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An Act for the benefit of the devisees of Hugh Emison, deceased. 1826 139 (1826)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0172 and id is 1 raw text is: KENTUCKY. Rouse's presenting to the judge of the Henderson 1827. Circuit Court, an account of the monies expended by him in the recaption of the said criminals, to-wit: Samuel C. Sugg, and a colored man called James Stuart. that it shall and may be lawful for said court, (satisfactory proof thereof being made,) to allow said account, and to certify the same under his hand and seal, to the Auditor of Public Accounts, who shall thereupon, draw his warrant upon the Treasurer therefor, which the Treasurer shall pay to said Rouse upon the production of said certificate: Prorided horv- ever, nothing in this act shall be so construed as to authorize the judge of. said court to grant said certi- ficate, if it shall appear that said criminals escaped from the jail of Henderson county, through the neg- ligence of said James Rouse, as jailor as aforesaid. Approved, January 24th, 1827. CnAP. I3.,-,-An act for the benefit of the devisees of Hugh Emi- son, deceased. WHE*REAS, it is represented that Hugh Emison, deceased, made a will, vesting the whole of his es- tate in devisees, and'that it is necessary to dispose of a part of the estate for the payment of debts, and that it would be to the interest of the children of the deceased, to have a part of the real estate sold for that purpose: Therefore, Be. it enacted by the General Issembl5 of the Common- wealth of Kentucky, That it shall and may be lawful for the devisees of said'Hugh Emison deceased, the infants acting by their next friend or guardian, to pe- tition the Scott' Circuit Court, to decree a: sale of such-part of the estate of said Hugh as shall be suf- ficient to pay the debts chargeable upon the devisees and' thereupon it shall be the duty of said court to inquire into the amount of debts die by the devisees, and what portion of the estate can be best spared to pay the same; and to decree a sale of such portion of the estate, whether it he land or negroes, or both, for the purpose of paying the debts, as shall, in the opinion of the court, best promote the interest of the children of the testator. And the court shall'appoint a commissioner to make sale of that portioru of ths egtate decreed to be sold, and shall take bond and

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