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 209 U. 8. Op/n/on of the Court. ported by way of transaction to adjust all controversies as to the property between the mother and daughters, and to ac- complish this purpose transferred to the mother in full owner- Rice de Noya, all the lands and tenements comprised in the plantation known as "San Jc de las Mul," situated in this jurisdiction, with the exception of a lot of land forty cuerdas in extent, belonging now to the succession of her seennd husband, Mr. Buztelo, and acquired by said succeselon at a public auction. Second. In the asme manner Sonora Gutmm hall immediately deliver to the above-named daughters of her fust marriage the lands which form the cotate called "Culo Prieto," in the jurisdiction of Naguabo. Third. Doon Manuela Gutman shall retain for herself, and as sole and elusive owner with all property rights, all the lands that may be found re- maining in the jurisdiction of Nagnsbo, left at the death of her first husband, Dea J Riea y Betrice, or, approximately nine hundred euerdas. Fourth. In view of the fact that by this instrument the co-ownership, existing until now, in the hereditary cetate left at the death of the intestate Don Jo Rios y Berries, bocomce finally dissolved, it is by this settlement uncletotaled and agreed that each contracting party hereto becomes the ex- clusive owner of her share without reservation or limitation of any kind. Fifth. As soon as this settlement shall be signed before witnostro by the contracting partim, without prejudice to its being converted into a public document within the space of forty-eight hours following the day of its date, or as soon as the notsay of this town may return to his office, the lawyers of Mrs. Gutman and her daughters shall put a stop to all their mutual judicial prcocedin, not only as to the voluntary suit touching the etate of Don Jceg Rice y Bertice, but sloe as to all collateral and appellate matters. Sixth. The lawyers, Jceg Maria Cuedr and Rafael Lopez Landron, the fir representing Doms Msia Gtuutalupe and Dons Petronil Patricia, and the second represeoting Don Manuel Gutman, become hereby obliged to conclude this settight in a mner which shall carry the s-me to coneluaion without Iosa of time, su as to leave each intercetsd party in full poesession of wlmt belongs to her by this agreement and furnished with their retective titlse of property -- Inribed in the heok of the registry, free from every Seventh. The expenses of  settlement, that is, the deeds, the expansee of registtion, the means of ratifying this settlement before the courts, aside from the fece of the inwyem, eludl be to the exclusive account of Dons Manuela Gum,m. F, ighth. Moreover, on the oeecion of this arrangement, which the inter-  partice esteem as highly convenient, Dons Maria and Dons Petrofils find themselvce tisfied with the correctness obeervsd by their mother, in the very troublesome duty of preserving so large an estate for the term of so many years, in spite of the very rious difllenlties ovng the satate; the id Mrs. Gutman raservce to hersoff the right to premt to her daughters

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