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An Act for the benefit of the widow and heirs of Edward Payne, deceased. 1840 101 (1840.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0362 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. and awganizing a school, and continuing the same by the pro- 1841 viso contained in the fortieth section of the act to establish a - System of Common Schools in' the State of Kentucky, ap- -pamvo4tht February, 18aS. Approved, January 4, 1841. CHAPTER 39. AN ACT to establish an Election Precinct in the county of Jefferson. Be it enacted by the General A.ssembly of the Common- wialth of Kentucky, That an election precinct be, and the same is hereby, established in the county of Jefferson, at the house of Mathew Leach, situated on the Louisville and Bards- town Turnpike road; and the laws of this Commonwealth, on the subject of elections, shall be observed in all elections that shall be held at said precinct. Approved, January 4, 1841, CHAPTER 40, AN ACT for the benefit of the widow and heirs otEdward Payne, deceased. WHBREAS, it is represented to the present General Assem, bly, That Edward Payne, late of the county of Christian, died possessed of certain town lots and lands, a valuable negro man slave, and some other property, and was indebted to so groat an extent, that it will require a sale of the said slave, or a portion of the said land, to pay his debts; and that the Cir- Preamble. euit Court of Christian county has, by proper petition of the said heirs, by their guardian, decreed a sale of the said town lots, and a portion otthe land aforesaid, but doubted as to the authority of the court to direct the money arising from said sale to be applied to the payment of debts, and thus prevent and render unnecessary the sale of said slave: And, whereas, the said widow and heirs, and the administrator of said Payne, have petitioned the Legislature to pass a law authorizing the application of said money to the payment of debts, and have represented that it would be much to the interest of the said heirs that it should be so applied-wherefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Common- Petition court wealth of Kentucky, That it shall be lawful for the peti- for sale of lots, tioni under which the said lots and lands were sold, to be and apply pro- ceeds to pay so amended as to present to the said Christian Circuit Court debts. the question, whether it will be more to the interest of said heirs to apply the money arising from the said sale, to the payment of debts, than to sell said slave, and proof may be taken by affidavit or otherwise. And if the Court shall be

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