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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0252 and id is 1 raw text is: 36 LAWS OF FLORIDA.
1865.' vwse than in such manner as will enable the court or jury to
judge of the credibility of the witness.
SEc. 4. Be itfurther enacted, That in all criminal prosecutions
Accused may the party accused shall have the right of making a statement of
makostatement the matters of his or her defbnce, under oath, before the jury,
when in the opinion of the court the ends of justice shall so
require.
Passed the House of Representatives January 8d, 1860. Passed the
Senate January 8th, 1800. Approved by the Governor January 16th, 1806.
CInAPTRM 1,473-[No. 10.]
AN ACT authorizing Executors, Administrators, Trustees and Guardians
to contract for the hire of Laborers, and confirming Contracts here-
toero made.
SEIroN 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Ifouse of Repre-
sentatives of the 8tate of ]lorida in General Assembly convened,
=contraets with That all contracts herctofbre made by executors, administrators,
fedmen legal.
zeed. trustees and guardians, with freedmnen and freedwomen, for the
benefit of the estates represented by them respectively, be and
the same are hereby legalized.
SEC..2. Be it farther enacted, That executors, administrators,
Contracts may trustees and guardians, when in their judgment it is necessary
be made by ad-
mioistrators to and proper to hire labor for the cultivation of the lands of the
hire laborers, estates represented by them respectively, shall be and they are
hereby authorized, with the sanction of the Jndge of Probate,
to hire and employ such laborers and superintendments as shall be
necessary fbr that purpose, and their contracts so made shall be
binding upon the estates, and the compensation agreed upon to be
paid shall be a charge against said estates respectively, nor shall
the same be a personal charge against such executors, adminis-
trators, trustees and guardians, further than they have property
in their hands sullicient to nicet the same: Provided, That the
Lion oflaborers laborers aud superintendents thus employed shall have a first and
prior lien for their wages up)on ill crops grown, produced, gath-
ered or superintended by their labor and superintendence.
Passed the House of Representatives January 2d; 1860. Passed the
Senate January --, 1860. Approved by the Govemor January 16th, 1860.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsfl0252&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)