1822 - Edocs

12. And in the cases before mentioned, where the inheritance
is directed to pass in the descending collateral
kindred, ii* part of the collaterals be of the half blood and
part of the whole, those of the half blood shall inherit half.
13. And when the children of the intestate, or his mother,
brothers and sisters, or his grand mother, uncles and
aunts, 01 iiny of his female lineal ancestors iving, with
the children of his deceased lineal ancestors male and female
in the same decrees, came into the partition, they
shall take per capita, that is to say by persons; and where a
pu.t of them being- dead, and a part living, t e issue of
those dead have aright t« partition; such issue shall ta!-e,
per stirpes or by-stocks; that is to say, the share of their
deceased parents.
Collateral half
blood, to inherit
half.
Children. Sec. Sec.
to take per Capita.
Issue of those dead
to take per stirpes
14. And where any of the children of the intestate have Hotchpot
received any property by wayHatf advancement and shall
chose to come into partition with the other parciners, such
advancement shall be brought into hotchpot with the es-
tate descended.
15. In making title bj descent it shall be no bar to a demandant
that any ancestor t! rough whom he claimed,
is or hath been an alien, bastards i.lso shall be capable of
inheriting and transmitting inheritances on the part of their
mother in like manner as if they had been lauiulU begot-
Bastards capable
of inheriting
ten.
Descent through
an alien no bur.
16. Where a man having by a woman, one or more has- Marriage legiti-
tard children shall afterwards intermarry with such wo- mates bastards.
man, such child or children if recognised bv him, s' all be
thereby legitimated.
J. C. BRONAUGH,
President of the Le^ slarive Council
approved V2ih jitupitt, 1£22]
WSf. P. DUVAL,
TEST, Governor of the Territory of Florida.
JOHN COPPINGEB CONNOR,
Clerk of the Legislative Council.
AV ACT
Authorising the assignment of Bonds and Notes.
1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council
of the Territory of Florida, That, all bonds, bills, and
prom sory notes, whether for money or property, shall be
assignable: and it shall and may be lawful for the as- Assignee mav sue.
signee of any such bond, bill or note to sue for the same,
in the same maimer the original obligee or payee might or
Obligor allowed
could do; provided always that the defendant shall be al- *U