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An Act to regulate ferries, and the owners and keepers of ferries, across the Ohio river, within this Commonwealth, and for other purposes. 1831 54 (1831)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0206 and id is 1 raw text is: KENTUCKY. 1831. CHAP. DCXXX. .4AA .qCT to rgulatefrries, and the ow.ntrs and keeper.7 of fcrries, across the Chio river, zithin this Commor,- monwealth, and for other purposes. Approved, December 2, 1831. SEc. 1. Bi it enacted by the General Asst.mbly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That, from and after the The owners passage of this act, no owner or keeper of a ferry and keepers of across the Ohio river, within this (;ommonwealhh, shall ferries acros set over or convey any slave or slaves across the said the Ohio river, not to set over river, from this Commonwealth, or any of the islands slaves from this in said river, to the opposite shore thereof. out of this state, state, except in the cases herein allowed an d permitted. SEC. 2. Be itfizrther enacted, That no person who No other per- is not the owner or keeper of a ferry across the Ohio son, not own- river as aforesaid, shall set over or convey any slave ing or keepinga or slaves across said river, from this Commonwealth, or ferry, permitted to set over from any island in said river, to the opposite shore of slaves, or to said river; or aid, or assist, or lend to any slave or loan them boats slaves any boat, skiff, canoe, or other watercraft to cross or water craft. said river as aforesaid, except in the cases hereinafter mentioned and permitted. Sec. 3. Be itfurth-r enacted, That the owner or Slaves may be owners, keeper or keepers, of any ferry aforesaid, or st over the riv- other person or persons not the owner or keeper of erinthe compa- such ferry, may lawfully set any slave or slaves across ny of, or by said river as aforesaid, in the presence and company of written consent of, their mas- the owner or owners of such slave or slaves, and at his, tens. .her, or their request, or in the presence or company of some person or persons having the authority of the owner or owners of such slave or slaves, or the guar- dian or guardians of any such owner or owners; which authority shall be a power of attorney, signed by the persons making the same, containing a correct descrip- tion of such slave or slaves, and the purposes of such authority and pow&; waich shall be acknowledged by the party or parties making the same, before the clerk of the county court of the county in this state, where he, she, or they actually reside, and recorded and certified by such clerk. Ssc. 4. Be it further enacted, That if any owner or Penalty on the owners of any f, rry as aforesaid, shall offend against o':in-rs offer- and violate the provisions of this act, he, she, or they, ries for a iola- shall forfeit his, her, or their said ferry, and his, her, or Lion of this act. their right of ferry shall cease and be void, and shall never thereafter be re-granted to him, her, or them, or

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