1837. Woodford circuit court may decree a sale of land be Jonging to infants. fant son of Anderson Brown, and Samuel E. Long, son of John W. Long, by their standing guardians, Samuel Berry and James C. Long, to file their bill in the Woodford circuit court, stating, in their opinion, that the sale of a tract of land in Woodlord county, containing about sixty three acres, (descended to them from their mothers,) and vesting the proceeds thereof in lands in the State of Missouri for the use and benefit of their wards, would be greatly to their advantage, and make the fathers of said infants defendants to said bill, who are tenants by courtesy; and upon the coming in of the answers of the defendants, without oath, if they shall join in a prayer for the sale of said land, and the court, upon the whole case, shall be of opinion that it would be to the interest of the infants, they shall decree a sale of said land, either public or private, and appoint a commissioner to carry out said decree, and make a sale and conveyance of said land, and appoint a receiver, and order and enforce an investiture of the proceeds in lands in the State of Missouri, and shall cause a report of the investiture, with the evidence, to be returned and filed in the cause; and shall require of the receiver bond with good security, for the faithful performance of his duties under this act; and in all things proceed in said suit, as in other chancery causes in the courts of this State. Approved, January 23, 1837. Applied to lessening coun ty levy. Officers col lecting, to ac count for, how, and to whom. To be paid to county court. Cerk to lay list of fines be fore the court. CHAP. 148.-AN ACT appropriating the fines and forfeitures in Hickman county. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That all the fines and forfeitures which have or may be imposed within the county of Hickman, shall be, and the same are hereby appropriated to lessening the county levy of said county. SEC. 2. That it shall be the duty of all Justices of the Peace, and other officers of said county before whom any fine may be imposed or forfeiture incurred as above, to return to the Clerk of the county court of said county, within sixty days thereaf ter, a certificate of the amount thereof, together with the name of the officer who shall have the collection of the same, under the penalty of double the amount thereof. SEC. 3. That it shall be the duty of all officers of said county who may hereafter collect, or may have collected and not paid over any such fine or forfeiture, to pay over the same to the county court of said county on the first day of the levy term thereof in each and every year, to be applied by said court towards lessening the county levy. SEC. 4. That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the county court of said county to lay a full and complete list of all such certificates, so returned to him, before the said county court at their levy term in each and every year. SEC. 5. That all officers of said county, failing or refusing 1837. to comply with any requisition of this act, shall forfeit and pay to said county double the amount of loss that the county may Penalty on sustain thereby, recoverable by motion in the county court of officers failing said county, as other moneys are now recoverable from the Con- to account, &c. stable thereof who may fail or refuse to pay over the same. Approved, January 23, 1837. CHAP. 149.--AN ACT to change the time of holding the Simpson county court. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the Simpson county court shall be holden on the second Monday in each month, from and after the first day of March next, instead of the fourth Mondays in each month, as now provided by law. Approved, January 23, 1837. CHAP. 150.--AN ACT for the benefit of Randol Walker. 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 wårrant on the Treasurer in favor of Randol Walker for the sum of twenty two dollars and seventy five cents, for conveying Felding Broun, a lunatic, to the Lunatic Hospital of Lexington; and the Treasurer is hereby directed to pay the same out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropropriated. Approved, January 23, 1837. CHAP. 151.—AN ACT to authorize certain improvements to be made in the WHEREAS, It is represented to the present General Assembly, that the interests of the State require a larger and more suitable house for a storage and sale room in which to conduct the business of the Penitentiary-Wherefore, Store houseTM may be erected. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the keeper of the Penitentiary be, and sale room and is hereby authorized and required to erect a house of suitable dimensions for a store house and sale room on the northwest corner of the Penitentiary lot; and the said keeper shall use such materials of the present house as may be suitable for the new building. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said keeper of the Penitentiary shall cause a just and true account of the expenses of building said house to be kept, the amount of which shall Account of costs to be kept. 1837. be charged to the account of the Commonwealth on the books of the Penitentiary, payable out of the State's share of profits Commission- accruing from the Penitentiary; and John Woods, James. ers to superin- Davidson and Charles S. Morehead are hereby appointed a tend the work. committee, under the direction of the Governor, to inspect and superintend the erection of the said building. Approved, January 23, 1837. CHAP. 152.--AN ACT to allow an additional Justice of the Peace to the county Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That an additional Justice of the Peace be, and the same is hereby allowed to the county of Lincoln. Approved, January 23, 1837. CHAP. 153. AN ACT for the benefit of Simeon Skinner. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the marriage contract heretofore existing between Simeon Skinner and Elizabeth Skinner, is hereby forever dissolved; and that the late marriage of said Simeon with Mary Todd, be, and the same is hereby confirmed and made legal. Approved, January 23, 1837, CHAP. 154.-AN ACT for the benefit of Elizabeth M. Greenwood. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the matrimonial bands existing between Elizabeth M. Greenwood, and her husband, William Greenwood, is forever dissolved, and that said Elizabeth be, and she is hereby restored to all the rights and privileges of a feme sole, and that she be allowed to resume her maiden name of Elizabeth M. M'Afee. