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An Act directing the manner of granting Probates of Wills and Letters of Administration, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 1789 20 (1789.3)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactssc0003 and id is 1 raw text is: .20 or which hath beenalready giveri, deviFed or'bequieathed t3 the fame, by ihateve1r name ftich' devife or bequeft may have been made.'I i e <IV'y And be it jurther enaaed by the alethbity iforefaid, That this a Thaill be deemired public aa. and taken as a public adl, and notice fhall be taken thereof in all Courts of juftice and elftwhere within this flate, and fhall be given.in evidence on the trial of any iffue or caufe without fpecial pleading. In the Senate Houfe, the 71h day of March, A. D. 1789, and in the 13th year of the iidependence of the United States of America. DANIEL DESAUSSURE, Prefident of the fen ate. ACOB READ, Speaker of the houfe of reprefentatives. A N A C T to e'nable Mary Cumming to fell and convey certai lands in the d frifs of Charleflon and Beayfort. W HEREAS Mary Cumming,. by her petition to the legiflaturp of this flate W . hath reprefented, that her father, a the time of his death was feized in' fee of a lot of land in the city of Charlefton, and alfo of atraa of land.ffuate in Beaufort difiria, near to the town of Beaufort, and being fo feized, died iteftte, leaving no other iffue than the faid Mary and her two filters, whereby one-third part of the faid lands defcended to her; and that to provide forher fuiporit, and that of her child, fhe had agreed to join her fifers in, and had contraled for the fale of the faidlinds, but that the legality of her title had beeri difputed in confequence of: e marriage with Andrew Cumming : AND WHEREAS the faid Mary Cumming hathalfo fet forth, that her faid hulband is a Bitifh fubjeft, that he quitted this flate with the troops of his Britannic M4jefly, and if ave, ifll abroad'; :and further- more that he has not afforded any comfortor maineiaince to her or her faid child fince the evacutionof this city by the Britifh troop', Wherefore the prayed that'fhe might be authorifed and empowered, by aa of the legiflaiire, to fell and convey all and finrgular the faid lands to Which'the is entitled as aforefaid; Privileges. Be it therefore enaaed by the _honorable the fenate and houfe of 'reprefentatives, now met and fitting in general affembly, and by the authority of the fame, That it ihall and may be lawful to and for the faid Mary Cimming to fell apd difpofe of her part or fhare of the faid lands, and to make and execute good and fufficieric convey-. ances to the fame, and to give acquitankco and difcharges for the purchafe money in the fame manner, to all intents aia rpiofes, asif the were fole,; any la, ufAge or cuftom to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithflaidimg. In the Senate Houfe, the 7th dayof March A. D. 1789, and in the 13th year of the independence of the United States of America. DANIEL DESAUSSURE, Prefident of the fenate. JACOB READ, Speaker of the houfe of reprefentatives.' AN ACT diretling the manner of granting Probates of 11 and Letters o Admin ra tion, and for otherpurpofes therein mentioned. BE i enatled by the honorable the fenate and houle of reprefestatives now met and fitting in Juluces of general afembly,and by the authority o the fame, That inthe feveral counties through county courts out this flate, where county courts are ieflablifhed, the juffices thereof thall'hays haapower in ufcsthto alhyf takin obi and exercife the fame power and',authorities in taking the probate of wilk, and of wi, and granting letters of adminifration, which have been heretofore' ufed and exercifed oFadiin byth e udges the s of ordinary of this ftate, and alfo fisch ftrther -power tion and authorities as are herein-after particularly mentioned; and in tofcoune - where

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