CHAP. 248.-AN ACT to establish the County of Trimble, and for other pur poses. 1837. ed-boundary. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That from and after the first day of April, County formone thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, that part of the counties of Gallatin, Henry, and Oldham, contained in the following bounds, to wit: beginning on the Ohio river, at the mouth of the Big Kentucky river; thence, down the Ohio river, to the mouth of Patton's creek; thence, up said creek, with a continuation of a line a general course thereof, to the tavern house, known as Rucker's Tavern, so as to include said house; thence, a straight line, through the county of Henry,. to the house of the widow Mullikin, on the road leading from Bedford to New Castle, leaving her in Henry county; thence, north, twenty seven degrees east, eleven hundred and fifty poles, to Corn's Old Farm, on Riddle's Mill road; thence, north, eighty degrees east, four hundred and eighty poles, to the Port William road, where the Gallatin line crosses said road, and just below E. Scott's; thence, with said road, south, twenty seven degrees east, two hundred poles, to Lockhart's, on the road from New Castle to Port William, to where the Henry and Gallatin county line crosses the south fork of Mill creek; thence, with said county line, to the Big Kentucky river; thence, down and with said river, to its mouth and to the beginning, shall be, and is hereby created into one distinct county, to be known and called by the name of Trimble; and that the seat of justice thereof be, and the same is hereby established at Bedford. Number of SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the county of Trimble shall be entitled to ten Justices of the Peace, who, after having justices, and been commissioned, shall, on the second Monday in April, one where to meet. housand eight hundred and thirty seven, meet at such house they may procure, in the town of Bedford, and, after the necessary oaths of office, and qualifying their Sheriff, they shall proceed to appoint a Clerk, to whose permanent appointment a majority of all the Justices in commission, in and for said coun ty of Trimble, shall concur; but if such majority cannot be had, it shall be the duty of said court to appoint one pro tempore, until a majority of said court shall concur in said appointment. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the county courts of the counties of Henry, Gallatin, and Oldham, and the Justices of the Peace of said counties, shall have jurisdiction, in law and equity, in all cases instituted in their respective courts before this act takes effect. SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for Clerk to be appointed. the Sheriffs, Constables, and Collectors, in the several counties. Officers of of Gallatin, Oldham, and Henry, to collect all moneys, and ex- other counties ecute all process, as the law directs, which may be in their may collect hands, at the time this act takes effect, and account for the fines, &c. same according to law. 1837. Commissioners of tax. SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That the county court of Trimble county shall appoint commissioners of tax, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, who shall be governed by the laws which may be in force on that subject. SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for Public ground. the Trustees of the town of Bedford, for the time being, to convey to the county court of said county of Trimble, the public ground in said town, for the erection of the necessary public buildings thereon. County levy and money to public erect buildings. SEC. 7, Be it further enacted, That the county court of Trimble, a majority of all the members concurring, shall proceed, as soon as practible, to fix their county levy, and to raise, by taxation, a sum sufficient to defray the expenses of erecting the public buildings, as aforesaid: Provided however, That the said county court shall not go beyond a sum sufficient to defray the expense of said buildings, having first included the sum of eightteen hundred dollars, which has been subscribed.by individuals, to be applied to the erection of the public buildings in said town of Bedford. SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That the county of Trimble Constables. shall be allowed six Constables, to be appointed by the county court, a majority of all the Justices being present, who shall, at the same time, lay off said county into districts, as the law now requires, in other counties in this Commonwealth, and that the qualified voters, in the county of Trimble, shall vote How to vote. at all elections for Senators, Representatives, and all other officers, which are now elected by the people, in the same manner as though the county had not been established; and the Sheriff of Trimble county, shall meet and compare the votes, at such times and places as are now provided for by law regulating elections in this Commonwealth, as if the county of Trimble had not been formed. where held. SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, That the annual election in Elections said county of Trimble, shall be holden in the town of Bedford, at such house as a majority of all the members of the county court, for said county, may deem proper to designate, and at the Corn creek precinct, in Gallatin county, and also at the Mill creek precinct, in Gallatin county. Taxes, &c. how collected. Lines to be marked, &c. SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, That the Sheriffs of the several counties, of which said county of Trimble is formed, and the Collectors of the county levy, for said counties, shall have power and authority to collect the county levy and revenue tax, for the present year, within the bounds of Trimble county, and account for the same, in the same manner as though the said county had not been established. SEC. 11. Be it further enacted, That Charles T. Chilton, Silas W. Hunt, of Henry, and Jesse Connell, of Gallatin, be, and they are hereby appointed to mark and survey the lines of the county of Trimble, which divide the same from the counties of Henry and Oldham, who shall plainly mark the same, and, when so marked, all officers shall be governed there by; said commissioners shall be allowed to employ such aid as to them shall seem proper and necessary to complete said demarkation, and shall be allowed the sum of two dollars per day, each, for the time they may be engaged in such business, to be paid out of the county levy of Trimble county. 