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An Act for the benefit of Timothy Burgess, of Lincoln county, and others. 1842 278 (1842)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0411 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. 1843 shall continue in office till the first day of April, 1844, and until their successors shall be elected. SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That parents and guardians Time ofelec- residing in said district, shall, during the month of March, in tion. every year, hold an election at the School House in said town of Ghent, for School Trustees; and should said election not be made as above provided, then the old Trustees shall hold their offices till their successors shall be elected. SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of Examination the Trustees, to examine all the applicants for the office of In- of teachers. structer, as to his capability and qualification, and give a cer- tificate accordingly. SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the further Rules and duty of said Trustees, to adopt rules and regulations for the regulations, government of said School, and that they see such rules be carefully and completely carried into effect. SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of Repealing laws, coming within the -purview of this law, be and the same clause, are repealed. Approved, March 11, 1843. CHAPTER 377. AN ACT for the benefit of Timothy Burgess, of Lincoln county, and others WHEREAS, it is represented to this General Assembly, that Preamble. Timothy Burgess, of the county of Lincoln, purchased sundry slaves in the State of Virginia, in January. 1842, with the view of disposing of said slaves in the State of Alabama, but owing to the ill health of said Burgess, and some of said slaves, he was induced to bring eight of them, in June last, to his residence in the county of Lincoln, for which eight several indictments were found by the grand jury of said county, at the June term of their Circuit Court, and that said Burgess has since removed the slaves aforesaid, out of, and beyond the ju- risdiction of this Commonwealth; For remedy whereof, SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Com- Attorney for monwealth of Kentucky, That it shall be the duty of the Com- Com'th to en- monwealth's Attorney for said district, upon the calling of ter nolle prose- qul. said indictments, if it shall appear to the satisfaction of said court, that said slaves were removed, in good laith, from this Commonwealth, in August last, it shall, in that event, be the duty of said Attorney, to enter a nolle prosequi, in each of the aforesaid indictments: Provided, Said Burgess shall pay all costs which may have accrued upon the same. SEC. 2. That Constantine Stigall, of Pulaski county be, Stigallmayin- and he is hereby, authorized to introduce and import ii the troducel State of Kentucky, from the State of Tennessee, four ne- to this State. groes, to-wit: one negro woman named Eliza, Mary Anne,,,

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