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An Act to amend an act, entitled, an act to amend the law to prohibit the importation of slaves into this State. 1848 21 (1848)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0581 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. CHAPTER 393. 1849. AN ACT to amend an act, entitled, an act to amend the law to pro- hibit the importation of slaves into this State. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Asrembly of the Com- monwealth l K.ntccy, That the citizens of this Common- Persons not prohibited frout wealth are hereby not prohibited from purchasing and briwning slaves ror their owu bringing into this State, any slave or slaves from any other h. State in the United States, for his, her or their own use: Provided, That the person or persons so purchasing and Oathto be ta- bringing into this State, any such slave or slaves, shall, Icen and restric- within forty days after so purchasing and bringing the same into this State, make oath or affirmation before the Clerk of the county in which such slave or slaves are brought, that the said slave or slaves were purchased and brought into this State for his, her or their own private use alone, and that the said slave or slaves were not bought for specula- tion, to be sold again for profit, or as merchandise; and, also, make out a true and correct list and description of each and all of such slave orslaves, in which he, she or they shall give the name, age, color and sex, of each of such slaves, and make affidavit before the said Clerk that the same contains a true and correctlist and description of each of such slaves; which list and description, together with the affidavit thereof, shall be recorded by the said Clerk, who shall receive, for recording the same, fifty cents for each slave. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That if any person or per- Not to be sold sons, so purchasing and bringing any slaves into this State, within 5 years. as aforesaid, shall sell, within the State, any such slave or slaves, within five years after. he, she or they shall have so brought the said slave or slaves into this State, or shall make any contract, during the said time, fbr the sale of such slave or slaves, or shall hire out such slave or slaves for a term of years, or shall use any device whatsoever to evade this act, by sale, hiring, or otherwise, he, she or they, so offending, and for each and every such offence, shall be subject to all the pains and penalties in like manner denounced by the act approved February 2, 1833, prohibiting the importation of slaves into this State. SEc. 3. Be it fuirther enacted, That if any person or per- Persons buying sons shall buy any such slave or slaves, knowing them to liable. have been so brought into this State within the term of eighteen montbs, as aforesaid, he, she or they, for each such slave, shall forfeit and pay the sum of $200, to be recover- ed in like manner, according. to the provisions of the act aforesaid. SEc. 4. Be it further enacted, That any slave or slaves, N'ot subject to al execution until purchased and brought into this State, as aforesaid, shall oer proper not be subject to be sold, by virtue of an execution, within tyis sold. the said term of eighteen months, until all the other pro- perty of the defendant in the execution, real and personal,

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