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An Act for the relief of Alley C. James and her heirs. 1844 22 (1844)

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[No. 34.]              AN, ACT
For the relief of James Lacy and Hetty Lowe, of Fayette
Cointy.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and, House of Rep-
resentatives of the Satle of .d1abaama in General Assembly
convened, That the Governor of the State of Alabama, be,
povernor au- and hereby is authorized and empowered, upon good and
roriter to sufficient reasons to him shown, to remit the whole, or so
much of the fine, it, view of all the circumstances of the case,
as he may deen proper.
Sec. 2. AInd be it further enacted, That the provisions of
this act shall only apply to a fine of ohe hundred dollars each,
imposed upon the said parties at Fall Term of Fayette Circuit
Court, in eighteen hundred and forty-three.
Approved, 11th January, 1845.
[No. 35.]             AN ACT
For the rclief of Allev C. James and her heirs.
WHEREAS, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-eight,
John S. James, Patillo Farrow, and John Garlington, then
citizens of Laurens District. in the State of South Carolina, by
Preamble.  their certain deed of tru st, conveyed to Benjamin Fitzpatrick of
the County of Autauga, in the State of Alabama, a certain
negro boy, slave, ntiamed Primus, for the separate use and be-
nefit of oo Alley C. James. and the heirs of her body, all of
whom also reside in said County of Autauga ; and whereas,
it is deemwed best for the interest of the said ccs/ne qui trusts
that the said slave be converted into property of a different
description:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re-
presentatives of the S/ate of .Alabana, in General .qsseim-
Powers y-ibly convened, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of
din trustee. the same ; that the said Benjamin Fitzpatrick be authorized
and empowered to sell or dispose of said negro man, slave,
and with the proceeds arising from such sale, to purchase such
other negro property as shall be best suited to the uses and
purposes of the said Alley C. James, and the heirs of her
body.
Sec. 2. and be it furher enacted, That when the said
trustee shall have reinvested the fund arising from the sale of
the said negro mnn, the property purchased therewith, be, and
the same is hereby declared to be subject to all the objects and
trusts of the original deed.
Approved, January 11, 1845.

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