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An ct. for the relief of the heirs at law of the late James Evans,
deceased, of Washington County.
SECTioN SECTION
1. Authorizes guardian of the heirs o court of said county.
James Evans, dec'd, of Washing. 2. Interest to be applied to the educe-
ton Co., to sell a certain slave, and tion of said children.
loan out the money at 10 per cent. 3. This act in force from its passage.
on bond to be approved by probate
WHEREAS, The late James Evans, of the county of Washington,
in this State, by his last will bequeathed to his three children,
among other things, a certain negro man slave, Sam; said will di-
recting that said negro man should be hired out, and the proceeds
of his hire to be appropriated to the education of his said children,
until they shall receive such education as is prescribed in said will,
or until they shall marry, or arrive at the age of twenty-one years,
then to be sold, and the proceeds equally divided among said chil-
dren; And whereas, the guardian of said heirs, and the heirs them-
selves, believing that the object of said bequest can better be sub-
served by the immediate sale of said slave, than by hiring him out
as provided in said will, desire that said guardian'be empowered to
sell said slave; Therefore,
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of
Arkansas, That Sarah Hannah, guardian of the minor heirs of
James Evans, deceased, be, and she is hereby authorized and em-
powered to sell negro slave Sam, which said slave [sale] shall be
made up on terms to be prescribed by the probatecourt of said Wash-
inzton county, and the proceeds of said sale shall be loaned out by
sald guardian of said children, at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum,
upon bond with security, to be approved by said probate court, be.
ing given for the payment of the same.
SEC. 2. Be itfurther enacted, That the interest arising upon the
proceeds of said sale, be applied to the education of said children,
in the manner prescribed in said will.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That this act take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved 11th December, 1852.
An act to call in the Scrip of Yell Coutty.
SECTION SECTION
1. All scrip of Yell county tusued prior der provisions of this act, and all
to 1st Dec. 1 52, to be presented to issued by order of county court
clerk of said county by 1st August, after 1st of'Dec. 1852.
1353, who shall issue to holder 3. Clerk to file Ecrip issued under pro-
thereof same amount of scrip with visions of this act, and lay same be-
interest due. fore said court at August term,
2. Clerk to register all scrip issued un-! 1853, who shall burn them and see
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