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An Act to prevent slaves emancipated from remaining in the State. 1850 vol. I 379 (1850)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0668 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. 379 ing the first municipal elections under said charter, the 1851. officers by whom the same shall be holden, and make all necessary rules and regulations therefor. Approved March 24, 1851. CHAPTER 662. AN ACT repealing all laws authorizing allowances to clerks and sheriffs for ex officio services. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That from and after the passage of this act, all laws authorizing allowance for ex oficio services to be made out of the public treasury or the county levy, to clerks of courts and sheriffs, shall be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved March 24, 1851. CHAPTER 664. A'X ACT to establish two additional election precincts in Bullitt county. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Common- wealth of Kentucky, That two additional election precincts Two additional : y precincts estab. are hereby established in the county of Bullitt, the dividing lished in Bullitt line of the first of which shall commence at the mouth of Bullitt's Lick creek, on the north side of Salt river, running thence in a straight line to the top of the ridge near Cu- bias' knob; thence with said ridge to the Jefferson county line, to include all the voters residing in said county west of said line; and the place of voting in said precinct is hereby established at the house of Win. Green. § 2. That the dividing line of the second election pre- Lineof U dis cint shall commence at Long Lick bridge; thence with the trict changed. Lee's ferry road to the Rolling fork, including all voters to the west of said line; the place of voting in which is voting place established at the house of Wm. Warren, in Pittstown. changed. Approved March 24, 1851. CHAPTER 669. AN ACT to prevent slaves emancipated from remaining in the State. § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Common- we(dlth of Kcntucky, That if any slave by the laws of this Penalty on any • 6lave emanncipa- state, shall fail or refuse to leave the state for three months ted remaining in after having been emancipated, or, having left the state, this state. shall return and settle within the state, or remain in the state for a longer period than thirty days, such person shall he deemed guilty of felony, and, upon conviction, confined in the penitentiary for any period not more than one year.

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