The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-02-25
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HENRY BOWEN, Sec'ry.

An act in amcndmen. of g an act erecting the de-
scent of intestatc estates, and the settlement
thereof, and for other purposes therein mentioned.
Section L. BE it enacted By the General ASSEM-
bly and by tic authority thereof, ii is enacted, that
when the goods and chattels of any person deceas-
ed shall not be sufficient to pay the debts which the
deceased owed the expenses of his family, and
Ting his estate in manner prescribed by the act of
which this is an amendment, the Court of Probate
which shall have granted letters testamentary, or of
administration such estate, shall thereupon
thorzc and empower the executor administrator
appoiutcd to settle such estate, to make sale of
much of the real estate Of such deceased person
shall be necessary to make up the deficiency of the
personal estate, for the purpose aforesaid, with in
cidenta charges. And every executor, and admin
istrator empowered as aforesaid shall and may by
by virtue of such authority, make sign and execute
in due form of law, deeds and conveyances of such
real estate as they shall sell. And such deeds and
conveyances shall make asgood title to the pur-
chaser or purchasers his orther heirs and assigns
the tesator iniestate being of full age, of sane
mind and memory, in his her lifetime, might
or could have conveyed: Proridcdoirays, that
such court of probate shall before empowering
any executor or administrator aforesaid, give
three weeks public notices of the application or
such executor of administrator, in manner and form
as required by law, before the appointment of an
administrators and prorided also, that the executor
administrator before sale made as aforesaid shall
give thirty DAYS public notice thereof, by posting up
notifications of such sale, in the town where such
real estate lies, as well where the deceased per-
son last dwelt and also in the two next adjoining
towns or by publishing the same i'm some public
newspaper for four successive weeks, otherwise
as the court of probate shall direct and whoever
shall give most, shall have the preference in such
sale: Prorided also, that said executors admin
istrators before they make sale aforesaid, shall
give bond with sufficient surety or sureties to the
Court of Probate that lie she will apply the pro-
ceeds of said sale to the payment of debts of the de-
ceased.
Sec. 9. And be IL further enacted THAT so much
the act of which this is in amendment, as is incon
sstent with the provisions of this act, be and tho
same is hereby repealed.
Resolutions respecting the Public Lands ofthc United
States.
l. Rssolued, that in the opinion of this Genera
Assembly, il is of great importance, it respect
both the harmony and union of the States to MAKE
"as soon as circumstances will allow, proper dispo
son of the whole ofthe public lands of the unte'
States.
3 That material reduction, at the present time
of the minimum price at which lands offered 70
sale is expedient and that the REIMBURSEMENT of then
would not only be impolitc, but act of injustic
to the States, inasmuch a portion of said land
was secured in the possession of the common cxer
tons and sacrifices of the whole country in tho wa
Of our revolution; nasmuch as the portion so secures
was afterwards ceded to the u. States for the com
mon use and benefit of all the residue of said lands
comprising the greater part thereof, was paid for b
the people of the whole country out of the Trcasur
of the United States.
3. That the public lands being now free from
pledges for the payment of the public debt by Il,
extinguisl,ment of the same, the annual proceed
thcrrof ought to be divided among the States of tn
Union, according TO their respective federal popula
ton, as ascertained by the last census, be apple
by the legislatures Of the same to public cducatio
and to such other purposes ms said legislatures ma
designate and authorize
4. That copy of these resolutions be transmitte
TO cnch Of our Senators and Representatives in Con
ucss and that they be requested to support tn
4 passage of law in conformity with their opinion
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