(765 ILCS 515/7) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9207)
    Sec. 7. The sale of and execution of any mineral lease under the provisions of this Act shall be binding in all respects as to all of the interest in the mineral and the right to mine and remove the same owned by the defendant to the action in the same manner as if the defendant had personally signed and delivered the lease. The lease shall be binding upon the defendant's heirs, legatees, personal representatives, successors or assigns.
(Source: P.A. 84-549.)