About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

An Act authorizing the sale of certain slaves belonging to the estate of Zebulon Edmiston, deceased. 1840 78 (1840)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0040 and id is 1 raw text is: An act to define the boundaries of Monroe county, and for other purposes. SEcrIoN. SECTION. 1. Boundaries. 3. Conflicting laws repealed. 2. Township attached to Phillips county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly ef the State of Arkansas, That the following lines shall constitute the boundaries of Monroe county, to-wit: beginning at the south-west corner of township one south, in range five west, and running cast with the township line to White river, thence down White river to the line between townships six and seven south, thence east with said line to the fifth principal meridian,thence north with said line six miles, thence east six miles to the township corner of townships five and six south, thence north with the range line between ranges one and two cast, to the corner of townships three and four north, thence west with the township line between said townships to the township corner on the line between ranges five and six west, thence south to the beginning. SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That fractional township 6 south, of range one east, shall be attached to and form a part of Phillips county. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws, and parts of laws conflicting with this act, shall be, and are hereby, repealed; and that this act shall take effect, and be in force, from and after its pas- sage. G. HILL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. M. \V. IZARD, President of the Senate. Approved: 25th December, 1840. A. YELL. An act authorizing the sale of certain slaves belonging to the estate of Zebulon Edmiston, deceased. SacrioN. SCCTION. 1. Authorized to sell slaves. 3. Guardian to account for proceeds. 2. Proceeds of sale, how disposed of. Be it enacted by thre General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That John Wilson of Pike county, guadian of the minor heirs of Zebulon Edmiston, deccased, in conjunction with A. E. Thornton and J. D. Stewart of Clark county, be, and they are hereby, authorized to sell the slaves of the estate of said Edmiston, upon such time and in such manner as they may think proper. SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That when the aforesaid sale shall have been made, the said commissioners, or persons authorized in this

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most