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An Act to amend an act, entitled, an act reducing into one, the several acts for apprehending and securing Runaways. 1844 10 (1844)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0429 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. CHAPTER 7. AN ACT to amend an act, entitled, an act reducing into one, the several acts 1845 for apprehending and securing Runaways, approved January 16th, 1798. SEc. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Com- Jailerto ad- monwealth of Kentucky, That when a slave shall be commit- vertise slave ted to the jail of any county in this Commonwealth, under the when commit- provisions of an act, entitled, an act reducing into one, the ted. several acts for apprehending and securing runaways, approv- ed January 16th, 179S, it shall be the duty of the Jailer of such county, within ten days thereafter, to cause an advertise- nient, with a description of the runaway's person and wear- ing apparel to be published in a newspaper nearest the resi- dence of such Jailer, for the space of six months, by monthly insertions. If the owner of such slave claim not within that Slave to be time, the Sheriff of said county shall publish an advertise- sold if owner ment, in like manner, for the sale of said slave, at the Court fail to claim. House door in said county, on a Court day, with a description of said slave, and his wearing apparel, for the space of at least two months, by weekly insertions in said newspaper; and shall What cred- sell said slave on a credit of six months, taking from the pur- it to be given, chaser, bond with good security, to have the force and effect Take bond that replevin bonds now have by law, payable to the Corn- payable Com- monwealth. monwealth of Kentucky; which bond shall be returned to the Circuit Court Clerk's office of the county where said sale was made; and upon which bond, the Clerk, when the same shall Clerk to is- become due, shall issue an execution as in other cases on re- issue execu- plevin bonds, directed to the Sheriff of the county, who shall tion on bond proceed to collect the same, in the same manner other execu- when due, if not paid. tions are collected; and the Sheriff and his sureties shall be Dutysheriff. liable to all the responsibilities which attach to them on other How sheriff executions; and the same proceedings shall, in all respects, be is liable. had in the name of the Commonwealth; and for any viola- tion of the duties of the Sheriff, either in the collection of the money, or the failure to pay over the same, as hereinafter di- Sheriff is to rected, he shall pay over to the Jailer his fees and the costs pay jailer his of advertising, and to the taker up of said slave, such reward fees, &c. or charges as he shall be entitled to by law; he shall retain the cost of his advertising, and five dollars for making the sale, and the residug of the money, remaining in his hands, he shall pay over to the Treasurer of the Commonwealth for the use of the owner of the slave. Approved January 11, 1845. CHAPTER 12. AN ACT to reduce the price of vacant lands in Laurel county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the County Court of Laurel county shall have the power, and is hereby authorized, to reduce the price of vacant lands in said county, to any sum not less than two dollars and fifty cents per hundred acres. Approved January 11, 1845.

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