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An Act to authorize the administrator of the estate of John Magness to sell all the slaves belonging to said estate. 1844-1855 142 (1844)

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Arkansas State .bank or branch paper be, and the same is hereby ap-
propriated, out of any money in the State treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, to pay Pleasant M. Johnson and his guards for conveying
Green W. Hampton to the penitentiary of this State; and the auditor
of public accounts is hereby authorized and required to draw his war-
rant on the treasury in favor of the said Johnson for said sum of mo-
ney.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this act take effect, and be
in force from and after its passage.
JOHN S. ROANE, Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
JOHN WILLIAMSON, President
of the Senate.
Approved, January 7th, 1845.
THOS. S. DREW
An Act to authorize the administrator of the estate of John Magness
to sell all the slaves belonging to sid estate.
SECTION.                         SECTION.
1. Authorized to sell all the slaves be- 2. Proceeds tobe assets-howtoaccount
longing to said estate-piobate court  for them.
to prescribe terms of sale.  3. In force from passage.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Me State of
Arkansas, That Crawford Walker, adminisirator of the estate of John
Magness of White county, deceased, be, and he is hereby authorized
to sell all the slaves belonging to said estate, on such credit, and under
such restrictions, as may be prescribed by the probate court of said
county.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, -That the proceeds of the sale of
said slaves shall be assets in the hands of said administrator, and to
be accounted for in the same manner, as other assets in his hands be -
longing to said estate.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That this act take effect, and be in
force from and after its passage.
JOHN S. ROANE, Speaker
-               of the House of Representatives.
JOHN WILLIAMSON, President
of the Senate.

Approved, January 7th, 1845.

THOS. S. DREW.

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