the  first  of  which  declares,  that  ^'  all  property  within  tbi$  State^
belonging  to  British  sulgects,  debts  only  eicepted,  shaH  be
seised,  and  is  hereby  confiscated  to  the  use  of  this  Stale^ — aiu|
the  second  appoints  certain  commissioners,  by  name,  to  preservo
nU  British  property  selxed  and  confiscated  by  the  former  law^
imd  declares  the  said  commissioners  to  be  in  the  full  and  actual
seisin  and  possession  of  all  British  prc^rty  seised  and  confisca**
ted  by  tbe  said  act,  without  any  office  found,  entry,  or  other
iM^t  to  be  done,  with  power  to  the  commissioners  to  appoint  fit
persons  to  enter  and  take  possession  of  &aid  property,  for  tbci
purpose  of  its  preservation  ;  hddy  that  tbe  equitable  interests  of
British  subjects  were  confiscated,  without  office  found,  or  entry,
or  other  act  done,  and  although  such  equitable  interests  were  not
discovered  until  long  after  the  peace  of  1783.  Smkh  v.  Mwy^
land^  6  Cranch,  286.  304.
