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An Act for the benefit of Fayette Posey, of the county of Henderson. 1844 145 (1844)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0443 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. tion of said Huffman to be entered on the record of the An- 1845 derson Circuit Court; and, thereupon, it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Anderson Circuit Court, to transmit to the Papers tobe Clerk of the Garrard Circuit Court, all papers connected with transmitted. said prosecution, with a copy of all the orders of the Court made in relation thereto. SEc. 2. That in case the said Huffman shall elect to be tried in the county of Garrard, then the Garrard Circuit Court shall Jurisdietion have power and jurisdiction to try said Huflman for the of- rard Circuit fence with which he now stands charged, as fully as if said of- Court. fence had been committed in the county of Garrard; and shall have power to cause the said indictment to be filed, to issue process to compel the attendance of witnesses, and to exercise all the powers given to Circuit Courts in relation to criminal trials, as fully as if the said Court had original jurisdiction of the cause; and in case the indictment should be quashed on New indict- account of any irregularity, or other defect, then the Garrard ment may be Circuit Court shall have power to empannel a Grand Jury for found in Gar- the purpose of finding a new indictment; and the said Ander- rard. son Circuit Court shall recognize the witnesses on behalf of Witnesses the Commonwealth, if said election shall be made, for the ap- toberecogniz- pearance of said witnesses in the Garrard Circuit Court; and ed. for that purpose, subpcenas shall be issued, and other necessary process, to compel the attendance of such witnesses before the said Anderson Circuit Court. Approved February 1, 1845. CHAPTER 144. AN ACT for the benefit of Fayette Posey, of the county of Henderson. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That Fayette Posey, of the county of Hender- son, be, and he is hereby, atithorized to bring back to this State, the following named slaves, to-wit: Jacob, Ezekiel, Harry, Toney, Ned, Lewis, Anderson, Nicholas, Lewis, Jr., Billy, L:d-. mund, Jack, Lucy, Susan, Sally, Polly, Milly, Lucy, Betsy, Ad- eline, Mary, Fanny, Maria, James, and an infant child of the before named Lucy, without incurring any penalty now im- posed, by law, on individuals or persons importing slaves into this State: Provided, The said Posey shall, within thirty days after he shall bring said slaves into this State, go before some Justice of the Peace of Henderson county, and make oath that he has brought said negroes into this State for his own use, and not for speculation or merchandise; a certificate of said oath, together with a list of said slaves, their names and ages, shall be returned to the Clerk's office of the Henderson County Court, there to be recorded, within ten days aftersaid oath shall be taken. Approved February 1, 1845.

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