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An Act for the benefit of the heirs of William Johnson, deceased. 1844 154 (1844)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0445 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. 1845 CHAPTER 165. AN ACT to legalize the proceedings of the Courts of Assessment of the 17th and 36th Regiments of Kentucky Militia, and for other purposes. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Com- monwealth of Kentucky, That the proceedings of the annu- ized. al Courts of Assessment of 17th and 36th Regiments of the Militia of this State, held on the third Tuesday in October, one thousand eight hundred and forty four, shall be valid and law- ful as though they had been held on tile first Monday in No- vember, one thousand eight hundred and forty four. Snc. 2. That the Sheriff of Garrard county be allowed the Sheriff Gar- further time, until the next annual Court of Assessment, to re- rard allowed turn his delinquent list of Muster fines of the 57th Regiment furthertime to of Kentucky Militia, for the year one thousand eight hundred return delin- quent list of and forty three. muster fines. SEc. 3. That the Sheriff of Woodford county shall have until Sheriff of the first day of December next to return his delinquent list of Woodford fur- Militia fines. ther time. Approved February 7, 1845. CHAPTER 166. AN ACT for the benefitof the heirs of William Johnson, deceased. WHEREAS, The County Court of Nelson county, in the year 1842, appointed William Elliott, John S. Hubbard, Hen-, ry Harried, and Benjamin Harried, Commissioners to divide the slaves of William Johnson, deceased, amongst his seven heirs; and the said Commissioners did proceed to divide the same, and made a report of their acts to the said County Court, which, at the Angust term 1842 of said Court, was confirmed, and the several heirs have each been in possession of their respective shares of said slaves ever since: AND WHERIEAS, doubts have arisen whether or not the said Coun- ty Court acted according to law in having said division made: AND WHEREAS, the said William Johnson made his will bc- fore his death, and said slaves are represented to have been un- devised, and that the adult children and heirs of said William Johnson, deceased, are satisfied with the said division, and that it is to the interest of the infant children and heirs of said William, deceased, that said division should stand-therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth May fle bill. of Kentucky, That it shall be lawful for the adult children and heirs of said William Johnson, deceased, to file their bill in chancery against the infant heirs of said decedent, in the Nelson Circuit Court, praying a division of said slaves, at- tempted to be divided, as aforesaid, by the County Court of Nelson amongst the children and heirs of the said decedent; and the said adult heirs shall make the record of the said Nelson County (ourt, or a copy thereof, dividing the slaves, and, al- 154

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