1837. Boundary of SEC. 12. Be it further enacted, That all that part of the county of Boone, embraced in the following boundaries, to wit: be- Gallatin. ginning at the mouth of Bonelick creek, on the banks of the the Ohio river; thence, up said creek, to the mouth of the South fork of Mudlick creek; thence, up said fork, to Thomas Brand's, leaving him in Boone; thence to the widow Hughes' old place, where the Louisville and Cincinnati road crosses said creek; thence, a straight line, to John Canedy's, leaving him in Boone county; thence, a continuation of the said line, to the Grant county line; thence, with the Grant county line, to the Gallatin county line; thence, with the same, to the Ohio river, and, with the same, to the beginning, be, and the same is hereby added to the county of Gallatin. SEC. 13. Be it further enacted, That the several Sheriffs and Constables, of said county of Boone, shall have full power and authority to serve all process, and to collect all demands which may be in their hands at the time this act shall take effect, in the same manner as if this law had not been passed. SEC. 14. Be it further enacted, That so soon as the citizens of the town of Warsaw, and its vicinity, shall have erected and completed a good and sufficient court house, on the public ground, in the town of Warsaw, and that James O'Hara, of Owen county, Cornelius Hughes, of Boone county, and Charles Ruddle, of Grant county, as commissioners, any two of whom can act, may have received the said house, whose duty it shall be to report to the county court of Gallatin county as commissioners aforesaid. Officers to serve process, &c. Public buildings. Courts to be saw. SEC. 15. Be it further enacted, That the said county court of Gallatin, upon the reception of said report, signed by any two held in Warof said commissioners, shall cease to hold court in the town of of Port William, but shall forthwith proceed to hold court in the court house in the town of Warsaw; and that the Clerks, for the circuit and county courts, together with all other officers in said county, shall proceed to remove all the books, papers, and effects, appertaining to their respective offices, to the town of Warsaw, at which place or town the seat of justice for Gallatin county, shall be permanently established. SEC. 16. Be it further enacted, That the courts for the circuit and county of Gallatin shall be holden in the town of Warsaw, on the same days now fixed, by law, for the meeting of said courts at Port William. SEC. 17. And be it further enacted, That said court house and public square, shall be conveyed to the county court of Gallatin county, by deed to them and their successors. Approved, February 9, 1837. 1837. CHAP. 249. AN ACT for the benefit of the Covington Fire Company No. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall and may be lawful for said company to be increased to the number of sixty; and that the officers, hereafter to be chosen for said company, shall consist of the Frst, Second, and Third Directors, and such other officers as said company may, from time to time, think proper to elect. Approved, February 9, 1837. CHAP. 250.-AN ACT to regulate the sale of Hemp. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That in the construction of contracts, made from and after the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven, for the sale or purchase of hemp, the quantity shall be ascertained by estimating a ton gross as containing two thousand pounds, avoirdupois weight, and after that rate, unless otherwise expressly provided in said contracts: Provided however, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to affect the standard of the pound weight. Approved, February 9, 1837. CHAP. 251.--AN ACT for the benefit of the Green River and Ohio Rail Road Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the Board of Internal Improvement be, and they are hereby authorized, directed, and required to subscribe for capital stock, upon the part of the State, in the Green river and Ohio Rail Road Company, to the amount of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be paid out of the general internal improvement fund of this Commonwealth, at the same time, and in the same proportion that subscriptions by individuals, or bodies corporate, are paid, as soon as satisfactory evidence shall be furnished to the board, that such payment or pay. ments have been made, and not before; and the said board is hereby required to make the foregoing subscription, so soon as they shall be satisfied, from the certificate of the President of the said Green river and Ohio Rail Road Company that stock, to the amount of two hundred thousand dollars, has been, bona fide, subscribed in said road by individuals, or bodies corporate; and payment thereof shall not be demanded, until the State shall have provided the funds for the purpose, by a sale of its scrip, as directed to be sold by an act of the last year, or otherwise: Provided however, That the aforesaid subscription of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars is, and the same is hereby declared to be in addition to the fifty thousand dollars already subscribed by the Board of Internal Improvement, on the part of the State. Approved, February 9, 1837. 1837. CHAP. 252.-AN ACT allowing compensation to the Treasurers of the Boards of SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall and may be lawful for the county courts of Hickman, Graves, Calloway, and M'Cracken, to allow the Treasurers of the Boards of Internal Improvement, for their respective counties, any sum not exceeding five per cent. on all money received by said Treasurers, and actually paid out, by order of their respective Boards of Internal Improvement, which sum said Treasurers are hereby authorized to retain, out of any money in their hands not otherwise appropriated: Provided, That no Treasurer shall be allowed any compensation for any money received by him, and paid over to his successor in office. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Board of Internal Improvement, for the aforesaid counties, shall hereafter be paid for their services, out of the internal improvement fund of their respective counties, which shall be allowed by their respective county courts as heretofore. Approved, February 9, 1837. CHAP. 253.--AN ACT to amend the Militia Law. Former laws repealed. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the following laws and regulations for the government of the militia of this State, shall be hereafter observed and followed by all persons whatsoever, hereby repealing every law, rule and regulation heretofore enacted or adopted by the authorities of this State. The Judges of the Superior and Inferior Courts, the Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General, Register of the Land Office and their clerks; empt from miprofessors and tutors of public seminaries of learning; the litia duty. Public Printer and such as may be necessarily employed in his office; ordained ministers of religious societies; keepers of public jails; the guards employed in the jail and penitentiary house, shall be exempt from military duty, except to stand a draft and serve tours of duty in the time of war, when none ..shall be exempt, except ordained ministers of the gospel. Persons ex SECTION 2. The enrolled militia shall, as at present organ- Organization ized, be continued: in divisions, brigades, regiments, battalions, of militia. and companies. The divisions, brigades, and regiments shall |