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The State of Alabama 
Elmore County

Personally appeared before me ES Ready Judge of Probate in and for said County and State John R Brooks who being by me sworn deposeth and says that at the time of the arrest, trial and judgment [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] in the case of Leonard Hart before him for vagrancy, he had no knowledge of the repeal of the Vagrant act passed by the legislature of Alabama Dec 15 1865, nor did he have any knowledge of Genl Orders number 3, issued by Gen. Swain on the 16th April 1866 nor was it his intention to violate any law or order at the time

John. R. Brooks 
Swn to & subbd
before me this 1st day of
Apr 1867
E.S. Ready
Judge of Probate