The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-06-26
AN ACT
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- TO amend section 4s of act entitled act
= kessto provide for the settlement of estates Of
Es 20 deceased persons, passed March ~, 1850.
- SEcrIoN l. Be ii enacted by the General is
- sembiy efths STATE Of Ohio, Tnat section forty
80 three OF the sabove recited act be amended SO
a. as 60 read as follows:
AsS Sec. -43. When any man shall die leaving
Sf1a widow, or minor child under the ageof ff-
- teen years. the following property shall not be
deemed assets or administered as such, but
= &~shall be incuded and stated in the inventory
s-ef-ths estate and signed by the appls sers
without appraisng the same:
irst--Aii spinning wheels, weaving looms
and stoves put up and kept in use by the
81 stamilysss4 ssstsss ass ss
~ Il Secondly--The family Bible, family pictures
= . and school bookssused by in the family of
- the deceased and books not exaeeding one
hundred dollars in value, which were kept and
used as a part of the family library before the
deceased of such person. 80
Thirdly--Ons cow, OF if there he no COW,
household goods to be selectedsby the widow. !.
Z anot exceeding twenty five dollars in value; all
sheep TO the number of twelve. and the wool
shorn from them. and the yarn and cloth
manufactured by the family, and all the fax
In possession of the family and yarn or thread
and cloth manufactured therefrom. a
Fourthly the wearing apparel and orna,
merts of the family and of the deceased; all
the beds. bedstsads and bedding, and cooking
utensils, being necessary for the use of the
ssfanily, aud any other article of personal prop
efty, not exceeding one hundred dollars in
value which the widow may select, to be val
q ned by, the appraisers. 80
SEC. 2. That the forty-third section Of the
act to which this is an amendment, be anu
sthe same is hereby repealed - - .
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
ED. A. PARROTT, pro. tenn.
Al. D. ,<o<;v
--,eSs I. JAMES MONROE, pro. tenn. 4
~ 80 4a President of the Senate.
~: Passed March IL, 1851.
.gs mo. AL AN ACT
5 TO relieve sureties of executors and admins
- 5 4afvSIea - traitors.
81 SECTION I. Be it enacted BY the General rs.
sembly of the State Of Ohio, That it shall be
~ lawful Tor any surety of any executor or ad-
- aministrator of any deceased person or the ex
ecutor OF administrator of any such surety, at
ss any time to make complaint to the proper
y Probate Court 70 be released from the bobd
with such executor administrator, by fling
hiss requestithereof with the judge of said
court, and giving at least five days notice. in
writing to such executor or adminst rator,
when such court is of opinion there is good
treason therefor shall release such surety, and
81 such exec s or ann INSTR ter fail TO give
new bonds, a. Ly such court directed, he shall
be removed and his. letters superseded. but
such original surety shall not be released until
=. such executor administrator so gives bond,
,.and such original surety shall be liable only
-s for the acts of sucn executor or administrator
from the time of the execution of the original
~ bond to the fling of the second bond Pro
- vided, that the cost of such release shall BE-
paid by the surety applying to be released, up-
less 1t shall appear to the court that the ad-
ministrator or executor is insoivent, incompe-
tent, or is wasting the assets of the estate.
SEC 2. An act entitled san act to relieve
the sureties of executors or administrators, y
passed April 6, 1859, be and the same here
BY repealed.
SEC. g. This act to take effect from and af-
ter its passage. lzt
= Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
s2-llt' - ROBERT C. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
Passed March 20, 1861.