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An Act for the benefit of Merial DeNeale, of Spencer county. 1843 216 (1843)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0425 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. 1844 have been removed from the Cumberland to the Russell Cir- Jurisdiction/ o cuit Court, and said Anderson Hill committed to the jail or RussellCircuit recognized to appear in the Russell Circuit Court, then, and in Court. that case, the said Russell Circuit Court shall have as full power and jurisdiction to hear and determine the aforesaid indict- ment, as though said indictment had been found in said court, vs also, to require the attendance of witnesses, and to do all things requisite to insure a fair and speedy trial of the said Anderson Hill; and said election being made, the Cumberland Circuit Court shall have the witnesses, as well for the Com- monwealth as the defendant, recognized to appear and testify in the Russell Circuit Court, in said case, as said court might do for said purpose, if the case were to remain in said court ; and if the indictment shall authorize a new indictment to be Orders, &c. to found in the county of Russell, the Clerk of the Cumberland be certified. Circuit Court, on said change of venue being ordered, shall certify all orders that have been made in said case, to the Rus- sell Circuit Court. Approved, March 1, 1844. CHAPTER 295. AN ACT for the benefit of Merial DeNeale, of Spencer county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth May file billin of Kentucky, That Merial DeNeale, may file her bill in the chancery, and Spencer Circuit Court, against Lewis H. Bascom, Trustee for for what pur. said Merial DeNeale, under the will of her mother, and make pose. the children and heirs of said Merial DeNeale and Edward B. Miles, of. Nelson county, defendants, and pray in said bill, that three hundred dollars of the money held by said Bascom, in trust for said Merial and her children, be applied to redeem- ing or repurchasing certain slaves, in which she had a life es- Court may di- tate, and which were sold and purchased by said Miles; and rect applica- upon the service of process, the court may,'if it shall appear funds to repur- satisfactorily, upon proof made, that it is to the interest and chaseofslaves, benefit of the said Merial DeNeale and her children, to re- &C. purchase the said slaves, with the assent- of said Miles, order and decree an application of three hundred dollars of said trust fund by said Bascom, to that purpose ; and said purchase, when made, shall be for the joint use and benefit of said Me- rial DeNeale and her children, during her life, and at her death to vest in her children; and said slaves shall not be liable to be sold for the debts of said Merial or either of her children, dur. ing the life of the said Merial DeNeale, and the court may make all orders and decrees necessary in the cause, to carry out the design of this act. Approved, March 1, 1844. 216

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