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An Act for the benefit of Jane and Henry, free persons of color, of Letcher county. 1857 vol. II 116 (1857)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0760 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. 1858. Board of Trustees; to preside at the election; and the Clerk of said Board shall give notice of elections by ad- vertising upon the court house door ten days previous to said election; and if said Trustees shall fail to appoint Judges of election, then it shall be the duty of the Clerk to make said appointment; and before the Judges herein named shall enter upon the duties so prescribed, they shall take the oath to perform such duties as required by laws under the constitution. Approved February 15 ,1858. CHAPTER 504. AN ACT for the benefit of Jane and Henry, free persons of color, of Letch- er county. Whereas, it is represented to the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky that free Joe, a man of color of the county of Letcher, did in his life time pur- chase and pay for his wife, a woman of color named Jane, and also purchase from Gilbert Higgins, of said county, hig son Henry, and paid for him; and whereas, the said Jane and Henry will, it is believed, e,sebeat to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. For remedy whereof, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the said Jane and Henry be entitled to all the rights and privileges that they would have been entitled to had the said Joe made and published a. valid last will and testament, declaring and providing that the said Jane and Henry should be -emancipated. Approved February 15, 1858. CHAPTER 505. AN ACT to amend an act, approved February 27th, 1856, in relation to a new road in Fleming and Lewis counties. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That for all arrearages of taxes which have been assessed by virtue of an act, entitled, an act in relation to a new road in Lewis and Fleming counties, approved February 27th, 1856, the persons against whom the same have been assessed shall have the further time of one year, from and after the passage of this act, in which to pay the same; and the Sheriff or other collecting officer shall not proceed to collect said arrearages until the ex- piration of the time aforesaid. § 2. That for all taxes which may be hereafter assessed under the provisions of said act the persons owing the

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