The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-03-11

On the 18th Jan. the Senate Bill to repeal in
part, snd in part to modify the negro law of
1888, was reported TO the Senate.
The law Of 1893, is as follows:
SIC. /. Be ueRaeied BIZ the General Assembly
Of iks Commonwealth Of kentucky, That each
and every person or persons who shall hereafter
import into this State any slave or slaves, or
who shall sell or buy, or contract for the sale or
purchase, for a longer term than one year. OF
the service Of any such slave or slaves, know
ing the same to have been imported as aforesaid,
he, she, or they, 50 offending, shall forfeit and
pay six hundred dollars for each slave so import
Cd, sold, or bought, or whose service has been so
contracted for, recoverable by indictment Of a
grand Jury or an action Of debt, in the name Of
the Commonwealth Of Kentucky, in any Cir
cult court Of the county where the offender or
offenders may be found: Provided, ho,oeoer,
That nothing herein contained shall be consiru-
ed. 10 authorise a recovery Of the aforesaid PEN
atty from any emigrant or emigrants 10 this
State, for, or ON account Of, his, her, or their
having brought with them any person or persons
deemed slaves by the laws of any one of the
United States, il such emgrant or emigrants
shall, within sixty days after his, her, or their
arrival into this State, have taken, before some
justice Of the peace, the following oath or at
hrmatiOn. tO-wit: /, - do soemnly swear
lor Affirm that my removal TO the State o
Kentucky was with intention Of becoming
citizen thereof aud that have brought with mn
no slave or slaves with intention Of selling them
so help me God. And shall also, within hirt,
days after taking such oath, have had the sam
recorded in the office Of the clerk Of the count,
cOurt Of the county in which the oath or al
hrmatiOn was taken. Nor shall any thing here
in contained authorize recovery Of the penal
ty aforesaid against any person or persons, fol
or on account Of, his, her, or their having i'm
ported into this State, any slave OF slaves, pro
Eided he, she, or they, prove on the trial, TO tt
satisfaction Of the Jury, that he, she, or the
were travellers or solOurners, making only
transient stay in this State, and brought sue
slave or slaves for the purpose Of necessary a
tendance, and with the intention Of again ca
rying them out Of the State.
SIC. z. BE IL further enacted, That this a
shall not be construed to extend to any pers'
or persons who are residents Of this State, a
who derives title 10 such slave or slaves by wi
descent, distribution, or marriage, or gift in CO
sideration Of marriage. 80
sEc 5. BE IL further enocted, That for "
lation Of any Of the provisions Of this act
Indictment may be found on the information
any one Of the grand jury, or on the inform
uoh oil any other credible witness, and no pr
ecutOr shall be necessary.
SIC. 4 Bel further enacted, That il shall
The DUTY Of the attorneys for the Commonwea
now IN Office, at their first court after the .
sige Of this act, and every other attorney for
commonwealth who may be hereafter CO
missioned, at the time Of taking the oath Of
nee 10 take solemn oath that they will fa
fully prosecute all offenders against this
within their knowledge, or Of which they =
be informed and who may be found within 4
respective districts; and in each case Of con
Ton, the prosecuting attorney shall be emit
tos lee Of twenty per cent. out of the amc
collected and the balance shall be paid into
pubic treasury, and set apart as a fund. Il
under the direction Of the Governor, and ,
SIher or others as the Legislature may app,
LOT cOleni1ing the free persons Of color on
coast Of Africa.
orc >. Be IL Juyfhey enacted, That Il
h'' De Construed an Importation, within