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An Act to amend the penal laws of this Commonwealth. 1839 123 (1839)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0346 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. SEC. '2. Be it further enacted, That there shall be allowed 1840. one additional Constable to Madison county, to reside on the ridge between Silver creek and Paint Lick creek, and between Goggings' Ferry and Centerville meeting house. Approved February 4, 1840. CHAP. 194.-AN ACT to amend the penal laws of this Commonwealth. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That any free negro, mulatto, or Indian, who shall hereafter harbor or conceal a runaway slave, or shall hereafter entice away any slave from the service or employ- ment of his or her owner or employer, or shall assist or advise any slave to runaway or to depart from the service of his or her master or employer, against his or her consent, shall, for every such offence, be liable to be indicted and punished not exceeding thirty -nine lashes on his or her bare back, at the discretion of a jury ; and shall, moreover, be liable to the owner of the slave for damages. Approved February 4, 1840. CHAP. 195.-AN ACT allowing the Trustees of New Castle to open an alley. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That so much of the east end of the Public Ground in the town of New Castle as is now uninclosed, amounting to seventy feet, and including the well thereon, be, and the same is hereby added to the alley adjoining said ground, and to be considered as part of said alley, (or street,) and to be under the control of the Trustees, for the use and benefit of said town: Provided, that the County Court of Henry, by an order on their records, shall first consent thereto. Approved February 4, 1840. CHAP. 196.-AN ACT allowing additional Justices of the Peace to the coun- ties of Graves and Vayne, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That there shall be allowed to the county of Graves, one additional Justice of the Peace to the number now allowed by law. 123

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