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An Act concerning runaway slaves. 1861-1863 362 (1863.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0831 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. 1863. CHAPTER 961. AN ACT to amend an act, entitled, An act to amend section 9, chap- ter 47, Revised Statutes, title Husband and Wife, approved August 31, 1862. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That it shall be a good and valid defense, in dis- laoanceotf charge of the pains and penalties imposed by an act of the thelIsIT cert'a cases mado a General Assembly, entitled, An act to amend section 9, valid defense. chapter 47, Revised Statutes, title Husband and Wife, ap- proved August 31, 1862, that the accused had no knowl- edge. of said act at the time of the alleged violation of the same. This defense shall prevail as to all indictments or presentments found under said act previous to the 1st day of February, 1863, but to no presentment or indictment found on or after that day. § 2. The defense provided in the foregoing section shall be in writing, and verified by the affidavit of the accused. § 3. Upon such defense being made, as herein provided, the burden of proof'shall devolve upon the Commonwealth. § 4. This act to take effect from its passage. Approved March 2, 1863. CHAPTER 965. AN ACT concerning runaway slaves. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That chapter 93 of the Revised Statutes be and the Runaway slaves same is hereby amended as follows: When any runaway tobeadvertised slave shall be or have heretofore been committed to jail under the provisions of existing laws in relation to runa- ways, the jailer shall, within ten days thereafter, advertise said runaway in the newspaper which has the publication of the laws of the State, in which he shall give an accu- rate description of the slave, and continue said advertise- ment for one month, if the slave be not sooner claimed by County court to the master or owner. If said slave be not claimed within ,rdersale. one month after the commencement of said advertisement, the fact shall be reported by the jailer to the county court, whereupon the court shall make an order directing said slave to be sold by the sheriff, as hereinafter prescribed, upon reasonable advertisement, to be prescribed by the court. § 2. It shall be the duty of the sheriff to sell said slave How slet o be at the court-house on a court day, to the highest bidder, made, 'and sale after having advertised the time, place, and terms of sale money coltect'd as directed by the court, and causing the slave to be valued as lands sold under execution are required by law to be

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