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An Act concerning certain offences committed by Slaves, and giving the Circuit Courts jurisdiction of the trial of Slaves for capital offences. 1818 787 (1818)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0098 and id is 1 raw text is: ( 787 ) same, or issuing execution in any rivil case, where the a. where the aniuont of the judgmct, exclusive oi' mount )n' Coe. • . . troversy does interest and costs, does not exceed tNCIny.five not exc.cd2$ shilli.gs, shillings. sec. 5. This act shall commence and be iii Commencing force from and after the first day of June next. clause. CHAP. CCCCXLVIIL An ACT conceraing certv in offences comm, illed by Staves, and givIng Il;e Circuil Contrls urisdic- lion of the trial of Slaves foi capital o'.)iccs. Approved February 10, 1819. Src. 1. BE il enacted by the GeneralJlssenbty of Punishment of the Lontnowivealtll of kentitchy, That if aiy slave . slave shoot- sMall wilfully aiid maliciously shoot at any free ing a or, • . wournuiLo free white person, with ai gan or other instrument, white person with intent to kill such person ; or if any slave with intent to shall wilfully and maliciously wound any free kill. white person, with irtent to kill such person, or with intent to kill any other person, the slave so ofl'ending, his or her aider, abetttfrs and counsel- lor's, being a slave or slaves, shall be held gidlty of felony, and shall therefor stiffer death. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That hereafter Trial of slavez every slave who shall be charged in law witlh any for crimes pun ofl'-nce punishable with death by the laws of' this ishable with denth, to ;)a commonwealth, shall be tried and prosecuted in had in the cir- the circuit courts of this coinmonwealth 'only, in cult courts on. thosame manner and uwider the same forms of trial ly. as are by law prescribed in the cases of free per- Sec. 3. This act shall commence and be in force Commencing from and after ihe first day of April next. clause. • ChIAP. CCCCXLIK. i ft .1C2 autriaWig an addition to the Town of Juirhsville. - Approved Fbruary 10,.1819. SF.c. 1. AE it enacted by the General Assembly of th/c CoQiunomWeatllt of aelucky, That sixty

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