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An Act to amend an act reducing into one the several acts for apprehending and securing runaways. 1820 54 (1820)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0107 and id is 1 raw text is: (. 54 ) CHAP. XLVIHI. in ACT to aneiul an act reducing into one the se- %,eral acts for apprehending and securing rina- 720as8. Approved, November 27, 1820. Penalty for a Be it enacled by the Genoral Assembly of fr esn ra tihe Cnmonnuealth of Ientucky, That Pitany slave ferryingf rerrymnan or oth~er -person shall carry' or put over a stave ovtr the Ohio river into another state or territory, a- the Ohio iivtr l slaves,t r y n i Vitflout Ilie ny slavete property of any citizen of ¢olsnt & 1) (- this commonwealth, without the consent and pre- ece (fi the sence of the ouner or owners, his or their agent, owner, and in case no such owner or agent shall be lire- sent and consenting to the same, without a writ- ten pass duly signed by the owners or some of them. of such slave,or his, her or their agent, and atl~owlcdgement thereof, duly authetirated by some justire of the peace, and ary justice of the peace shall certify the same upon being satisfied by oath or otherwise, that the person giving such pass has propcr authority to give the sanie, such ferryiman or other person shall be subject to a no'w reoye- fine oftwo hundred dollars, to be recovered by . (1 actici of debt. or hv indictment, in any court hav ing j'uisdiction o the like sun : And where a- ny s!ave shati be so taken over said river by a fcrryman Aho shall be a slate. the owner or keeper of such ficrry, sfall be subject to the fie herein before iui po;ed, to be recovered in the like manner ; which fine shall be applied one half to And aP;)':icd, the use of tic informer, and the otber to the. use rri of tie coninmo ,-ith : Provided however, if a- ny rison h, sk -l (-e prose(qIted under this ..et, sh:l 1 sa! isfactorilv prove to the jury, that ,, slave or sla %es so taken over saizl river, was autIwized to Ie taken or carried over said river by the cocl- nt of any person having authority to consPnt t') the same. suc defend'ant shball be found not guilty w itbin the true intention of this act.

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