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An Act for the benefit of John Hoy, of Simpson county. 1846 109 (1846)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0517 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY, an act of the General Assembly of this State, entitled, an 1847 act to amend tile law prohibiting the importationof slaves in- to this State, approved February 2d, 1833: Provided, that said Wadlington shall, within sixty days after he shall bring said slaves into this State, take the oath prescribed in said act of 1833, and have the same recorded in tile office of tile Cald. wvell County Court. Approved January 23, 18,17. CHAPTER 85. AN ACT for the benefit of John Iloy, of Simpson county. WnEREAs, John Hoy, a citizen of Simpson county, is the owner of a farm in the State of Mssissippi, and, in order to improve said farm, removed to that State a greater number of slaves than lie actually intended keeping there for the purpose of improving and working said lhrm, believing that lie would have the riglht to bring said slaves back to this State. For remedy whereof, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That said loy shall have tie right to bring back into this State, to the place of his residence, from said farm, tie slaves Henry, Harriet, and James, without incurring the penalties of the law of 1833, against the importation of slaves into this State: Provided, that the said Hey shall, within twenty days after bringing back said negroes, make oath, be- fore some Justice of' the Peace, that they are the same ne- groes taken by him to Mississippi. and that lie brings them back for his own use, and not as merchandise; which oath shall be entered of record by the Clerk of the Simpson Coun- ty Court. Approved January 23, I7. CIIAPTER 86. AN ACT for the benefit of Nathaniel S. Robertson. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall be lawful for Nathaniel S. Robert- son to bring into this State, from the State of Missouri, the following slaves, viz: Simon, Beady, Caroline, Albert, Kit, Patty, John, London, Henry, Frank, Isaac, and any children they or any of them may have: Provided, Said Robertson shall, within sixty days after bringing said slaves into this State, go before some Justice of the Peace for Hart county and make oath that said slaves were not brought to the State for merchandise, but for his own use. Approi ed January 23, 1847. 109

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