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An Act for the benefit of William Fortson. 1847 113 (1847)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0558 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. school taught in said house at the time, or the one preceding 1848. said election, which election for Trustees shall be held at said school house on the day above named, in each and every year. SEC. 4. That upon the death, removal, resignation or re- fusal to act, of any of the Trustees, it shall be lawful for the remaining Trustees to fill the vacancy or vacancies thus occurring in the Board, the term of whose office shall expire at the next election for Trustees. Approved January 24, 1848. CHAPTER 76. AN ACT for the benefit of Reese Bourland, of Ballard county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That Reese Bourland, of Ballard county, is hereby authorized to contract for the purchase and delivery of a mulatto woman slave named Mary, now within said county, and who has been brought into this State, since the passage of the act of 1833, prohibiting the importation of slaves into this State; and the said Bourland shall not be liable to any of the pains and penalties denounced by said act, against any person buying a slave in contravention of the said act. Approved January 24, 1848. CHAPTER 7'?. AN ACT for the benefit of William Fortson. WHEREAS, it is represented to the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, that William Fortson, of Christian county, is desirous of introducing into this State a negro man slave named Reuben, he being the owner of the wife and children of said negro man. Therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That William Fortson, of Christian county, be and be is hereby authorized and permitted to bring into this State, from the State of Tennessee, the said slave Reuben, for his own usc, without incurring the penalties of the act of 1833, prohibiting the importation of slaves into this State: Provided, that the said Fortson shall, within thirty days after the introduction of said slave into this State, go before some Justice of the Peace for Christian county, and make oath that he brought said slave into this State for his own use and not for merchandise, and that he will not sell said slave within three years from that date; which affidavit shall be filed of record in the Clerk's office of the Christian County Court. Approved January 24, 1848.

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