Assembly Proceedings, June 29-July 22, 1699. 535

said shall make Division of the Clear Estate of the Deceased
after Debts paid and funerall Expences Defrayed That is to
Say shall allow to the Widdow or relief of the said Intestate if
any Such be one full third Part thereof and the other two thirds
shall be equally Divided among the Children of the said
Deceased if any such be and if no Such be then between the
next of blood of the said Intestate and after Such Division
made shall Transmitt the Acc^t thereof to the Severall and
respective Justices of the County Courts where the said Estate
shall be and remaine who are by this Act appointed Author-
ized and injoyned to putt the persons Lands Goods and Chat-
tells of the Orphans into the hands of such persons as they
shall think fitt taking Bond with two Sufficient Suretyes in the
Names of the Orphans themselves for the Secureing and
Delivery of the s^d Estate to the Said Orphans or their Guar-
dians when thereunto Lawfully Called According to the Rules
and directions hereafter by this Act prescribed Established
and Ordained and not otherwise which Rules shall be rules
not onely for the Justices of the County Courts to proceed by
in takeing the Accounts of Guardians or Trustees for Orphans
but also for the Judge for probate of Wills and Granting
Adm^rcons in the Account of Adm^rs and Bare Executors to the
benefitt of others nor shall the Judge give any other Allow-
ances to any Adm^r or Adm^rs upon his or their Acc^ls but for
Debt bona fide Owing from the Deceased and really paid and
Secured to be paid by the Severall and respective Adminis-
trators, No Negroe or other Slave shall be sold or disposed of

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by any Adm^r for payment of Debts or otherwise restored for
the Adm^rs own use in Satisfaction for any Debts due to the
said Administrators nor any Execution Served upon any
Negros or other Slaves So long as there shall be other goods
of the deceased Sufficient to Satisfy the Just Debts of the
deceased but shall be kept upon the hazard of the Estate and
Imployed for the benefitt of the Creditors and Orphans if any
be dureing the first Year att the end of which the Adm^r to
Accompt for the Estate and the Profitt of Such Slaves shall be
Assetts to the Creditors and Dividable between the wife &
Children or relations of the said Deceased if their be noe
Creditors the Judge for probate of Wills upon Passing the
Account by Such Administrator shall Allow him his reasonable
Charges, 2^dly That no Acc^t be Allowed for Dyett Cloaths
Phisick or Education to any Adm^r or Guardian to any Orphan
ag^t the Estate of the Intestate or ag^t the filial part of any Child
Comitted to any Guardian or other persons Intrusted by the
County Court but that the Said Orphan shall be maintained
and Educated by the Interrest of their Estate and the increase
of their Stocks so farr as their Said Interrest will Extend but

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