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An Act to prevent the removal of persons of colour who may be bound to service. 1823 277 (1823)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0139 and id is 1 raw text is: E 77 i the pacmnrble of Siaid act to the'contrary notwith- standing. 'Sec. 1. That Jhe bond wihich the said William Porfer and his security are required to give by the Bond may be second section of said act, shall aiid may bi6;given, executed in and recorded in the clerk's oliice of tm tGeneral generalcour. Court, of this state, the security to he approved of by said clerk ; which said bond shall be ccrtified by tile clerk of the General Court, to the county where to be Court of Campbell, whern the same shall be record- recorded. cd, previous to any sale being made under the said act'and this supplement. CHAP. DLXI. 4a1 ACT to priet the removal of persons, of colour 'who iiiay be bound to service. Approved, November 26, 1823. * See. 1. Be it enacted by the General lssembly of the Commonwealth of Rentucky, T'hat every person Penalty for who shall hereafter sell or l) rchaso within this sellingorpur- commonwealth, or remove from the limits thereof, chasing or re- any person of colour who may he entitled to his or moving out of her freedom after the expiration of a time then to the state, a erou of c. come, without first obtaining from the county court our entitled or circuit court ( f the county 1.n which such person to, or to be. nay have resided for tie last twelve nionths prie- come entitled to freedom, Yiousto such sale, a certificate, and peymitting such without the sale or removal, shall be guilty of a misdmneanor, permission of anti oi conviction of such inisdeneanor, shall be the county or subject to a fine not exeeing five hundred dollars, circuit court where such and to be immnjisoned not less than six, nor moreo person last re- than tvelve months, for every such misdtememii--- sided. Oro be reco- may be proceeded against by presentment, o in, ered on .pre. dictment of a gr.nd jury, and one halt' of such film aentment or shall be for the use of any pe'son who will prose. indictment, cute for thesame, and the other half shall be applied Fine how to be applied, toward -lessening 'the comity levy of the county wherein any conviction for the offence aforesaid may be had; and in case there shall be no prose- cuter, and uhove shall be required under this act, then the whole of such fino shall be applied in tho manner lhst aforesaid.

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