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An Act authorizing the refunding of money paid into the State Treasury on account of the sale of runaway slaves sold since the 1st day of January, 1863, by order of court. 1865 53 (1865.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0865 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. 53 CHAPTER 678. 1866. AN ACT to amend section 2, article 12, chapter 28, Revised Statutes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Common wealth of Kentucky : 1. That section 2, article 12, chapter 28, of the Revised 1 Stanton, p. Statutes, be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding to the same the following: Any person who shall receive any rnmoney, property, or other thing so embezzled, fraudulently converted, or secreted, knowing the same to be so embezzled, fraudulently converted, or secreted, shall be confined in the penitentiary not more than five nor less than one year; and such offeLders may be convicted though the principal offender has not been. § 2. This act shall be given in charge to the grand jury. § 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from its pas- Bage. Approved February 16, 1866. CHAPTER 679. AN ACT authorizing the refunding of money paid into the State Treasury on account of the sale of runaway slaves sold since the 1st day of January, 1663, by order of court. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 1. That in all cases where runaway slaves have been sold to ney paid by order of court, since the 1st day of January, 1863, and the runaways to be proceeds of such sale,. after deducting reward to taker-up, refunded. jailer's fees and costs, have been paid into the Treasury of the State, the amounts of such proceeds so paid into-the Treasury shall be refunded to the purchaser who paid the same, or his heirs or personal representatives, upon making proof before the court which ordered the sale that he or they did not sell the said slave prior to the 18th (lay of December, 1865, and executing a bond to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, with sufficient surety to be approved by the said court, conditioned to pay to the owner, his heirs or representatives, the amount Conditions of so pa id into the Treasury, and fully to indemnify the State payment. against any such claim: Provided, That the owner of such Rights of slave may sue upon such bond in his own name, without in- cluding the (ommonwealth, after the purchase rmoney has ben withdrawn from the Treasuy as authorized by this act: Proride(t, That no person who has sold any slave after he has purchased it as a runaway, or put him in as a substitute for himself into the Federal army, shall be entitled to the benefit of the provisions of this act: And provided further, That per- sons who have purchased runaway slaves and executed the bond required by law, but have not paid the amount, or any part thereof, into the Treasury, may retain the amount there- of afLer ddauting rewards, fees, and costs, by executing bond as herein required, conditioned to indemnify the State against

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