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An Act authorising a sale of the slaves of Thomas G. Pollard, a lunatic. 1828 155 (1828)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0397 and id is 1 raw text is: In Me AftitMrd year of the Commonwealth. 1 5 OHAPTHIt 174.-An set divorcing Rebecca Truemam from her husband John Trueman. (Pused January Sd, 1829.) I. Be it enacted by the General ssembly, That Rebecca True. RebeceaTrueman mans of the county of Chesterfield, shall be, and she Is hereby For. divorced. ever divorced from her husband John Truemnan: and the power and authority of the said John over the person and property of the said Rebecca, and over the person and property of the child of the said Rebecca, shall henceforth cease and determine: Pro. Pruvso. vided however, That nothing in this act contained shall be so con. strued as to prevent the child of the marriage solemnized between the said John and Rebecca, from inheriting and transmitting inhe- itance, in the same manner as if this act had never passed ; nor shall any thing herein contained be so construed am to permit either the said John or Rebecca to marry during the lifetime of the other. 2. This act shall be in force from its passage. Commencement. C01APTER 175.-An act authorising a sale of the slaves belonging to the estate of Solomon Jacobs, deceased. (Passed February 25th, 1829.) 1. Be it enacted by the General Js.vmnbly, That Hetty Jacobs, Sale of slaves be. widow of Solomon acobs, late of the city of Richmond, Joseph longing to the ei. Marx and Richard Anderson, the first the guardian of his chil- Jate ofSolomon dron, and the last the administrator with the will annexed, shall riled. be, and they are hereby authorised and empowered to make sale of the slaves belonging to the estate of the deceased, upon such terms, and in such manner, as they shall deem expedient; and to vest the proceeds arising from the sale, in stock, which stock, and the profits thereof, shall be held in the saine right, anti be subject to the same claims and demands, as the slaves, if not sold, would have been. 2. This act shall be in force from its passage. Commencement. CHAPTER 17G.i-An act authorising a sale of the slaves of Thomas G. Pollard. a lunatic. (Passed February 27th, 1899.) 1. Be it enacted b the General .Jssenably, That George B. Pot- Sale of slaves be. lard and Ambrose Pollard, committee of the estate o I boreas G. IongIng to the es- Pollard, a lunatic, now confined in the hospital at Williamsburg, Pollard .lunaic shall be, and they are hereby authorised and empowered to sell at authorised. such time, and in such manner, as to themi shall seem best, two slaves, belonging to the estate of said lunatic, the next of kin to the said lunatic assenting to such sale, and pay the proceeds aris- ing from such sale into the public treasury, to be applied, if neces- sary, towards the support and maintenance of the said lunatic ; and if, by reason of his restoration, death, or otherwise, the same should not be so applied, then the said money, or so much thereof as may remain unexpended, to be refunded to the said Thomas G. Pollard, or those who may be entitled to the same. 2. This act shall be in force from its passage. Commencement

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