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An Act, to alter and amend the several laws of this State, concerning Executors, Administrators and for other purposes. 1828 3 (1828)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0012 and id is 1 raw text is: PASSED

AT THE FIRST SESSION
OF THE
PIZPTH GVNERAL ASSEM          lE.
JOHN MILLER, Governor.
DANIEL DUNKLIN, President of the Senatec
JOHN THORNTON, Speaker
of the House of Representatives
CHAPTER L
.'A Act, to alter and amend the several lawes of this State,
concerning Executors, Administrators and for other pur-
poses.,
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the staves, bow
State of Alissouri, That all slaves belonging to the es- and where
tate of any deceased person, or to any orphan or minor  .
within this State, shall be hired to the highest bidder
once in every year, after this act takes effect, at the
court house door, of the county in which such executor,
administrator or guardian may reside, unless the Coun-
ty court of such county should otherwise direct, for the
term of twelve months; and it shall be the duty of each
executor, administrator and guardian, to give twenty Notice to be
days notice of the hiring of any slave or slaves belong- given, and
ing to the estate of his testator, intestate or ward, by bow.
an advertisement to be set up by him at the court
house of his county, and one advertisement at each of
two other public places in the county where such slaves
are to be hired; and no slave shall be hired privately Not to be pri-
after this act shall take effect, by any executor, admiti- vately hired.

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