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An Act for the relief of Mary Ann Dye, Administratrix of the Estate of William H. Dye, deceased, and Robert H. Douglass, Executor of the last will and testament of Reuben Dye, deceased. 1842-1843 183 (1842)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0054 and id is 1 raw text is: 183 An act for the relief of Mary Ann Dye, Administratrix of the Estate of William H. Dye, deceased, and Robert H. Douglass, Executor of the last will and testament of Reuben Dye, deceased. SELrIon SECTION 1. Powers conferred upon Mary Ann 1 3. Existing claims not impaired by this Dye and Robert H. Douglass. act. 2. Required to make report to probate court. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That Mary Ann Dye, administratrix of the estate of William H. Dye, de- ceased, and Robert H. Douglass, executor of the last will and testa- ment of Reuben Dye, deceased, be, and they are hereby, authorized and'empowered to employ the slaves of which the said William H. died seized, in the cultivation and improvement of the plkntation in Arkansas county, belonging to the estate of the said William H., and also so much of the stock and farming utensils belonging to said estate as may be useful, and necessary to the support of said slaves and cul- tivation aforesaid, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said Mary Ann, as adminis- tratrix, and said Robert H., as executor aforesaid, shall, from time to time, make report of their proceedings under the provisions contained in the first section of this act to the probate court of Arkansas county, and shall also exhibit annually their accounts accruing under this act to said court, for settlement and allowance; and it shall be the duty of said court, on each and every annual settlement with the said Mary Ann and Robert H., to distribute the annual income or proceeds of said plantation among the parties interested, according to their re- spective shares or legal interest therein. SEc. 3. Be it further enacted, That nothing harein contained shall be construed to interfere with the settlement of any claims now exist- ing against said estate. * W. S. OLDHAM, Speaker of the House of Representatives. SAM'L ADAMS, President of the Senate. Approved, the 29th Dec., 1842. A. YELL.

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