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An Act regulating fees for arresting runaway slaves. 1859 vol. I 120 (1859)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0792 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. 1860. CHAPTER 1287. AN ACT regulating fees for arresting runaway slaves. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That the compensation for arresting a runaway slave, compensa where no larger amount has been offered as a reward, shall tion for arrest- be seventy-five dollars, in all cases where the slave has fled ing a runaway save where from his owner residing in another State, and is arrested owner resides. in another in this State. State. § 2. That the compensation for arresting a runaway slave, Where owner where no larger amount has been offered as a reward, where resides in this the slave has fled from his owner, or person in possession, Stste.possin residing in this State, shall be as follows, viz : When the slave is arrested in the county of the owner's residence, and said county does not border on a State where slavery is not allowed, and delivered to the master, or the person from whom he or she escaped, or lodged in the jail of the county, twenty dollars; when arrested in a county bordering on a State -where slavery is not allowed, and his owner, or the person from whom said slave fled, resides in said county, and delivered to the master, or the person from whom he or she escaped, or lodged in thej ail of the county, fifty dollars; when arrested in a county bordering on a State where slavery is not allowed, and said slave has fled from his owner, or person in possession, not residing in a border county, and delivered to the owner, or the person from whom he or she escaped, or the jail of the county where the owner resides, one hundred dollars; when a slave is arrested in a State where slavery is not allowed, and delivered to the owner at his residence in this State, one hundred and fifty dollars ; if lodged in the jail of any county in this State, whether the master or owner reside in or out of this State, one hundred for re- and twenty-five dollars. The taker up shall have a lien on ward. the slave taken up for the reward: Provided, That thejailer or keeper of the jail in which any runaway slave is confined, under any of the sections of this act, shall not deliver up said slave to the owner or his agent, until the fees or re- wards offered in this act, together with the expenses of keeping the runaway, jailer's fees, and costs, are paid to him. If a jailer receives said reward, he shall be respon- sible upon his official bond therefor, to the person entitled thereto; and he shall be likewise responsible if he violates any of the provisions of this act. § 3. That all laws coming in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. § 4. That this act shall take effect from its passage. Approved March 3, 1860.

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