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An Act for the benefit of Benjamin Payne, of the county of Daviess. 1846 96 (1846)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0512 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. 1847 CHAPTER 51. AN ACT for the benefit of Benjamin Payne, of the county of Daviess. WimnrAS, it appears that Benjamin Payne, who emigrated to the county of Daviess in the year 1845, from the State of Maryland, was, at the time of his said emigration, and is' now, tile owner of certain slaves, three in number; that the said slaves are at thi's time in said State; that hie was ignorant, Qt the time of his emigration, of the act of 1S33; that he has purchased land and permanently located in this State; that he cannot bring the slaves aforesaid to this State, without incur- ring the penalties of the act, entitled, an act to amend the law prohibiting the importation of slaves into this State, approved February 2d, 1833. For remedy whereof, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Comnonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall be lawful for the said Benjamin Payne to import into this State, for his own use, the slaves aforesaid, to-wit, John, Jane and Rebecca: Provided, the said Benjamin Payne shall, within thirty days after he imports said slaves, take a, oath before some Justice of the Peace, that he was ignorant of tlie provisions of the act of 1833, above re- cited; that he was the owner of said slaves beforo his said em- igration, and ever since; that lie imported them for his own use and not as merchandise; and have the said affidavit re- corded in the County Court of Daviess county; and upon the failure of said Payne to take said oath, and have the affidavit thereof recorded as aforesaid, this act shall not be construed as in any manner exempting him from the penalties of the act of 1833. Approved January 20, 1847. CHAPTER 52. AN ACT for the benefit of William Smili, Clerk of tim Grant Circuit and County Courts, and William 11. Evans, late Sheriff of Grant county. Srec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Corn- monwealth of Kentucky, That from and after the passage of this act, William Smith, Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts of Grant county, be and is hereby authorized to issue his fee bills, as Clerk of said Courts, and list the same with the proper officers, for the years 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, and 1845; who shall receive, collect, and account for the same, as though the same lla( been listed in proper time; and the said officers are hereby authorized to levy and distrain for such fee bills, so issued, as tlhoigh the time allowed for distraining had not expired: Provided, however, that tile said Smith shall be subject to the same penalties for issuing illegal fee bills, un- der the authority of this act, as lie would be in ordinary cases. SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That, from and after the passage of this act, William H. Evans, late Sheriff of Grant county, and his deputies, shall have the further time, until the

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