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An Act for the benefit of Thomas J. Barker, a man of colour. 1832 36 (1832)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0077 and id is 1 raw text is: 36 CHAPTER XLV. An Act for the benefit of Thomas J..Barker, a min of colour. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by Mte General Assembly of the State Benefit extend. . ed to. of Tennessee, That the county court of Davidson county, a majority of the acting Justices of the Peace of said coun- ty being present, shall be and is hereby authorized upon the petition ofThos.J. Barker, a free man of colour, a cili- Zen of said county of Davidson, to emancipate the wife and children of said Barker, provided the said Barker shall give bond and security to be approved by said court that the persons so emancipated, shall not become char- geable upon any county of this State, and also for his good behaviour. SEc: 2. Be it enacted, That the county court of Blount Lot Stering county, a majority of the Justices of said county being present, is hereby authorized upoi the petition of Lot Sterling, a free man of colour, a citizen of said county of Blount, to emancipate the wife and children of the said Sterling, under the same rules, regulations and re- strictions as provided in the first section of this act. F. W. HULING, Speaker of the House of Represeatatives. BURCHET DOUGLASS, Passed October 8, 1832. Speaker of the Senate. CHAPTER XLVI. An Act authorizing the County Courts or the county of Greene and Washington counties, to appoint each a Surveyor, to run a part of the dividing line between said counties. Src. 1. Be it' enacted by the General Assembly of the AuthoritygW- State of Tennessee, That the county courts of Greene nthryand Washington are hereby authorized-a majority of the acting justices being present and giving their assent thereto-to appoint each a qualified Surveyor for the purpose of running and marking so much of the dividing line between said counties as lies between Michael Broy- also's house on Horse Creek,andthe State line of North Carolin~a, or such portion 'of it as has never heretofore been run. Src. 2. Be, it enacted, That it shall be the diy of the Duty ot Sur Surveyors thus appointed, to run and plainly mark said Yeyors. line, and make report of the same to the county court of each county,and upon the reception of said report, the court shall allow them such compensation out of the county treasury, as they may deem reasonable. Digitized from Best Copy Available

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