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An Act to amend an act concerning Slaves, approved February 5th, 1845, and for other purposes. 1845 21 (1845)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0454 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. CHAPTER 304. 1846. AN ACT to amend the act concerning Slaves, approved February 5th, 1845, aud for other purposes. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Com- The law re- monwealth of Kentucky, That so much of the third section of quiringpersons convicted of an act, approved February 5th, 1845, entitled, an act to amend enticing away an act, entitled, an act to amend the law concerning slaves, slaves to give and for other purposes, approved January 28th, 1830, as re- security, re- pealed ; and quires persons convicted of an attempt to entice away slave such persons or slaves from the service of their owner or owners, to give are to be con- security, be and the same is hereby repealed; and that, here- Pned in the after, if any person shall be convicted of an attempt to per- suade or entice away any slave or slaves from the service or employment of their lawful owner or owners, or the person in possession, within this Commonwealth, that each and every person so offending shall, on conviction thereof, be confined in the Jail and Penitentiary house of this Commonwealth for a period not less than one year, nor more than five years, at the discretion of a jury. SEC. 2. That, hereafter, when any person or persons shall Penalty for be guilty of having excited any slave or slaves within this exciting slaves to insurrection Commonwealth to insurrection or rebellion, against the Coin- &c. monwealth, or to the lawful authority of the owner or owners of such slave or slaves by any means whatever, such person or persons, so offending, shall be subject to an indictment of a grand jury of the county in which the offence may have been committed; and, upon conviction thereof, may be sentenced to confinement in the Jail and Penitentiary for a period not less than five nor more than twenty years, in the discretion of a jury. SEC. 3. That if any free negro or mulatto shall be guilty of Punishment either of the offences heretofore enumerated in this act, he or of free negroes for the offences she shall, on conviction thereof, be confined in the Jail and in this act. Penitentiary house of this Commonwealth for a period not less than five nor more than twenty years. SEC. 4. That it shall be the duty of each of the Circuit This act to Judges of this Commonwealth, to give this act in charge to be given in each and every grand jury summoned before their respective charge to the courts, and to see that it is faithfully executed. grand jury. Approved February 21, 1846. CHAPTER 306. AN ACT to amend the election laws. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth Number of of Kentucky, That it shall be the duty of the several Sheriffs votes for each candidate to of this Commonwealth, when forwarding to the Executive be certified to certificates of the election of Representatives and Senators as theGovernor. members of the General Assembly, to append thereto state-

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