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An Act for the benefit of the heirs of Joseph Billups. 1849 441 (1849)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0390 and id is 1 raw text is: 441                         1849-50.
James Wise, of Morgan county, gnardian. of Martha E.
Johnson, a minor heir of Daniel Johnson, deceased, be Mayinvestmo-
neys of ward in
and he is hereby authorised to invest certain moneys ofnegro property.
his said ward in negro property, for the use and benefit of
said ward; the right and title of which said negro property,
when purchased, shall be vested in said ward: Provided, Proviso.
That the said negro property so purchased shall be sound
both in body and mind: And provided further, That the
amount of property so to be purchased shall not exceed in Proviso.
value the sum of five thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. Be itfurther enacted, That so soon as the said Jas.
Wise shall have purchased the said property, as provided for portlfproea
in the first section of this act, it shall be and is hereby madeings to counry
his duty to return a full and complete inventory of thecourt,
same, embracing therein the age,. sex and value of said pro-'
perty, to the orphans' court of said county of Morgan.
APPROVED, 9 February, 1850.
[No. 361.]           AN ACT,
For the benefit of the heirs of Joseph Billups.
SEc. 1. Be it enacted by the Senatc and House of Represen-
tatives of the State of Alabana in General Assembly convened,
That Mary Ann Billups, John Cunningham and CorneliusProp'rtymaybe
Cunningham, executrix and executors of the last will ofremoved.
Joseph Billups, late of Coosa county, deceased, be and are
hereby authorised to remove the slaves and other property
belonging to the estate of said Joseph Billups from this
state: Provided, All legal claims, demands or debts which
existed against the said Joseph Billups at the time of his
death shall be paid or arranged to the satisfaction of the
creditors before the removal of any of the property belong-
ing to said estate.
SEc. 2. Be it furlher enacted, That the said executrix and
executors be and are hereby authorised, at their discretion, slayseniand.
to sell or otherwise dispose of the real estate of the said
Joseph Billups which is in tht State of Alabama, and to
execute good and sufficient security therefor by deed of
conveyance, and such deed or deeds shall secure to the
purchaser such estate and interest in the land sold and con-
veyed as was vested in said Joseph Billups.
SEc. 3. Be it farther enacted, That before the removal
of said property the executrix and executors shall make a final Sban mate -
settlement of said estate with the orphans' court of Coosa nat settlement.
county, where letters testamentary have been granted, and

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