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An Act to regulate the duties of Jailers relative to runaway slaves. 1851 7 (1851)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0690 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. CHAPTER 103. 1851. AN ACT to regulate the duties of Jailers relative to runaway slaves. § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Common- rDu y of jailers wealth of Kentucky, That from and after the passage of this respecting ad- v er tising runa, act, it shall be the duty of the several jailers in this corn- way slaves. monwealth, when a runaway slave shall be committed to jail, under the provisions of existing laws, within ten days thereafter, to advertise said slave in the newspaper which has the publication of the laws of the state, in which he shall give an accurate description of the slave, and cause the same to published for six months, if the slave be not sooner claimed by the master or owner. § 2. That when a runaway slave who is committed to Such slaves to jail is not sufficiently clothed, the jailer shall furnish him be clothed, &c., with proper negro clothing, and, when sick, with medical i necesar. aid, to be paid by the master or owner, or out of the money Expense, how for which said slave may be sold, unaer the provisions of tobepaid. the law regulating the sale of runaway slaves, after hav- ing remained in jail six months, as other jail fees are paid: Provided, however, that a physician, employed under the provisions of this act, shall not be allowed to charge and collect more than one dollar for each visit and medicine. § 3. That no physician's account for services rendered to Doct r's hill. runaway slaves, under the provisions of this act, shall be cated. paid, unless the physician shall have obtained the affidavit of the jailer, sworn to before some proper officer author- ized to administer oaths, stating that the medical aid, in his opinion, was actually necessary during the whole time the slave was under medical treatment, and that the ser- vices were actually performed by said physician. Approved December 6, 1851. CHAPTER 113. AN ACT to amend an act to encourage the general diffusion of Education. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That where two school districts adjoin it shall be lawful for the children in either of such adjoining districts to be taught in and at such school house as shall be most convenient to them: Provided, however, that their tuition fees shall be paid over to the trustees of that district in which they may be taught, and that no change contempla- ted or authorized by this act shall be made without the as- sent of a majority of the trustees of said school districts. Approved December 13, 1851.

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