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An Act supplemental to the laws now governing Judicial proceedings. 1818 73 (1818.11)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0006 and id is 1 raw text is: t. 78 3
tend the several.superior courts requiredby laV
to beholden int said countie..
(Signed)           J. W  WALKER,
speaer of the Beofeproestovu.
JtES TITUS,
President of he Legislatie Council
Approved sist November -l1e.
WM.-W. BIBB,
Genmer of the Alabama Territory.
An act suppismental to the law%
now govetrning Judletal gro-
eeedings.
Section L. Be it enacted by the Legiuiatme
Council and House of Representativea of the Jis-
bansa Teritory, in GenWra Jsembly conened,
That whenever it shall hereafter become neces-
sary for want of personal property, to levy an When exe-
execution issued by ajustice of the peace, on cution from
land, it shall be the duty of the officer levying a jnstice is
such execution, to return the same to the next issued on
superior court of his county, and such court person
shall on motion of the Plaintilf, and it appear proerty.
ing by an exhibition of the proceedihgs before
the justice, that the same have been regular,
order a sale of such land, or wbatever part
thereof may be necessary to satisfy such exeb
cutiob.
Sec. 2. And be itffurther enaeted, Thatwhen.
ever it shall be made appear to the satisfac-
tion of any county court, that the estate of any
deceased person, orthose who are entitled to
inherit the same, will be less injured by a sale
of the land, or part thereof, for the payment of
debts, than by a sale of slaves, such  court
stay on the petition of any party interested,
cause a citation to issue to all other interested
perso   W. if'm the county. or when that is not
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