[Conveyances authorized.]

Any person or persons, or body politic, holding, or who may hold, any right or title to real estate in this state, be it absolute or limited, in possession, remainder or reversion, may convey the same in the manner and subject to the restrictions prescribed in this chapter. History: Laws 1851-1852, p. 373; C.L. 1865, ch. 44, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 2748; C.L. 1897, § 3939; Code 1915, § 4757; C.S. 1929, § 117-101; 1941 Comp., § 75-103; 1953 Comp., § 70-1-3.