Cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of Texas, during the latter part of the Tyler term, 1874, and the first part of the Galveston term, 1875. Volume 42. Page: 208
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208 WEEMS V. LATHROP. [Term of
Statement of the case.
"'the negroes, and hire them out from year to year until the
" termination of the suit."
Before filing the petition it was presented to the judge in
chambers for his order appointing a receiver as prayed for.
The court in chambers made an order appointing John W.
Brooks "receiver according to the prayer of the petition,"
who, upon giving bond with surety, to be approved by the
clerk of the county in which the suit was to be filed, in the sum
of twenty thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge
of his duties as receiver, was authorized to take into his
possession the slaves named in the petition, and hire them out
at public auction on the first Tuesday in January, 1859, for the
term of one year, taking bond or note, and security for the
hire, and to report his action in the premises at the next term
of the District Court for Brazoria County.
The receiver gave bond, with John Jones and appellant as
sureties, conditioned '"faithfully to discharge the duties ot
" receiver in said cause," and payable to the District Court of
Brazoria county, which was approved and filed in December,
1858.
At the next term, which was the April term, 1859, of the
court for Brazoria County, the receiver made his report, showing
that, pursuant to his appointment and qualification, he took
possession of the slaves and hired them out at the time and in
the manner specified in the judge's order made in chambers,
and giving particulars of the amount for which each hired, to
whom, and the names of the sureties by him taken to secure
the payment of the hire at the end of the year 1859. The
report was filed twelfth of April, 1859, and, the same day, was
passed and approved by the court. No further order was then
made as to the duties of the receiver; but, at the September
term, 1859, of the court, the following order was made and
entered in said cause by consent of parties: "This day came
" the parties, by their attorneys, and, upon agreement of par"
ties, it is ordered by the court that the receiver, John W.
" Brooks, be required to hire out the negroes as before, on the
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Texas. Supreme Court. Cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of Texas, during the latter part of the Tyler term, 1874, and the first part of the Galveston term, 1875. Volume 42., book, 1881; St. Louis, Mo.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28531/m1/216/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .