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An Act to authorize the sale of a house and lot belonging to the heirs of Jacob Lyons, deceased, a man of color. 1838 113 (1838)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0320 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. infant of tender years, his only child and heir; that he left a 1839 widow, who has since married Jesse Wilson ; that said Marcus left a tract of land, lying in the county of Montgomery, con- taining about seventy five acres; that Mrs. Wilson is entitled to her dower in said land ; that said Jesse Wilson is the guar- dian of said infant heir, and has been residing in the State of Illinois for some years, having the said infant with him : and whereas, it is represented that it would redound greatly to the benefit of said infant, that her interest in said land should be sold, and the proceeds applied in the purchase of lands in Illi- nois-therefore, SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Corn- Guar'dn may monwealth of Kentucky, That said Jesse Wilson, as guardian file petition, & of said Mary Hughes, may file his petition in the Montgomery for what pur- Circuit Court, praying for a sale of the interest of said infant in seventy five acres of land, or thereabouts, laying in Mont- gomery, and the same owned by iarcus Hughes, at his death, and which has descended to said Mary. SEC. 2. That before rendering any decree, the Judge of said Duty of the court shall require the said Jesse Wilson to execute bord with courtbeforede- good surety, in such penalty as he may fix, conditioned to lay creeing sale. out the net proceeds of the sale of said land, in lands in the State of Illinois ; and it shall be the duty of said Wilson to present for record, in the Montgomery Circuit Court, a pro- perly authenticated copy of the legal conveyance to said Mary,. for the land so to be purchased in Illinois: and provided, also, that the said Wilson purchase said land within the terra of two years from the time of receiving the purchase money for the land hereby authorized to be sold: and provided, also, that the Montgomery Circuit Court may make such further orders and decrees as may be deemed proper in protecting the rights and interests of said Mary Hughes. Approved February 6, 1839. CBAp. 1145.-AN ACT to authorize the sale of a house and lot belonging to the heirs of Jacob Lyons, deceased, a man of color. WHEREAS, it is represented to the present GeneralAssembly, that Jacob Lyon, a free man of color, died some time since, possessed of a house and lot, in the town of Millersburgh, in. Bourbon county, to which he held an equitable title, without leaving sufficient personal assets to pay his debts-therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealthi ofKentucky,That Alvin W. Bills, the administrator of said Lyon, be, and he is hereby authorized to file a bill in chancery, in the Bourbon Circuit Court, against the heirs of said Lyon, praying for the sale of said house and lot, for the payment of the debts of said decedent; and shall make such other person or persons, 15

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