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An Act for the benefit of the heirs of Samuel Monson. 1833 569 (1833)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0244 and id is 1 raw text is: CHAP.429.-A ACT for the befiefit of the heirs of S.Wi ;Inson. ' I814 Wheteasr it is repiesented to th General 'Asmiy of the Commonwealth 'of Kentuck, that- Samuel Monson, late of Nicholas county, has departed this Recital. life intestate, and that his slaves and personal estaite are insufficient to pay his debts: Therefore, Snc. 1. Br it ritcted by th, Grn cral .4?semblll of th The circuit Commonwrl/'h of Kentucky, That William McClin- court of Nicho- tock,'administrator, and Margaret Monson, adminis- las authorized tratrix of said decedent. are hereby directed to file a to decree a sale inteVI- - mkn of the lands petition in the Nicholas circuit court, making the heirs s!aes of thea of said decedent defenrlants thereto; and alledgingdeceased, for that the circunstancs and condition of the estate, the payment of and amount of de)'Ys ac near as they can, over the debts amount of the slaves and persr)nal estate, and pray- ing for the sale of two small tracts of land, con- taining about twenth-ene and one h'rlf acres, lying in the counties of Ia-arrison and B3ourbon, which de- icended to said heirs from said decedent, for the purpose of paying his dcbt.s; and alo, praying for a sale for the sarne.purpo-e, of the interest ofsaidheirs in some dower slaves which were held by the mother of sai'd decedent in her life time, as the dower of her deceased husband's estate. SE C. 2. B2 it filhcr cncd, That said petition shall be subject to the -anie proceedings that are had in like cases in chancery- and the court shall have power to appoint commissioners t-- value said tracts of -land, and the interests of caid heirs in said dower slaves, and make anY order deemed expedient b said A schedule of court on the said administrator and administratrix, to the debts to be returned to the settle their accounts or giie a schedule of the debts circuitcourt be- of said decedent, or any other order deemed neces- fore a decree is sary by said court, to enasble it to decide on the expedi- rendered. ency of selling said land, and the interest of said heirs in said dower slaves; and if said court on hearing said pe- tition, shall be of opinion that it is .necessary to make sale of the sam- or any p'trt thereof, for the payment of the debts of the said decedent, it shall decree such sale to be made by said administrator and administra- trik on such credit and in such manner as shall be di- rected in said decree; and said court shall fequire.said administrator and administratrix to execute bond with The adminis- s e u nd in a sufficient penalty in open trators to give sufficient I additional bond court, conditioned for the faithful administration and and security. distribution of the proceeds of said sale, which bond

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