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An Act to amend the law concerning slaves, and for other purposes. 1829 173 (1829)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0198 and id is 1 raw text is: KENTUCKY. 1-73 sage of this act, all the powers granted by this act 1830. shall cease and determine, and the stockholders wto -. have subscribed and paid, shall be at liberty to with- draw their stock so subscribed and paid in. CHAP. CCCXXVI. JN'V .qCT to amend the laic conrerning slaves, and for other purposes. Approved, January 28, 1830. SEc. 1. Be it enacted by the General X ssembly oJ the Pnaity for en- Commontwealth of Kentucky, That ifruny person not tieing a slave having lawful, or colour of, claim thereto, shall beton leave the guilty of seducing or enticing any slave to leave his lawful owner or possessor, and to escape to parts without the limits of the state, to tny of the other states, or a'foreign country; or shall make, or fur- Or f'rnishing . nish, or aid and assist in making or furnishing a forged paper forged pass of freedom, or any other, forged paper of freedom: purporting to be a (teed of emancipation, or will, or other instrument, liberating, or purporting to liber- ate, any slave, or shall in any manner aid or assist such Or assisting a slave in making his escape from such owner or pos- slave to escape out of the scssor, to another state, or foreign country; every state. person so offending, shall, on conviction, be sentenc- ed to confinement in the jail and penitentiary of this Commonwealth, a period not less than two years, nor more than twenty years. Sec. 2. .And be it further enacted, That if any per- Penalty for en- son shall be guilty of enticing any slave to abscond tieing a slave from the service of his or her owner, or possessor, to run away, Ior for conceal- as aforesaid, or shall conceal any such 'unaway or ing a runaway absconding slave, knowing it to be such, within this dave, state: every person so offending, in addition to com- pensation to such owner or possessor, shall he liable to an indiztment or presentment of a grand juty; and on conviction, to forfeit'abd pay any fine not less than fifty dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That it shall he law- Persons sin. fill for any justice of the peace, or judge of a court, pected of at- in this Commonwealth, to cause to be apprehended, tempting to aentice away all and every person or persons who may be suspect- slaves may be ed of an attempt to entice, or take any slave or slaves, apprehended from their lawful owners or possessors, and upon and compelled

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