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An Act to authorize the Probate Court of Russell County to sanction and confirm a division of the slaves belonging to the estate of Mathew Averett, deceased. 1859 600 (1859)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0533 and id is 1 raw text is: SEC. 2. Be it /urthe' enacted, That Tarleton Moss, a free
man of color, in the county Pickens, may by complying
with the provisions of the above section, as far as applicit-
Tarlcton us. ble to the county of Pickens, choose as his master Sidney
J. Coleman of said county, or in the event said Coleman
shall die, then he may cbpose another master, and when he
shall so choose his master as ab6ve provided, he shall to
all intents and purposes become his slave, and the said
master so chosen, if he accepts said ownership shall be
liable as regards said Moss as other slave owners are in re-
gard to their slaves.
. SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That William Patterson,
of Blount county, a free man of color, about twenty-five
years of age, be, and he is hereby entitled to the benefits of
this act by selecting John W. Moore of said county, as his
owner, according to the provisions of this act.
APPROVED, February 21, 1860.
No. 470.]              AN ACT
To authorize the Probate Court of Russell County to sanc-
tion and confirm a division of the slaves belonging to the
estate of Mathew Averett, deceased.
SEc. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represent-
atives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened,
That the judge of the probate court of Russell county, be,
and he is hereby authorized to sanction and confirm any
division of the slaves of the estate of Mathew Averett, de-
ceased, which has been agreed upon or made, and which
can be rendered equal amongst the heirs or distributees, by
applying a reasonable sum or sums of money to the lots of
less value, so as to make them equal in value to the lots of
greater value.
APPROVED, February 14, 1860.

1859-'60.

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