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An Act for the benefit of the devisees of John Branigan. 1832 156 (1832)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0226 and id is 1 raw text is: 156 IAWS OF KE NTUCKY. l1, . CHAP. 179.-AN ACT for the bnefilt of the davisces of John Dlranigan. Be it eJach'd by the Genural lssembly of ttc Com- Oldham circuit mon wc1t'lhL of [Cntiscky, Thal it shall be lawful fbr court to decree Lucy Branigan to tile ier bill in chancery, in tle Old- a saleofslares, ham circuit courl, against the children of John lirani- gai, and -%,iy person or persons rtiming undr said chilren, and .1liege that Nichol.ts Bratig a made and published his last will id testametnt, by which lie de- vised a I,,gro woman named Clia and her issue to lier and tile c6ildr ei of John raiiigan for ever, and pr y IOwc col I to d'ci d what es t ae she took in said slave and her' kstie, and what estate, if any, the child- ren of .Iohn Branigan took under said will, in said slave; and if fhe cort shall he of opinion that the said lu1v and tie chilI,'en of John iII'iiigain took a joint L: nale, or that the said ILucy took a litl estate and the Said children the remainder, then the court shall have power antd jurisdiction to decree a sale of said slave and hor issue, and a division of the proceeds of the sale on equitable principles, in tile same manner courts of chancery may decree the sale of slaves de- scended, to elfect a division; but if the court should be of opinion that the said Luey took the entire c- tate, then to make a decree (quieting her title. LApproved Jauuary .,10 1833.1 CHA. 180.-AN ACT conccroihtg Mount Carmel, in Fleming Count'. Whereas, it is represented to the present General Preamble. Assembly, that a law passed the General Assembly and approved the tweity-tirst of 1)eccmber, one thou- sand eight litindred and twenly-flive, entitled, an act to establish the town of Molunt Carmel, in I'letling ('tity, and for other purposes; an'l doubts are enter- tOi~led whether said law i.3 now in force: For remedy - hercof- Sec. 1. Die it en lctfd bly the Grncrl .,somb 'y of thr rustees to be Coonnoowealth of Jitm.,:lny, h'Iat said act s1..i :!e re, eleted. vived and coninue ill 1 611 force: and thlt the frice 'hite rAe inh'.thilants of said town alhovt the age of tweltv-toe Uvas may, on t!,e first AlMoedny in Atigust n'.xt, elect (We nislees of stid town: and oil the same day in each succeeding year thereafher. se. 2. Dr, itfirhrr enacted, 'fh:o he first clection shall be conducted by a justice of the peace for said

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