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An Act for the benefit of Jonathan Pryor. 1847 114 (1847)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0559 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. 1848. CHAPTER 78. AN ACT allowing to the county of Letcher an additional Justice of the Peace and Constable, and for other purposes. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Corn- monwealth of Kentucky, That an additional Justice of the Peace and Constable be allowed to the county of Letcher. SEC. 2. That an additional Justice of the Peace be allow- ed to Crittenden county. Approved January 24, 1848. CHAPTER 79. AN ACT for the benefit of Jonathan Pryor. WHEREAS, Jonathan Pryor, sr., of Graves county, lately purchased a slave named Wesley, of a gentleman living in Tennessee, and that he was induced to make the purchase on account of a desire expressed by said Wesley to be with his relatives owned by the said Pryor. Therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembl of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That Jonathan Pryor, sr., be and he is hereby authorized to bring said slave Wesley into this State, with- out incurring the penalty of the act of 1833, prohibiting the importation of slaves into this State: 'Provided, the said Pryor shall, within sixty days after bringing said slave, into this State, make an affidavit before some Justice of the Peace for Graves county, that he has not brought said slave into this State for sale but for his own private use; which affidavit shall be recorded in the Clerk's office of the Graves County Court, as heretofore provided by law: And provided further, that if said Pryor shall, at any time hereafter, sell said slave within this State, he shall incur all the pains and penalties of the said act of 1833, prohibiting the importa- tion of slaves into this State. Approved January 24, 1848. CHAPTER 8o. AN ACT to enlarge the Constable's District, including the town of Hartlbrd, in Ohio county. Be it enacted by the General Asstmbly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the Constable's District, including the town of Hartford, in Ohio county, be and the same is hereby so enlarged as to include within the limits of said district, the mill and dwelling house of William Eidson. Approved January 24, 1848.

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