his benefit in a summary manner, without inquisition.
  14. 69Power to sell land or other property of lunatic for his benefit.
  15. 70Power to apply property of persons acquitted on the ground of insanity for their benefit.
  16. 71Where lunacy temporary, Lord Chancellor may apply cash arising from income for temporary maintenance, without grant, &c.
  17. 72Committee may convey land in performance of contracts.
  18. 73Lord Chancellor may dissolve partnership, and committee may convey partnership property.
  19. 74Committee may make sale, partition, or exchange.
  20. 75Committee may sell land for building purposes.
  21. 76Committee may assign business premises.
  22. 77Committee may dispose of undesirable lease.
  23. 78Committee may make building and other leases, subject to such covenants as Lord Chancellor shall order.
  24. 79Committee may make leases of mines already opened.
  25. 80Committee may, where necessary for maintenance of lunatic, or expedient, make leases of mines unopened.
  26. 81Lord Chancellor, in matters of lunacy, enabled to empower committees of estates to grant leases binding on issue or remaindermen.
  27. 82Produce of newly-opened mines, where necessary for lunatic's maintenance, to be so applied; otherwise to be carried to separate account, and be considered real estate.
  28. 83Committee may execute leasing powers of lunatic having limited estate.
  29. 84Committee may accept surrender, and make new lease.
  30. 85Fines, how to be paid. On death of lunatic, quality of money arising by fines.
  31. 86Committee may exercise power vested in lunatic for his own benefit or give consent.
  32. 87Committee may exercise power vested in lunatic in character of trustee or guardian, &c.
  33. 88Appointment of new trustees under power to have effect of appointments by Court of Chancery, and like orders may be made as under Trustee Act, 1850.
  34. 89Deeds, &c. executed under this Act to be as valid as if lunatic had been of sound mind.
  35. 90Stock belonging to lunatic may be ordered to be transferred.
  36. 91Stock in name of lunatic residing out of Ireland may be ordered to be transferred.
  37. 92Who shall be appointed to make transfer.
  38. 93All deeds, transfers, payments, &c. made in pursuance of this Act to be valid and binding.
  39. 94Costs may be paid out of estate.
  40. 95Act not to subject lunatic's property to debts.
  41. 96Powers to extend to colonies, &c.