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An Act for the benefit of James F. Nail. 1824 32 (1824)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0150 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF 1 82. 9rAP. 37.-An ACT for the benefit of Jameq F. X;,_', artIREAS it i; represented to the present Gcnera! 1-it'ial. Assembly, that James F. Nail, of the county e(;, Nelson. was, some time in the year 1817, appoirvId guz.rdiare for John G. Yall, inthnt orphan of Joiin Nail, do'ceased, by the cotunty court of the county of W;- hivgton, arid that, among other property ofsaid infant, there was a certain man slave, by the name of Sampson, who came to the hands of said guardian; and whereas it is further represented, that some time in the year 1822, said slave ran away, and was gone in and about eighteen months; that after much trouble and experice, he was taker, at Fort Wayne, in the State of Indiana, and brought back to Kentucky, and, owing to the general bad character and disposition of said slave, Sampson, the said James V. Nail, guardian as aforesaid, regard- ing the best interest of his said ward, was advised to, and did sell said slave: Sec. 1. Be.it theref.re enacted by the General Assembly lie sale of a of the Commonwealth of Kntucky, That the sale of said .!, 'v legalized slave, Sampson, by the said James F. Nall, be, and the same is hereby legalized and made valid, to all intents and purposes, as it would have been, had the said NalH possessed, sold and conveyed the said slave in his indi- vidual right, and the said James F. Nail, guardian as aforesaid, be, and is hereby exonerated from all res- ponsibility in consequence of said sale: Provided, never- theless, that he shall account to his ward, his heirs and representatives, for the proceeds of said sa'le, with in- Cerest thereon at the rate of six per centum per annum, until said ward arrives at age. [Approved, December 6, 1824.A CHAP. 33.-An ACT to amend an act to change the venue in the ca.se of Isaac B. De.ha. BE it enacted by the General .ssembly of the Common. wealth of Kentucl:y, That the circuil Judge for the Fleming circ-it court shall ho!d his terrn on the third Mdonday in December, 1824, instead o§ the secoi-d rTonday in December next; and that the same prc. ceedings shall then: be 5ad, a:id in the Gatnz manner, a:i directed by ili acl, to 171il this is a supplemenit. [Arlp:ocd, December 7, 1821-.l

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