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An Act to authorize William E. Dupree to emancipate a certain Slave named Billy. 1823 79 (1823)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0042 and id is 1 raw text is: 1827. to sale the said negro; and the proceeds thereof shall be appropriated to county purposes. (Approved, Dec. 31, 183.) AN ACT To authorize William E. Dupree to Emancipate a certain Slave named Billy. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep. resentatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, That William E. Dupree, be, and he is hereby authorized to emancipate and set free a certain negro man slave named Billy, so soon as the said William E. Dupree T.ento shall enter into bond and security to be approved by the into bond judge of the county court of Madison, conditioned that said negro man Billy, shall never become a public charge to any county, city or town, within this state : Provided, Nothing Rights of in this act shall be construed to interfere with the rights 0fcreditors creditors: And provided also, That said negro Bill shall noto'Or remove out of this state within twelve months after his ,om the emancipation, and shall not again r'turn to reside in the tate. same at any time thereafter, under the penalty of being Returning sold as a slave by order of any county court before whom maybesold complaint may be made : and the sheriff making such sale shall pay one half the proceeds thereof, to the informer, and the other half into the county treasury of his county. (Approved, Dec. 31, 1823.) AN ACT To authorize Rebecca Fletcher to Emancipate a kertain Slave therein named. Sec. 1. Re it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the Statc of .Alabama, in General Assembly convened, That Rebecca Fletcher, of the county of Lawrence, be, and she is hereby authorized to emancipate a certain man slave named John Spaniard, so soon as the said Rebecca Fletcher Toexecute shall have executed to the judge of the county court ofbond'efore Lawrence, and his successors in office, a bond with sufficient mancipa security to he approved by the said judge, conditioned that tug. the said John Spaniard shall never become a charge to the state of Alahama or any county or town thereof: Provided, Toremove That said slave shall re move out of this state within twelve from the nionihs after he is manumitted, and shall not return to re- state. side in the same, under the pienalty of being sold as a slave Returning by order of any county court in this state to whom informa- aybesold tion may be given ; and the sheriff making such sale under and in pursuance of such order, shall pay one half the proceleds of such sale to the informer, and the other half into the county treasury of his county : And provided also, of That nothing contained in this act shall be so construed as creditor, to interfere with the rights of creditors. notaffect'd (Approved, Dec. 29, 1828.

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