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An Act to authorize the guardians of Theodore McGready, (an idiot) to place their ward in the lunatic asylum, and for other purposes. 1852 412 (1852.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0114 and id is 1 raw text is: GUARDIANS'ANI CURATORS.

lie it enacted by the gener'allassembly of the State of Missouri, asfollotos:
§ . The section fifth of the above recited act, is hereby anienided
so as to real as follows: the provisions of this' act shall be applicable
only to St. Louis county.
2. Section six of the said act is hereby repealed.
Appr6ved January 29, 1853.
GUARDIANS AND CURATORS.
AN ACT to authorize the guardians of Theodore McGready, (an idiot) to place their ward in
the lui.atic asylum, and for other purposes,
1 1. Idiot to be placed in the lunatic asylum; 3. Guardians authorized to dispose of such
duty of the officers of the asylum.  idiot's real estate.
2. Amount guardiuns to pay treasurer of  4. Guardians to settle with the county court.
Ihe  institution.
Ie it enacted by the general assembly of the State of Missouri, asfollows:
1. That Jessie H. Mclivaine and Orville E. McIlvaine, guardians
of rheodo.e McGready, who is an idiot, are hereby authorized to place
their ward in the lunatic asylum during his natural life, or until his res-
toration to reason, and the ollicers of suid institution are hereby re-
quired to receive said Theodore McGready, to clothe, support, maintain
and humanely treat him in all respects, so far as his condition will war-
rant, as lunatics are treated in said institutikn.
§ 2. Tle said guardians on placing the said ward in said institution,
are required to pay down in cash, to the treasurer thereof, the sumf of
one thousand dollars, which shall be expended by the board of managers
in inprayinig the buildings and grounds, or the futnituro of the building,
or both as they may deem best.
d  3. That said guardians or either of them; are hereby authorized to
dispose of' the interests of their ward in the real and personal property
belonging to him, as heir of his father and mother, whether said proper-
ty lies in this or any other state, they shall dispose of the same at public
or pri% ate sale, as they may deem most advantageous; they shall cause
the lands and negroes to be appraised by three disinterested househol-
ders, who shall take the same oath as required of appraisers, on sale of-
land by executors and administrators; said appraisers shall appraise the
proper ty shewn to them by the guardian or guardians, and shall grant a
certifi.ate of their appraisement, and if said guardians shall sell the
lands and and personal property at public sale, they shall give thirty
days notice of the time, place and terms of sale of the property to be
sold,'and of land where situated; the terms of sale shall be osh or
twelve moths credit, as said guardians may deem most advantageous;
they shall make a full report of their proceedings to the county court of
Washington county, and if the report is approved, the proceedings
shall be void, and on payment of the purchase money, said guardian or
guardians shall execute and deliver to the purchaser, a deed for the
property sad, which shall be effectual, to convey to the purchaser all
the right and title of said Theodore McGready in the same.
§ 4. The county court of Washington county, shall make settlement
with the guardian or guardians, and shall allow as for one guardian, the
same compeDsation allowed to executors and admiidstrators, on sale of

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