Henry County GaArchives History .....James Dudley, Blind 1822
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ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, PASSED AT MILLEDGEVILEE, 
AT AN ANNUAL SESSION, IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1822. 
[missing title] 
RELIEF LAWS. 

1822 Vol. 1 -- Page: 85

Sequential Number: 084 

Short Title: For the relief of James Dudley. 
Type: AN ACT

WHEREAS, the said James Dudley has represented to this legislature, that he is 
far advanced in years and infirm in health, with an aged wife to support, and 
is now perfectly blind.

It is also represented, that he has been a faithful soldier, and served in 
several campaigns during the revolutionary war against the common enemy. With a 
view to the support of his family, and to aid the country with a supply of the 
necessary article of powder [Illegible Text] the late contest with Great 
Britain, and while he was actually engaged in the manufactory of that article, 
by an explosion was instantly deprived of his sight.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of 
Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of 
the same, That the right to the possession, occupancy, rents, and profits of 
fraction number thirty-four, situate in district number nine, in the county of 
Henry, be and the same is hereby



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vested in the said James Dudley for and during the term [Illegible Text] his 
natural life, but on his death to revert to the state.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in any sale 
that may hereafter take place of the [Illegible Text] in the county of Henry 
and district aforesaid, the said fraction shall not be [Illegible Text] unless 
the said James Dudley shall be dead at the time of such sale.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said 
fraction shall not be taken or sold for the payment of any debt or debts 
already contracted by the said James Dudley, or which may hereafter be 
contracted by him: Provided, That nothing in this act shall authorise the 
interest hereby vested in the said James [Illegible Text] to be sold or in any 
other manner disposed of.

ALLEN DANIEL,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

MATTHEW TALBOT,

President of the Senate.

JOHN CLARK, Governor.

Approval Date: Assented to December 6, 1822.


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