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An Act for the benefit of John R. Desha and Samuel W. Hatcher. 1846 337 (1846)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0541 and id is 1 raw text is: LAW$ OF jiPNTUOKY. CHAPTER 46P. AN ACT for the benpfit of John R. Depha and Samuel W. Ratqher. 1 4'7 SL~c. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Com- monwealth of Kentucky, That it shall be lawful for John R. Desha to bring into this State, from the State of Arkansas, a negro woman named Mary, and her two children, without in. curring any penalty thereby: Provided, The said Desha shall, within thirty days after their arrival, make oath before some Justice of the Peace in this Commonwealth, that he brought them into the State for his own use, and not as merchandise; and it shall be his duty to have said affidavits recorded in the Clerk's office of the County Court in the county where he re- sides. SEC. 2. Be itfurtherenacted, That Samuel W. Hatcher, of Todd county, be and he is hereby permitted to bring into this State his negro man slave (Tarlton,) without incurring the penalties of any law prohibiting the importation of slaves: Provided, Said Hatcher, within thirty days thereafter, shall file, in the Todd County Court Clerk's office, his affidavit in writing, that he did not bring said slave into this State for merchandise, but for his own use. Approved March 1, 1847. CIIAPrER 466. AN ACT to amend the tow in reference to the town of topkinsviile, and for other purposes. Src. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Com- monwealth qf Kentucky, That the provisions of an act, enti- Shelbyvilte to tied, an act to-incorporate the town of Shelbyville, and for epply to Hop. other purposes, approved February 21st, 1846, be and the kim$ville. same are hereby applied to the town of Hopkinsville, in Chris- tian county, as fully and to the same extent, as if the different sections of said act were here repeated and incorporated; and that all acts heretofore passed in reference to said town, which may in any wise conflict with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Governor shall, Police Judge by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, ap- to be appoint- point a Police Judge for said town of Hopkinsville, under the ed: o.s& same rules and regulations, and who shall possess the same powers, and receive the same emoluments, in Hopkinsville, conferred upon the Police Judge of Shelbyville, and exercised and enjoyed in Shelbyville: Provided, That the powers and jurisdiction conferred upon the Police Judge of Hopkinsville shall be confined to the limits of said town, and shall be the same as the power and jurisdiction conferred on the Police Judge of Shelbyville, to the extent of the limits of said town. Sc. 3. Be it further enacted, That the Trustees of the town of Mayfield, in Graves county, shall be and they are • 3 ,7.

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