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An Act to amend the penal laws. 1861-1863 376 (1863.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0833 and id is 1 raw text is: 376 LAWS OF KENTUCKY. 1863. CHAPTER 1038. AN ACT to amend the penal laws. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That if any person shall knowingly sell, or other- Runaway slave wise dispose of, any runaway slave in any manner other not to be sold contrary to law. than is prescribed by law, shall forfeit twice the value of Penalty. the slave so sold or disposed of, to be recovered by indict- ment-one-half to go the State, the other half to be divid- ed betwixt the informer and the attorney for the Common- wealth ; the offender to be imprisoned till the fine is paid. § 2. This act to be in force from its passage. Approved March 3, 1863. CHAPTER 1039. AN ACT in relation to the vouchers of Executors and Administrator. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky : § 1. That all vouchers of administrators or executors, What sufficient heretofore proved before an officer competent to adminis- Vouchers for ex- ecutors andad- ter an oath, and which are substantial compliance with the ministrators. requirements of the 35th section, 2d article, and 37th chap- ter of the Revised Statutes, shall be good and sufficient vouchers, though the language of said section has not been followed in the proof. § 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved March 3, 1863. CHAPTER l040. AN ACT to amend the law in reference to Executors and other fidu- ciaries. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That when any executor, administrator, guardian, Fiduciary may trustee, committee of an idiot or lunatic, commissioner of be removed for court, or any other fiduciary, shall be in the service of the certain causes, so-called Confederate States, in any capacity, or shall have voluntarily gone into the Confederate States or within their military lines, and still remain there, the court having ju- risdiction shall, upon satisfactory proof, remove said fidu- ciary, and appoint another in his place, who have the same Proviso. rights, and be liable to the same responsibilities, as Attorney to be appointed; com- the person removed: Provided, That before such remo- pensation. val is ordered an attorney to defend the fiduciary sought

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