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An Act for the benefit of Christopher A. Rudd's widow and children. 1841 164 (1841)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0376 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY.

1842                           CHAPTER 157.
AN ACT to amend the charter of the city of Maysville.
WHEREAS, it is represented that offenders often escape out
of the city of Maysville, after violating its laws, and go un-
whipt of justice, because the Marshal is not authorized to ex-
ecute process or levy execution beyond the city limits-for
remedy whereof,
SEc. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Com-
In what cases nzonwealth of Kentucky, That from and after the passage of
city Marshal this act, in all cases in which the Mayor of said city would
may  execute have jurisdiction by law of any oflbnce committed within the
process.   city, or in civil cases in which process has issued and been
served within the limits of the said city, it shall be lawful for
him to direct additional or final process to the city Marshal,
who may execute the same upon the person or property, whe-
ther found within or without the bounds of the said city, and
the same shall be as valid as if executed within the city limits,
any law to the contrary notwithstanding.
SEc. 2. That the aforesaid Mayor may issue execution
Mayor may against the estate of any person, or persons, to any Constable
issueexecution. or Sheriff of any other county, upon judgment rendered by
him.
Approved, February 12, 1842.
CHAPTER 158.
AN ACT for the benefit of Christopher A. Rudd's widow and children.
WHEREAS, it is represented to the General Assembly, that
Preamble.  Doctor Christopher A. Rudd, of the county of Washington,
died on the - day of December, 1840, after having made
and published his last will and testament, by which he consti-
tuted Ann B. Rudd, his widow, his sole executrix thereof, to be
advised and controlled in the settlement of the business of the
estate by Robert C. Palmer and John B. Smith, leaving four
children, three of whom are infants ; that he was possessed of
a tract of land in the county of Washington, near Spring-
field, containing two hundred and fifty or two hundred and
seventy acres, and some slaves and other personal property ;
that the said Ann B. Rudd qualified as executrix tinder said
will; that she has disposed of the personal property and two
of the slaves, and applied the proceeds of the sale thereof to
the discharge of the debts due therefrom ; that there are yet
outstanding debts unpaid against said estate, the precise
amount of which is unknown, supposed to be at least three
thousand dollars, in order to pay which, it will be necessary
to dispose of all the slaves, or nearly so: it is further repre-
sented that the negroes are young, very productive, and yield-
ing a very considerable income to the estate, annually; and that
the land, which is proposed to be sold, is in an unproductive

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