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An Act amending the Law as to Dower Slaves. 1834 361 (1834)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0270 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY.                              361
day of August next: And, provided also, That this act  1835
shall not be construed to apply to any land stricken
off to the state for non-payment of taxes, or forfeited
for non-entry for taxation; and any survey or patent  Proviso.
made or issued under this act, which interfers with any
survey or patent heretofore made or issued shall be
null and void; all laws coming Within the purview of
this act, are hereby repealed.
[Approved February 28, 1835.]
CHAP. 876.-AN ACT amending the Law as to Dower Slaves.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Corn- Dowerslaves
monwealth of Kentucky, That any widow, or the hus- not. to be re-
band of any widow, or any subsequent purchaser moved out of
claiming under the title of any widow, or the husband the state.
of any widow who shall cause, permit or suffer to be
removed out of this commonwealth, any slave or slaves
possessed by them under the title of dower, without
the consent of him, her or them entitled to such slave
orslavesin reversion or remainder, shall forfeit all the
dower estate to said slave or slaves, to the person or
persons entitled to the same, in reversion or remainder,
as the case may be; and in all cases where any
slave or slaves shall be held under title of dower, it
shall be lawful for the person or persons entitled to
them in reversion or remainder, to file a bill in chan-
cery against the person or persons holding them, and
the chancellor, on a sufficient cause made out, shall  Chancellor
require bond and security for the forthcoming of the smy require
slave or slaves, at the termination of the dower title.
[Approved February 28, 1835.]
CHAP. 877.-AN ACT authorizing William S. Grant to make con-
veyances in certain cases of Lands sold by Squire Grant, now de-
ceased, and not heretofore conveyed.
Sic. I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of th
Commonwealth of Kentucky, That William S. Grant,
who is administrator of the goods and chattles of
Squire Grant, deceased, late of Campbell county, and
one of his heirs, shall be, and he is hereby authorized
to convey by deed, in fee simple, to the purchaser of
any tract of land lying in Campbell county aforesaid,
within this commonwealth, for the conveyance of
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