That from and after the passage of this act, Bethaney Grimes of Made a free dear the county of Dale, wife of Stephen Grimes, shall be capable in ler. law of taking and holding, by purchase, gift or inheritage, any property, real or personal, in the same manner and to the same extent that a feme sole may do, and the property so hereafter to be obtained, shall be free from liability for or on account of the debts of the said husband.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said Bethaney Grimes may and shall be allowed to hold in like manner, free from the debts of her husband 'aforesaid, all and any property which she may accumulate hereafter by her own care and industry. Approved, March 3, 1848.

For the relief of Mourning Hanelson, of the county of Cov

ington.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, in General As

sembly convened, That from and after the passage of this Made a free dea act, Mourning Hanelson, wife of Jonathan Hauelson, of ler. the county of Covington, be, and she is hereby, declared a free dealer, to all intents and purposes; to have and to hold the property now in possession, as well as that she may hereafter acquire by gift, inheritance or otherwise: Provided, that all the property now in the right or the possession of the said Jonathan Hanelson, is hereby made liable to the payment of his debts now due and owing.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said Mourning Hanelson shall have power to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity in this State; and exercise all the rights and privileges, as if she had never been married to said Jonathan Hanelson, who is wholly incompetent to manage his affairs, on account of his insanity; any law to the contrary, notwithstanding

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the provisions Extended to C. A of this act be extended to Caroline A. V. Martin, wife of V. Martin. Abram Martin, of the conuty of Montgomery.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the provisions Extended to Ces of this bill be extended to Cecilia Foy, of Mobile county, cilia Foy. the wife of John Foy.

Approved, March 4, 1848.

For the reef of Silas Dabbs,

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen

tatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, $50 appropriated That the sum of fifty dollars, be, and the same is hereby.

appropriated to Silas Dabbs, for apprehending, conveying, and delivering George T. Mitchell to the Jailor of Greens county, who was charged with the crime of grand larceny, and has since been prosecuted by Silas Dabbs, and convicted of the same.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Comptroler of public accounts is hereby authorized to issue his warrant on the Treasurer of the State, for the sum of fifty dollars in favour of Silas Dabbs, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, February 11. 1848.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repro sentatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convenel, That Joyce E. Cato be, and she is hereby declared to be, a liner between the counties of Washington and Choctaw, and that she is hereby declared a citizen of the county of Washington, so long a she remains, where she now resides. Approved, March 4, 1848.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represe"* tatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly conventé, That Elizabeth Rickard, wife of Robert Rickard, of the county of Franklin, be, and she is hereby declared to be,' capable in law to receive and hold, by purchase, gift, or inheritance, any property, real, personal or mixed; and the same to sell or dispose of, by gift or will, free from any control, management, or debts of her said husband, as fully as if she were a feme sole: Provided, that no gift, sale, or other conveyance, from husband to wife, shall be valid, or of any force or effect whatsoever.

Approved, March 6, 1948.

To repeal, in part, and amend, in part, an act to legalize a certain marriage therein named.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen lives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That the name of Mary Berry, in the first section, and fifth Corrected. line of an act to legalize a certain marriage therein named, be struck out, and the name Elizabeth Tutton be inserted, Approved, Feb. 25, 1848..

To legalize the marriage of certain persons therein named. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, That from and after the passage of this act, the rites of Marriage legalmatrimony heretofore solemnized between William Peterson and Rhoda M&Queen, and between William Lea and da McQueen. Louisa Boykin. of the county of Perry, be, and the same

ized between W. Peterson & Rho

are hereby legalized and made valid; and the said Rhoda W. Led and L. McQueen, and the said Louisa Boykin, are hereby releas- Boykin.

ed and forever discharged from the pains and penalties to
which they may now be subject, or may be supposed to
be subject, in consequence of their intermarriage with the
said Peterson and Lea, respectively.
Approved, Feb. 10, 1848.

Relieved from

Section 1. Be it enacted by ile Senate and House of Representalices of the Slate of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, That Barthenia Dodson, of the county of Talladega, be, and she is hereby, relieved from the disabilities, and penalties, certain disabi.is imposed by law on all persons against whom a divorce ties. ay be granted.

Approved, March 4, 1848.

For the relief of Olivia Lanier.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre

sentatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, Made a free deas That, from after the passage of this act, Olivia Lanier,

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wife of Henry W. Lanier, of the county of Russell, shall have all the privileges of a free dealer, within her own right, and acquire and hold property of every description, in the same matiner as if she were a fenie sole, free from any contract of her husband, and in no manuer liable for his debts or contracts; and any property that the said Olivia may hereafter acquire, by inheritance, purchase, gift, or in any manner whatever., shall be for her sole and separate use, as if she were a feme sole.

Approved, Feb. 21, 1848.1

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Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, That Eliza N. Randall of Sherby county, wife of Dudley Made a fi es dea- Randall, shall hereafter have the right to deal, to sue and be sued, as a feme sole, and that any property the said Eliza N. Randall may acqn re, by purchase, gift, or inheritance, shall not be sold on account of the debts of the said Dudley Randall, her husband, or be taken by him in any manner whatever, so as th deprive her of the use and dis. pos tion thereof: Provided, this art shall not be construed to impair the rights of creditors previous to its passage and approval.

Proviso.

Approved, Feb. 4, 1848.

Supplementary to an act entitled an act extending the
Charter of a Turnpike Read therein named.

Section 1. Je it enacted by the Senate and Houseof Represen

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tatives of the State of Alabama, in Ceneral Assembly convened. Act continned in That an act passed on the seventh day of January, one foren till 1st Jan thousand eight hundred and thirty, establishing a turnpike

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road, leading from Marston Meads, in Blount county, by the nearest and best route to Ezekiel P. Wallis', at the foot of the Cumberland mountain, on the route to Ditto's Landing, entitled an act to establish a turnpike road therein mentioned, and the supplemental acts thereto, approved

January the 21st, 1832, and January 7th, 1835, be, and the same are hereby continued in full force from the expiration of said charter, from the tavern stand of Jacob Decker, on said road, in Blount county, to the end of said turnpike road, in Morgan county: The rights and privileges of the above acts was transferred and granted to Philip D. Clack, the proprietor of said road, and which was approved on the 31st December, 1841, be, and the same shall expire on the 1st day of January, 1854.

To authorize N. B. Pewell, of Macon County, to erect gates over a certain road therein named.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, That N. B. Powell, of Macon county, be authorized to. erect a gate across the road leading from Cubahatchee to the Union Springs, in Macon county, at any point where said road runs over said N. B. Powell's land: Provided, that gate shall not be constructed as to prevent travelling, and that no toll be charged for passing through the

To authorize John Low Jr. to erect a gate across a road in Sum fer County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the State of Alabama, in General Assembly convened, That with the consent of the commissioners of roads and revenue of Sumter county, John Low, Jr. be, and he is hereby authorized to erect a gate across the public road leading from Hay's ferry to Sumterville, he being required to keep said gate in such order that it may be opened and shut without inconvenience or delay to those passing the same.

Approved, Feb. 29, 1848.