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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0488 and id is 1 raw text is: 112 LOCAL AND PRIVATE, LAWS.-APPROPRIATIONS.
Francis Diiel-Everett Woll-Joinson P. wellborn.
(No. 147.)
An act for the rclief of Francis Daniel, Sheriff of the county of
Dade.
WNTuEREAs, At the December, (1S5S,) term, of the Superior
Court of the county of Dade, Ilenie, a negro woman slave, was
tried and convicted of the, crime of murder, and was by said
Court sentenced to be hung ; and whereas, before the day set apart
for execution, the said Renic made her escape from the common
rremove. Jail of said county, and made her way into Alabama.
.A1nd wheras, Francis Daniel, Sheriff of said county, offered
and paid a reward of one hundred dollars, for the recapture and
delivery of the said Renio to him, at said Jail, which vigilance
upon the part of the Sheriff, was the only efiective means of hav-
ing the judgement of the Court carried into eflct, therefore,
11. Sic. I. Be it enacted, ic., That the Governor of this State
be, and he is hereby authorized and requested, to draw his warrant
neGov.no. on the Treasury, in favor of Francis Daniel, Sheriff of the county
n of Dade, to reimburse him that amount, for money paid out for
F'',1'tbm- therecapture and delivery to him of Renie, a negro woman slave,
V1, 4. vho had been tried and convicted of the crime of murder, in the
county of Dade, and sentenced to be hung, and had made her es-
cape from the common Jail of said county, and made her way in-
to Alabama.
Sm. II. Repeals conflicting laws.
Assented to December 19th, 1S59.
(No. 148.)
An act for the relief of the heirs of Everett Wclls, deceased.
12. Sec. I. Be it enacted, That the sum of seven hundred and
twenty-six dollars [8726 00] be, and is hereby appropriated, for
the purpose of reimbursing the heirs of Everett Wells, deceased,
for damages sustained by their father's estate, in the re-sale, by the
niefrt tho State, of fraction of lot No. 205, 1st District of Lee county, to
Wit ovaidone Needham Sowell, after the same had been sold by the State,
to said Wells, grantor for a valuable consideration ; and that
the Governor be authoirized to draw his warrant on the Treasury
for the said sum, whenever the said heirs, in person or by attorney,
present their claims under this act. Provided, they release to the
Proviso. State of Georgia, all title or claim of right to the said fractional
lot of land No. 205, 1st. District, Lee county.
Approved December 19th, 1S59.
(No. 140.)
An act for the relief of Johnson P. Vellborn, of the county of Union.
WHEREAS, Johnson P. Wellborn, of the county of Union, did
Preambe. lately pay to the officers of the Central Bank of Georgia, the sum
of seventy dollars, and whereas, the said sum appears to have been
paid by mistake, as it further appears that said sum had been pre](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsga0488&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)