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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0253 and id is 1 raw text is: [No. 48.1 AN ACT
To authorize the emancipation of a certain Slave thorein named.
Whereas, it appears from the petition of Claro Ferandez and
rrearse. .many other citizens of Mobile, that Marie Hyppolite, a young girl
of color, now held as the slave of said Carlo Fernandez, was in all
probability, born of free parents, but could not, without difficulty
and expense beyond her reach, establish the fact: therefore,
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened',
Pmancipate That the said Carlo Fernandez be, and he is hereby authorized to
and set free. emancipate and set free, the said Marie Hyppolite, reserving the
right of creditors, and upon the express condition that the said Claro
Fernandez, enter into bond and security in the sum of one thousand
dollars, to be approved by the judge of the County Court of Mobile
To give bond. county, payable to the Governor of Ithis State, and his successors in
office, conditioned that the said lave Marie Hyppolite shall never be-
come a charge to this State, or any county, city or town therein:
And the said Marie lyppolite shall not be required, under any law,
to leave this State. Approved, February 4, 1840.
INo. 40.] AN ACT
To legalize titles made by the Treasurer of the Banrd of Commissioners of the Town of
Livingston, in the Coity of Sunter.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senatc and House of Representa.
tives of thw State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That
all Patents issued, or Deeds executed, or which may hereafter be is-
*reasurer to sued or executed, by the Treasurer of the Board of Commissioners
wake titles, for the town of Livingston, in the county of Sumter, in pursuance of
any sale made by said Commissioners, to purchaiers or owners of
town lots, shall be deemed and hldt to be as good and valid in law
and equity, as if the same had been or may be issued by the Board
of Commissioners for said town of Livingston, in the county of Sum-
ter. Approved, January 30, 1840.
[No. 50.1 AN ACT
For the relief and protection of Ship Carpenters, Ship Joiners and others in the City and
County of Mobile.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House oj epresenta-
lives of the State of Alabama in General Assumbly Cont'emd, That
To bae a till ship carpenters, ship joiners, caulkers and spar makers, in the
lien on workSJ*
done. City and County of Mobile, shall have a licn on all articles or work
put up made or repaired by them, in any ship, ship yard, dock yard,
or at any other place within said city or county, when said work shall
have been made, put up, or repaired, until paid for putting up, nial-
ing or repairing the same, according tothe terms of the contract
therefor.
Sec. 2. And be itfurther enacted, That if any articles or wcrk shall
remain for the space of five days after it has beeni made, put u), or re-
paired by any ship carpenter, ship joiner, coulker or spur maker, in the
1840,
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