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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0431 and id is 1 raw text is: 1851-'52. 420
mising and securing a debt due the branch bank at Mont-
gomery against Micajah Bidell, according to the contract
made with said attorney and the statuto in such cases mado
and provided. *
Arrnovm, February 9, 1852.
[No. 299.] AN ACT
To anthorisc the court of probate of Montgomery county
to appoint commissioners to'nake a division of the negro
slaves belonging to Missouri Rutland, Samuel C. Rut-
land, John E. Rutland and Thomas J. Rutland.
SEc. 1. Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Re-
presentatives of the ,State of Alabama in General Assembly
con veledc, That the judge of the court of probate of Mont-
2omte dnt- gomery county be and he is Lereby anthorised and cm-
cour may p. powered to appoint five commissioners, who, or a majority
pitcomrn'r
iivide prop- of whom, being first duly sworn before some justico of the
ey. peace to make a fair and equal division and distribution of
the negro slaves belonging to Thomas J. Rutland, Missouri
Rutland, Samuel C, Rutland and John E. Rutland, shall
make division and distribution of the said negro slaves
among the said Thomas J. Rutland, Misouri Rutland,
Samuel G. Rutland and John . Rut land; and such division
and distribution shali be reduced to writing and signed by
said commissioners and certified by a justice of the peace
before whom said commissioners are sworn and returned to
the oflice of the jndge of the court of probate of Mont-
gomery county; and it shall be the duty of the said judge
of probate to record the same.
SEC 2. Andbe it furhe? enactd, That if such division
1%,li o'and distribution cannot be equitably effieted that then tbo
pr eny to ie said judge of the probate court of Montgomery county is
authorised and empowered t- order said negro slaves to be
exposed to public sale in the same way as slaves as are now
required by law to be sold by administrators for the pur-
pose of division and distribution, and the proceeds of the
sale of said negro slaves be divided betwee) the said Mis-
souri Rutland, Samuel C. Rutland, John EL. litland and
Thomas J. iutland.
,APRovED, February 9, 1852.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsal0431&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)