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An Act for the benefit of Jemima Duncan and children. 1826 179 (1826)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0175 and id is 1 raw text is: KENTUCKY. CHSAP. 154.-An act for the benefit of Jemima Duncan and 1 897. children. WHFREAS, it is represented to the present General Assembly, that Nathaniel Foster did transfer to his daughter, Jernima Duncan. and to her infant chil. dren, one female negro slave, named Keziah, and her increase, that is to said Jemima one moiety, and to her children, Nancy ard Maria, who are infants, the other moiety; and that the said Jemima and her chil- dren have removed to the State of Indiana,and wishes a sale thereof; and that previous to their removal, the said Jemima authorized Win. P. Fleming to sell and convey on her behalf; and that said Keziah hath departed, this life, leaving a male child, now about one year old, named Warders; and that it will con- duce to the benefit of said infants, to authorize a sale thereof:. Therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Com- monwealth of Kentucky, That said William P. Flem- ing be hereby authorized and empowered, upon the part of the said infants, Nancy and Maria Duncan, to sell and convey said negro slave, iuamed Warders, upon such credit as to him may seem meet; and to pay over to said infants, the amount they are entitled to receive respectively, after defraying the recessary expenses of keeping the same, and attending the sale. Provided however, that he shall first execute bond, with sufficient security, in the clerk's office of the Flemirg. County Court,the security to be approved of by said clerk, in the penalty of two hundred dollars, condi- tioned for the faithful execution of this act. Approved, January 25th, 1827. CHAP. 155.-An act to authorize the citizens of the county of Oldham to select, by vote, a permanent 4eat ofjustice. Much discontent and great difference of opinion) agitating the county of Oldham, relative to the loca- tion of their seat ofjustice, and the state having from time to time attempted, but ineffectually, through le- Recital gislative agency, to remedy the evil, and give satis- faction; and it being considered that in all local mat- ters, concerning most particularly the citizens of a county, a majority of those interested have an indis- putable right to determine: Therefore,

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