The administrator, being authorized by the decree of court to sell the lands, must make the conveyances; he cannot grant the power of attorney to execute the deed for him.16

(b) The conveyance should recite the decree of the court.17

(c) The heirs have no title after the sale.18

(d) The purchaser is bound to know that the court had jurisdiction of the subject-matter and of the persons.19

An imperfect description, so that the land cannot be identified, renders the deed void.20

15 Bond vs. Ransay, 89 Ill., 29. 16 Kellogg vs. Wilson, 89 Ill., 357. 17 Smith vs. Hileman, 1 Scam, 133.

18 Hobson vs. Ewen, 62 Ill., 146.

19 Meyer vs. McGoogle, 47 Ill., 278. 20 Borders vs. Hodges, 154 Ill., 198.