CHAP. 262.--AN ACT for the benefit of Nathan Y. Cosby. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That Nathan Y. Cosby is hereby released from all the obligations and disabilities, consequent upon his intermarriage with his late wife Nancy, and is restored to all the rights and privileges of an unmarried man. Approved, February 13, 1837. 1837. CHAP. 263.-AN ACT to increase the salaries of Judges hereafter appointed. appeals. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of of court of Kentucky, That the salaries of the Judges of the Court of Appeals, hereafter appointed, shall be two thousand dollars per annum, and the salaries of the Judges of the circuit courts, hereafter appointed, shall be fifteen hundred dollars per annum, payable quarterly. Approved, February 13, 1837. Circuit judges CHAP. 264.-AN ACT for the benefit of Synia Gough. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the marriage contract heretofore existing between Eli Gough, and his wife Synia Gough, is forever dissolved, so far as respects said Synia, who is hereby restored to all the rights and privileges of an unmarried woman; and whose name shall hereafter be Synia Pryor. Approved, February 18, 1837. CHAP. 265.-AN ACT for the benefit of Neely Price. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the marriage contract heretofore existing between Neely Price, and his wife Polly Price, is forever dissolved, so far as respects said Neely; and that he be, and is hereby restored to all the rights and privileges of an unmarried man. Approved, February 13, 1837. CHAP. 266.-AN ACT for the benefit of James L. Clarke. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the Auditor of Public Accounts be, and he is hereby authorized to issue his warrant on the Treasury, in favor of James L. Clarke, for the sum of fifty dollars, and the 1837. Treasurer is authorized to pay over the same out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, February 13, 1837. CHAP. 267.-AN ACT allowing Graves and Russell counties an additional WHEREAS, It is represented to the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, that the citizens residing in that part of Graves county, known as Symsonia, labor under great inconvenience for the want of a Constable-For remedy whereof, Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That an additional Constable be, and the same is hereby allowed to the county of Graves. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That there shall be allowed to the county of Russell one additional Constable, who shall reside west of the road leading from Columbia to John Grider's ferry on the Cumberland river. Approved, February 13, 1837. CHAP. 268.-AN ACT to amend the law allowing pay for killing Wolves. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That hereafter the compensation for killing Wolves in this Commonwealth shall be, for each Wolf under six months old, three dollars, according to the provisions of an act to amend an act, entitled, an act providing a compensation for killing wolves in this Commonwealth under certain restrictions, approved January twenty eighth, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen. Approved, February 13, 1837. CHAP. 269.-AN ACT for the benefit of John Wheeler. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the county court of Pendleton county may permit John Wheeler to erect two gates on that part of the old Cincinnati road, or river road, leading from Falmouth to Cincinnati, which passes through his lands; that said gates shall be at least eight feet wide, and so constructed as to open and shut with convenience, and shall at all times be kept in good repair by the said John Wheeler. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That no order for erecting said gates shall be made, unless a majority of all the Justices in said LAWS OF KENTUCKY. county be present and concurring therein: Provided, A majority of said Justices shall have power to discontinue the gates, erected under this act, whenever the public good may require it. Approved, February 13, 1837. 183 1837. CHAP. 270.-AN ACT for the benefit of Eli Bishop. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the Auditor of Public Accounts be, and he is hereby authorized to issue his warrant on the Treasury in favor of Eli Bishop, for the sum of twenty five dollars, upon which the Treasurer shall pay over the same out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, February 13, 1837. CHAP. 271.-AN ACT for the benefit of the Sheriff of Caldwell county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall be lawful for the Sheriff of Caldwell county, to report the delinquent list for the year eighteen hundred and thirty six, for the fifty fifth and eighty fourth regiments of Kentucky militia, to the next annual court of assessment for said county. Approved, February 13, 1837. CHAP. 272.—AN ACT to alter the State road in the county of Owen. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the county court of Owen county be, and they are hereby authorized to change and alter the location of that part of the State road leading from Lexington to Ghent, within said county, from the foot of the Big Twin Hill to the town of New Liberty, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Approved, February 13, 1837. CHAP. 273.-AN ACT to establish a State road from Owenton to Warsaw, crossing Eagle creek at Green's Ford. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the road leading from Owenton in Owen county, to Warsaw in Gallatin county, crossing Eagle creek at Green's ford, be, and the same is hereby established a State road: and for the purposes of opening and improving the same, 1837. Waller Garnett and William Roberts, of Owen, and Jefferson Peak and Willis Roberts, of Gallatin, are hereby appointed commissioners, with power and authority to call upon the hands now allotted to the several sections of said road, and to employ them in opening and improving said road, in such manner as they may think necessary for the public convenience: Provided however, That the commissioners aforesaid, shall perform the duties assigned them by this act, only within the counties in which they reside. Approved, February 13, 1837. Precinct in CHAP. 274.-AN ACT to establish an Election Precinct in the county of Daviess, and for other purposes. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That an election precinct be, and the same is hereby established in the county of Daviess, and the place of voting therein shall be at the house of Banister Wall; and all elections to be held at said precinct, shall be under the directions and provisions of the general law of this Commonwealth upon the subject of elections. SEC. 2. That the place of voting in what is called the Tracy Precinct in Barren county, shall be changed from the house Barren county of Dudley Payne to the house of Mrs. Tracy, where it previously was, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Approved, February 13, 1837. changed. CHAP. 275.-AN ACT to amend an act establishing an Election Precinct at Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the name of Farmington, as the name of the town, at which the elections are directed to be held, in the precinct in the county of Lincoln, established by the act, approved February 25, 1836, be changed to Hustonsville; and the elections in said precinct shall be hereafter held at the house of Joseph Cooper in said town of Hustonsville. Approved, February 13, 1837. Incorporated Chap. 276.—AN ACT to incorporate the Chamberlain Philosophical and Literary Society of Centre College. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That John Green, James S. Hopkins, John style and name Barclay, John G. Miller, and Joshua F. Bell, and their associates, be, and they are hereby created a body politic and cor 1837. Corporate porate, by the name and style of the Chamberlain Philosoph- May elect May hold es tate. May pass SEC. 2. That the members of the Chamberlain Philosophical and Literary Society of Centre College, may elect, on the first officers. Monday in March next, and on the same day in every year thereafter, a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer of said society, who, upon their election, shall enter upon the discharge of such duties as shall be prescribed by the members of said society. The President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, for the time being, and their successors, shall take and hold the estate, goods and funds of the society, and in law, shall be considered the corporators, and in the corporate name may sue and be sued, and in all suits against the corporation, service of process upon said President, shall be considered good. That the members of said society shall also have power and authority to ordain and establish such by-laws, rules and regulations for their government, as they may deem by laws, &c. proper and necessary, which are not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this Commonwealth, and the charter, rules and regulations of Centre College. They may also ap point such other subordinate officers as they may deem proper, May appoint for the government of said society; and they may remove them officers. at pleasure; but the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, shall hold their offices for one year, and until their successors are chosen; and in case no election shall be held on the first Monday in March, eighteen hundred and thirty seven, then the officers of said society, now in office, shall continue until the first Monday in March, eighteen hundred and thirty eight, unless a vacancy should occur, and in that event, an election may be had at any time. That all the books, furniture and apparatus now belonging to said society, shall be vested in and held by said society, as fully and completely, as if the same had been acquired after the passage of this act. Approved, February 13, 1837. CHAP. 277.--AN ACT to establish an Election Precinct at the Big Spring, in SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That there shall be, and is hereby established an election precinct at the house lately occupied by Alexander D. Sweet, at the Big Spring, in Meade county. |