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An Act to amend chapter 86, articles 3 and 4, of the Revised Statutes, title land and slaves of infants 1855 vol. I 98 (1855)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0742 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY.

1856.
Colleetors of
fee bills shall
tOCOuntfor them
within 6 months
Officer not
bound to go out
orbhi county to
return fee bills.

CHAPTER C43.
AN ACT concerning the collection of officers' fees.
Be it enacted byI te Gecral Assenbly of the Comnmonwealth
of Kentucky:
§ 1. That collectors in whose hands fees of clerks, or
other officers, are placed for collection, shall be bound to
account for the same in six months after they havs the
right to distrain for them: Provided, They have been that
length of time in their hands.
§ 2. No officer shall be compelled to go out of his,
county to return bills or claims, or to pay over money
collected, or shall lie be liable to a suit or motion there for
urtil demand is made in his county by the claimant, or
Ii$ agent.                      Approved  March  1, 156.

CHAPTER 645.
AN ACT to amend chapter 86, articles 3 and 4, of the Revised Statutes,
title land and slaves of infants, &e.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of M1e Connnoniealth
of Kentucky1:
§ 1. That the interest in land or slaves held by a luna-
fey. stats9, tic or idiot, by devise or descent, jointly with others, may
l.          be sold under the provisions of the esisting laws regula-
Landis of inft
03 And |ielt. ting the sale of real estate and slaves of infants and
ay bsold by married women.
decree.        § 2. When the idiot or lunatic has a committee, the
committee committee shall be a party plaintiff or defendant to any
Shulbeaparty. proceeding to sell or divide the interest of such idiot or
lunatic.
§ 3. When there is no committee, the Chancellor to
It there be whom the application is made, shall have power anti
no commrittee,
guardan ad l- jurisdiction to appoint a guardian ad litem , or next friend;
ton to be ap.
p~ointed.    and before any sale is made, a bond shall be executed,
with good security, conditioned faithfully to account for
the proceeds of sale and to pay over the same upon the
order of the court, or to reinvest, as the court may direct.
§ 4. T;,e court may order the sale of an interest in
land and slaves held by an idiot or lunatic jointly with
ijr with others, others, when in the opinion of thb court a sale of a part
Maybesold.  would tend to injure the sale of the residue, and thereby
lessen the value of the whole, and a sale of the other in-
terests is ordered at the same time.
§ 5. This act shall take effect from and after its pas-

sage.

Approved March 10, 1856.

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