Misc., Emancipation of Elias C. Stone, LaSaLle Parish, La.

Submitted by: Pat Ezell, San Antonio, TX.




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Emancipation of Elias C. Stone, 12 March 1858
Petition recorded June, 1858
To the Honorable Oren Mayo, Judge of the Eleventh District Court of the State
of Louisiana holding session in and for the Parish of Catahoula.
The Petition of Elias C. Stone, minor child of Samuel P. Stone, deceased, and
a resident of the Parish of Catahoula with due respect represents that he has
attained to the age of nineteen years and that in being of the fact of his
having for a number of years been engaged in business of various kinds, and as
he thinks proved himself competent to the transaction thereof, he believes he
is now capable of managing and controlling his own property as advantageously
as he could when he arrives at the age of majority. He voices that it is for
his best interest to be emancipated and dispensed from the attainment of
majority, and that his affairs can best be managed by himself. Petitioner
therefore prays that Elias Carter his natural uncle and Tutor be cited to show
cause why a Judgement of Emancipation of Petitioner and his dispensation from
the attainment of majority Shall not be rendered. That after hearing the
parties your Honorable Court render a Judgment decreeing that Petitioner be
fully emancipated and relieved from all the disabilities attending the
minority with full power to do and perform all accounts as fully as if he had
arrived at the age of twenty one years. Petitioner prays and for general
relief.
Smith & Spencer, attys
Acknowledgment
I acknowledge Service of the foregoing petition and waive Service of Citation,
and for answer to the prayer of Petitioner and say that I have no objection to
the granting thereof, being fully convinced that the minor Elias Stone is
fully capable of managing his own affairs and believe that it would be for his
best Interest to be dispensed from the attainment of the age of majority.
E. Carter, Tutor
Judgement
By Reason of the law and the Evidence and by further reason of the written
appeal of Elias Carter, Tutor, a hearing having been head, It is ordered and
judged and decreed by the Court that Elias Stone minor child of Samuel P.
Stone, dec'd be and he is hereby fully emancipated and relieved from all and
singular the disabilities of minority and fully authorized and empowered to do
and perform all acts as fully as if he had attained to and arrived at the age
of twenty one years. 
Done, Read and Signed at chambers on this 12th day of March 1858
O. May, Judge 11th District
Transcribed from Catahoula Parish Succession Book and submitted by
Pat Ezell, PatEzell@worldnet.att.net
Additional notes:
Elias Stone, age 12 and his sister, Sarah Stone, age 10, were living in the household headed by Elias Carter, age 26
and wife, Sarah, age 20, in the 1850 Catahoula Parish Census, Order of Visitation #499, Family #510, p.163. Also in
the same household was Lucy Carter, age 1, and Barton Carter, age 20.