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An Act for the benefit of William Crawford. 1842 233 (1842)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0407 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. Commonwealth, reserving to the accused the right of trial by 1843 jury, if required. Approved, March 8, 1843. CHAPTER 256. AN ACT for the benefit of William Crawford, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That William Crawford, of Monroe county, may bring into this State, and hold as his slaves, a negro wo- man and child, purchased by him of Charles Browning, with- out incurring the penalty of the law against those who un- lawfully introduce slaves within the same: Provided, He shall first make and file, and cause to be entered on the order book of the Monroe County Court, his affidavit, setting forth the names, ages, and sex of said slaves, and that he was in- duced to purchase them to save himself from loss, as security for said Browning, and that it is in good faith, his intention to keep said slaves for his own use. Approved, March 8, 1843. CHAPTER 257. AN ACT to legalize the acts of the Trustees of the town of Sharpsburg, and for other purposes. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Com- Acts of Trus. monwealth of Kentucky, That all the acts of the Trustees of tees of Sharps. the town of Sharpsburg, in levying the town tax for the pur- burg in laying additional taxt pose of paying the debts and liabilities of said town, shall be ratifitd. good and valid, to all intents and purposes, and that the elec- tion of said Trustees shall be legal, and their acts binding as if they had been sworn and qualified, agreeably to the charter incorporating the said town of Sharpsburg. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the powers granted Powers of to the Trustees of the town of Shelbyville, to sell and convey the Trustees of certain streets therein named, shall be, and is hereby, enlarg- Sellbyville to ed, so as to make it lawful for said Trustees to sell and convey enlarged. any grounds, lots, or streets, belonging to and in said town, the sale of which, said Trustees may deem conducive to the interest and convenience of said town, subject however, in all cases, to the restrictions provided in the said act to which this section is an amendment. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That there shall be ten mem- bers added to the Versailles fire company, in addition to the present number of forty. Approved, March 8, 1843. 233

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