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An Act to prevent Druggists, etc. from selling poisonous drugs to slaves and minors. 1841 28 (1841)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0366 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. 1842 tice, and in all cases in which the interests of the institution are involved. The institution, hereby established, shall, in all things and at all times, be subject to the control of the Legis- lature; and it shall be the duty of the Board of Visitors, an- nually, to make a report to the Board of Education, (to be laid before the General Assembly,) which shall embrace a full account of the receipts and disbursements, the funds on hand, and a general statement of the condition of said institution. Committee of There shall, also, be a committee of twelve ladies, selected by ladies to be ap. pointed. the Board of Visitors at their first meeting, and their vacan- cies filled, from time to time, as they may happen from death, removal, or resignation, to aid in the management of the in- stitution, under such provisions as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the by-laws. Indigent children, resident any where within the State, shall be received into the institution, maintained and educated gratuitously, as far as the funds of the institution will admit: Provided, that when more children are offered for the benefit of this institution, than can be re- ceived at any one time, the Visitors shall so apportion their number among the several counties of this Commonwealth, according to their representation, when application shall be made, that every county may equally receive the benefit of the same. SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That there shall be, and is Appropriation hereby, appropriated, out of the revenue of the Common from common School Fund, which has heretofore accrued, or which may school fund. hereafter accrue, from the dividends on bank stock held by the Board of Education, the sum of ten thousand dollars, which shall be drawn for bv the Board of Education, as the dividends on the said Bank stock may be declared, and by them paid to the Board of Visitors when demanded, in the manner, and under the regulations provided for in the act, entitled, an act to establish a system of Common Schools in the State of Kentucky: Provided, that no portion of this endowment shall be paid until this institution goes into actual operation. Approved, February 5, 1842. CHAPTER 136. AN ACT to prevent Druggists, &c. from selling poisonous drugs to slaves and minors. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Common- wealth of Kentucky, That it shall not hereafter be lawful for any Apothecary, Druggist, Physician, or other person, to sell or deliver to any white person under the age of 15 years, or to any slave or to free persons of color, any poisonous drug or medicine, without the written consent of the parent or guar- dian of such minor, or of the master of such slave. Any per- son or persons offending against the provisions of this act, and

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