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An Act concerning free persons of color in this Commonwealth. 1833 790 (1833)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0256 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. half of the Commonwealth, in the stock of the board 1834. of internal improvements for Shelby county, and for other purposes. [Approved February 24, 1834.3 CHAP,. 557.-AN ACT for the benefit of the Clerk of the Calloway County Court. Be it enacted by the General Assemby of the Common- wealth of Kentucky, That the provisions of an act, ap- proved January 4, 1833, entitled, an act to authorise the recording of deeds, remaining unrecorded in the clerk's office of the Logan county court, at the death of the late clerk, be applied to the county of Callo- way, the county court clerk of said court having re- cently died. [Approved February 24, 1834.1 CrIrA. 553.-AN ACT concerning free persons of color in this Coin- nonwealth. EC. 1. Be it enarcted by the General Ass:rnhlb of the Mayor of any Commonwealth of Kentucky, That from and after the city or trusteelF of aoy town in- passage of this act, if any free person of color, resi- vested with ding in any town or city within this Commoawcalth, power to try shall presume to keep a disorderly house, or shall har- free persons of bor any runaway slave, knowing him to i e such, or color toe keep- y ing disorderly shall be found loitering about, engaged in no honest houses, or such calling to obtain a support, it shall be lawl'1ul for the as are vagraots, Mayor of such city, or for the Trustees of such to-wn, to issue a summons against the said free per-on of color, stating therein the nature of the offence, and citing him or her to trial beCore said Mayor or Trus- tees, which summons shall be issued in the name of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, directed to any con- stable or other officer of the county in which said of- fence is alleged to have been perpetrated, and shall be executed, and set for trial as other warrants in civil cases. SEC. 2. Be it fArther enacted, That it shall be the Juryto be er- duty of the constable or other officer serving such war- panele. rant, to summon a jury to attend at the time and place ,et for such trial, who shall be sworn by said Mayor,

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