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An Act for the benefit of Martha Tate. 1843 112 (1843)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0413 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. 1844 said Neelv, to the house of David Epley, in said county, about three fourths of a mile from the said Neely's. Precinct SEc. 3. That the election precinct at John Haley's, in Rock. changed in castle county, shall hereafter be held at the house of James Rockeastle. Loman's. Approved, January 17, 1844. CHAPTER 34. AN ACT for the benefit of the Sheriff of Laurel county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Ihe Common- wealth of Kentucky, That tile Sheriff of Laurel county shall have until the first day of March next to return his delinquent list for the year eighteen hundred and forty two. Approved, January 17, 1844. CHAPTER 35. AN ACT for the benefit of Martha Tate. WHEREAs, it is represented that Francis Tate, of Todd county, died intestate, leaving a widow and six children, some of whom are infants; that said Francis Tate left, as part of his estate, two negro girls, and the widow, Martha Tate, believ- ing it to the interest of the children, who are infants, living with her, to purchase a small tract of land in the county of Montgomery and State of Tennessee, containing seventy acres, as a home for herself and family, and the said Martha Tate having purchased the land from W. B. Carney, but she is unable to pay for the same, and wishes to sell one of said negro girls, named Barbara, to pay for said land-therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That. the said Martha Tate may file her peti- tion, making the children and heirs of Francis Tate parties, in the Todd Circuit Court, setting out the facts in her petition, and if said court, on proof made, shall believe it to the inter- est of said heirs, may order a sale of said slave Barbara, and cause the money arising from the sale, so far as the infants' share of said money, to be invested towards paying for said land, and the-title of said land shall be taken and made to such of the said infant and adult heirs whose money may be paid therefor. Approved, January 17, 1844.

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