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An Act to authorize Edmond M. Butler, guardian, to sell the lands and negroes belonging to his ward, Hannah Butler, a deaf and dumb female. 1855-1856 528 (1855)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0445 and id is 1 raw text is: 528 LOOAL AND PRIVATE LAWS-RELIEF. Securities, Executors, &c. (No. 511.) An Act for the reliefof Giles Widener, of the county of Gordon APPROVED, February 18th, 1856. WHEREAS, at the September term of the Superior Court of the county of Gordon, A. D. 1854, a judgment was entered up, upon a scire facias in favor of the State against Giles Widener, for the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, upon a forfeited recognizance, wherein the said Giles Widener and one William McA ber were the securities of one Wm. Muchuson McAber, and bound for his apt pearance at said Superior Court of said county of Gordon, on ak Preamble; charge of malicious mischief, and whereas said Wn. Muchuson McAber, was a minor, and under the control of his father, the said Wm. McAber, and was removed by his father beyond the limits of this State, and whereas John F. Green, the prosecutor in said case, requested the Solicitor General ofthe Circuit, including said county of Gordon, to nol pros said bill against said Wm. Muchuson McAber which he agreed to do, but omitted through forgetfulness. and whereas Wm. McAber the other security, removed from said State, before the forfeiture of said recognizance, and whereas the said Giles Widener, after the service ofscire facias upon him, was una- ble to find said Wn. Muchuson McAber, so as to surrender him in discharge of his liability on said bond, and whereas alarge and res- pectable number of the citizens of said county of Gordon, have pe- titioned the General Assembly for the relief of said Giles Widener from said judgment: 7. SECTION I. Be it therefore enacted &c., That the said Giles Widener be, and he is hereby released from the payment of the principal and interest due on the above stated judgment, and that the Sheriff of the said county of Gordon, do return the fi fa issued Clerk Shall therefrom into the Clerks office of the Superior Court of said county endorse sat. IsIoction; upon the payment of legal costs of said fi fa and judgment, and it shall be the duty of said Clerk to endorse on said fi fa and judg- ment, satisfied in full,' which shall fully acquit and release the said Giles Widener from said judgment and execution thereon, any law custom or usage to the contrary notwithstanding. (No. 512.) An Act to authortze Edmond Al. Butler, guardian, to sell the lands and negroes belonging to his ward, Hannah Butler, a deaf and dumb female. APPROVED, March 5th, 1856. 8. Section I. Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the passage of this act, Edmond M. Butler of the county of Monroe, ae of 1oeguardian of Hannah Butler a deaf and dumb female, be and he is hereby authotized to sell, upon obtaining an order for that purpose from the ordinary of the county, the land and negroes belonging to the said Hannah Butler, at such time or times as he may think most

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