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An Act authorizing Elizabeth Anderson to remove beyond the limits of the commonwealth certain slaves held by her under the will of her deceased husband. 1836 281 (1836)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0525 and id is 1 raw text is: Sales of Slaves. 281 so that the property thus purchased shall be subject to tie dower interest of the widow of the said Young Pankey to tile same extent that the property herein directed to be sold is Dow subject thereto. 3. Be it further enacted, That James Gray be and he is hereby Authority to scil authorized and empowered to sell tile hou.e arid lot in the county erand convey lot In flenrico owned jointly by himself and the heirs of Young Pankey, and to convey the same to the purchaser with special warranty against the heirs of said Young Pankey and all persons claiming from them as to their moiety of tile said property ; and that he pay over so Proceeds how din. much of the proceeds of said sale as may be the portion of tile said po,d or. heirs, to the commissioners hercin beore named, who shall vest the same in real estate in the city of Richinond in the samte manner, to be held by the sarie persons, subjecL to the same rules of law, as is hereinbefore prescribed in relation to the property purchased with the proceeds of the sale of the houses and lots in the town of Man- chester, and the lot adjoining to said town. 4. And be it further enacted, That tile commissioners who may Account oC pro. act in tile premises, shall within twolvo xionthv nftr they shall have ' to be made sale of the property aforesaid, return to the circuit supe- tendered to court. rior court of law and chancery for the county of Henrico, it full uc- count of their proceedings in execution of the powers hereby vested in them, shewing particularly tile proceeds of the sale or srles and the manner and designation of the property in which such proceeds may have been invested. 5. This act shall be in force from and after the passing thereof. eommnoeoment. CnAr. 333.-A ACT authorizing the sale of slaves belonging to Marianna Boiling, a lunatic. (Pnseod February 28, 1837.) 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That it shall be lawful Sieve. of Mn,an. them,~n tooSll lng to b for Robert Boiling and Robert B. Boiling, or either of them, to sell 100o b at public sale, on a credit not exceeding one year, the whole or any number of the slaves of Marianna Boilling of Petersburg, who is a lunatic, requiring bond with suflicient surety, or approved endorsed negotiable notes for the purchase money ; and it shall be the duty ofitePort to court. tile said Robert and Robert B., or whichsoever of them shall act, to report and account for the sales of such slaves to the circuit supe- rior court of law and chancery for IHenrico county, in tile same manner as if lie or they had been decreed to make such sale by an order of that court in the suit of Marianna Boiling, cz parte, now pending therein; and the said court, or any other court to which Procoodo, how to the said Suit may be removed, or atiy court having jurisdiction of Invustoio. the matter, shall have power to direct the nett proceeds of the sales aforesaid to be invested in any productive stock created by tile laws of this commonwealth, to be held by the committee of the said lunatic as her proper estate. 2. This act shall be in force from the passing thereof. Commencoment. CAt. 334.-An ACT authorizing Elizabeth Anderson to remove beyond the limits of the commonwealth cortain slaves held by her under the will of her deceased husband. (Pasred March 30, 1837.) Whereas it appears to the general assembly that Elizabeth An. Preamble. derson, the widow of Matliew Anderson of the county of Notto- way, is possessed of certain personal estate, consisting of slaves 36

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