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An Act for the benefit of the administrator and heirs at law of Thomas Rogers, deceased, and for other purposes. 1844 198 (1844)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0451 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. 1845 Nos. 18 and 19; and the said Trustees are further authorized and required to convey the said alley, by metes and bounds, to the said John Hargis, as deaignated and laid down in the plat of said town: Provided, That said John Hargis first open an alley outside of lot No. 18, running parallel wvith, and as far back as the closed alley, and of equal width: And, pro- vided further, That all the persons of said town, and else- where, whose rights may be affected, and the owners of prop. erty in said lots, shall first give their consent, in writing, to the proposed change; which writing shall be filed with the Clerk pf the County Court of Breathitt county. Approved February 10, 1845. CHAPTER 261. AN ACT for the benefit of the administrator and heirs at law of Thomas Rogers, deceased, and for other purposes. WHIEREAS, It is represented to the present General Assem- bly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, that Thomas Rogers, of Caldwell county, in said State, departed this life intestate, some time in the year 1843, leaving one child, Drury F. Rog- ers, who.is an infant, under twenty one years of age; that said decedent, Rogers, was, at the time of his death, consid- erably in debt; that said decedent, at the time of his death, was seized and possessed of two tracts of land, one in Cald- well county, and one in Trigg county, in the State aforesaid; also, nine slaves and some little personal property; that since the death of said Rogers his title to said slaves has become disputed-therefore, SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Corn- Land of in- monwealth of Kentucky, That it shall be lawful for Bazil fant aothori- Standrod, the administrator of tile estate of said decedent, zed to be sold. Thomas Rogers, and who is also the guardian of said Drury F. Rogers, if he shall be of opinion it will be to the interest of the estate of said decedent, to join with the said Drury F. Rogers in a petition, in writing, to the Judge of the Caldwell Circuit Court, praying for a decree for the sale of the two tracts of land of which the said Thomas Rogers was the own- er at the time of his death, the proceeds of which sale shall be applied to the payment of the debts of said intestate. SEC. 2. That if, in the opinion of the Judge of the Cald- well Circuit Court, it will be of advantage to the estate of the decedent to sell said tracts of land, the Judge of said Court shall, by a decree in writing, in said case, appoint said administrator, or some other person, a Commissioner to sell said land, on such credit as he may deem reasonable, taking in- to consideration the interest of said estate, as well as that of the said Drury F. Rogers, the heir at law of said decedent; and collect the same and pay the same over to the said admin- istrator, who shall apply the money arising from the sale of

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