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Fo AN ACT
For the relief of Martin Hogan.
Section 1. le it enacted by the Senate and louse of Rep-
resentatives .of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly Matia
convee'cd, That Locky Russell of Madison county, be., and hogan e-
in it nyj
she is hereby, authorized to emancipate and set at liberty ted.
a certain negro mail slave named Martin Hogan, so soon as
she shall enter into bond with goad security, payable to the Conditions
judge of the county court and his suiccesso's in olfice, con-
ditional, that the said Martin Hogan shall never becom6
chargeable to the state of Alabama, or any county, citfy or
town thereof; and that tbe right or rights of creditors shall
not be injured theri-by.
(Approved, Dec. 10, 1823.)
AN ACT
Declaring Crotaco, in Morgan County, a Public Highway.
Section 1. Be it enactc( y the Senate and House of Rep.
rrsentatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly Fromwhat
con-ouned, That Cototco River in Morgan county, from its points do.
confluence with the Tennessee River, and up the same to clared a
.1ohn11 Wallace's 11ridge, is hereby declared a public high. highway.
way ; and any persoi obstructing the free navigation of the Penaltyfor
same. between the points herein mentioned, by felling of obstructing
timber o! otherwise, such person or pehsons, shall forfeit
and pay the sum of five dollars for each and every day the
same may be permitted to remniin in the said stream, to be
recovered in any court having cognizance thereof, one half
to the person suing for the same, and the other half to the
county : Provided, That nothing in this act shall be so con- Proviio.
strued as to prevent the county court of Morgan from con-
tinuing or rebuilding the bridge at or near the place where
the road from Somerville to Ditto's Landing crosses the
said stream: Provided also, That the county court of Mor-
gan county shall not have power to compel hands to work
ini opening or improving the navigation of said river.'
Sec. 2. did be it ]ilrther enacted, That nothing contain-
ed in the first section of this act, shall be so construed as
to prevent any person who may own land between the
above named points on said river from erecting a mill or
other water works thereon.
[Approved, Dec. 10, 1023.]
AN ACT
For the relief of Cinthia Johnson.
Whereas it is made known to the General Acsembly, by Preamble.
the petition of Cinthia Johnson, that her husband Jesse
Johnson has left and abandoned her ; and that all the pro.
pvrty of the said Jesse Johnson has been sold in satisfaction
of his debts, and that any property that she, the said Cinthia
Johnson may acquire wil he subject to be taken to-satisfy
said Jesse Johnson's debts: wherefore for the relief of her
the said Citithia Johnson,](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsal0039&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)