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wards, or any trees or timber standing thereon, for the pay- 

 ment of debts, expenses of sale and of guardianship, and for 

 the support of their wards, and to provide a reasonable sum 

 in anticipation of accruing expenses, when there is not suffi- 

 cient personal property therefor, exclusive of such as the 

 judge may deem proper to reserve for the use of said wards ; 

 or to sell the same and place the proceeds at interest ; or to 

 sell it for two or more of these purposes ; or to lease such 

 real estate for any term of years, or exchange it for other 

 real estate, when it clearly appears that such sale, lease or 

 exchangee w^ould be for the benefit of the wards. But when 

 licensed to be sold in order to place the proceeds at interest, 

 any part thereof may be used for the support of the wards if 

 it becomes necessary. 



Third — Of executors, administrators, or guardians, when 

 it appears by the petition and proof exhibited, that the resi- 

 due would be greatly depreciated by a partial sale of any 

 entire portion under the foregoing authority, to sell the 

 whole, or such entire parts thereof, as wdll not injure the 

 residue. 



Fourth — Of a husband or guardian of an insane wife resi- 

 dent in the county, to sell, on such terms and conditions as 

 the judge thinks proper, for a sufficient consideration, any 

 real estate held by him in right of his wife, or any of her 

 rights of dower. 



Fifth — Of executors or administrators, to sell wood and 

 timber standing on the real estate of their testator or intes- 

 tate, for the payment of debts, when it clearly appears to the 

 judge to be for the advantage of those interested in the 

 estate. 



Sixth — Of executors or administrators, to sell as real estate 

 the interest which their testator or intestate had in a land 

 warrant issued by virtue of any act of congress, when not 

 disposed of by will, and distribute the net proceeds thereof 

 among those entitled by law to such interest. 



Seventh — Of guardians, when a highway, railroad or canal 

 is authorized to be constructed through the lands of any ward, 