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall and may be lawful for John Mathews to erect a mill dam across Beaver creek, about three miles above the mouth, at the place where he is now preparing to build a mill in the county of Barren, any law of this Commonwealth to the contrary notwithstanding. Approved, January 23, 1837. 1837. CHAP. 156.--AN ACT to incorporate the town of Keysburg, in the county of Boundary fix SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the free white male inhabitants of the town of Keysburg, in the county of Logan, the limits of ed. which is hereby defined as follows, to-wit: one half mile square, the house of Robert J. Terry being the centre of such square; and the owners of lots in said town, shall, on the first Monday in April, 1837, and on the same day in each and every year thereafter, meet at some convenient place within said town and proceed to elect five Trustees for said town, who shall hold their office for one year next after their election, or until their successors are duly appointed; and the said first election shall be conducted under the direction of C. Ornduff, or some other Justice of the Peace of said county, who shall act as Judge therein; and said Trustees shall take an oath before some Justice of the Peace for said county, truly and faithfully to perform the duties enjoined on them by law as Trustees. Trustees to be elected. • How election shall be held & conducted. Trustees to take an oath. Corporate SEC. 2. That said Trustees, and their successors, shall be a body corporate; and by the name and style of the Trustees powers grantof the town of Keysburg, may sue and be sued, plead and be ed. impleaded, in any of the courts of law or equity of this Commonwealth; they shall have power to pass all necessary ordinances and by-laws for the improvement, regulation and advancement of the interest and morals of said town, not inconsistent with the constitution of the United States, or the Constitution and laws of this State. May purchase and hold property for certain purpos es. SEC. 3. Said Trustees shall have power to receive a conveyance, by donation, or purchase any lot or lots of ground in or near said town for the purpose of the erection of a school house, meeting house, or any other necessary or needful public buildings, and may order, provide for, and contract for their erection. They shall have power to assess a poll tax on the legal tithables of said town, not to exceed fifty cents a head, and levy an ad valorem tax on the real and personal estate within said town, lected. that is now taxed by the revenue law of this Commonwealth, not to exceed ten cents on each one hundred dollars worth of Tax may be levied and col tax shows, &c. property. They shall have power to contract for the sinking Trustees may of wells, the improvement of springs, the grading and improve- cause streets to ment of the streets and alleys, and the paving of the side walks be improved, of said town. They shall have power to levy and collect from the owner or managers of all exhibitions of animals, or shows of all and every description that shall be exhibited within the limits of said town, any amount that shall be ordered by a 1837. May appoint a chairman his powers and duties.. duties. Board of said Trustees, not to exceed the sum of twenty dollars; and shall have power to pass by-laws to prevent racing or running horses within the limits of said town, or the suppression of all other disorderly conduct or practice within the same. They shall appoint one of their body as Chairman, who shall sign the record and proceedings of cach meeting, who shall have power to call a meeting of the Board at any time, and preside over the meetings, keep order, &c. It shall require a majority of said Trustees to do business; and all fines and forfeitures that shall be recovered, and all taxes that shall be assessed and collected by said Trustees, shall be by them appropriated to the purchases and improvements before directed. SEC. 4. The said Trustees shall elect a Clerk, who shall Clerk to be continue in office one year, or until another is duly appointed, appointed, his whose duty it shall be to preserve and safely keep all papers belonging to or filed with said Board, and shall attend the meetings of said Board and record all their proceedings in a book to be procured by said Board for that purpose, and shall copy and certify all records and ordinances that may become ne. cessary, and to record a map or plan of said town in said book when made out and furnished. SEC. 5. That said Trustees shall appoint an assessor to asAssessor to sess the property and persons within said town, liable to taxabe appointed. tion; and upon the performance thereof, said Trustees shall fix and direct the payment of his compensation. Collector to be appointed. Collector to execute bond. bond. SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That said Board shall have power and authority to appoint a collector, who shall have. power and authority to collect, by distress or otherwise, the tax levied upon the persons and property within said town, as before directed. SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, That said collector shall, before he proceeds to perform the duties prescribed in the 6th section of this act, execute bond before said Trustees, in such penalty as the Board shall direct, with sufficient security, to be Condition of approved of by them, payable to said Trustees, conditioned for the faithful collection of said tax and the payment of the same over to said Trustees, or to such person or persons as they shall direct; and for a breach of the condition of said bond, said May be sued Trustees shall have power and authority to move against said collector, either by suit on said bond or motion in the Logan circuit court, and by a judgment of said court, recover against said collector, and his securities, any amount of money that may be found due from him, with twenty per centum thereon, and shall have execution there for against them; and the Clerk of said court shall endorse thereon, that no security of any kind shall be taken. on for a breach thereof. Trustees may appoint a treasurer, his duties. To give bond. SEC. 8. That said Board shall have power to appoint a Treasurer, who shall keep the funds of said Board safe, and pay the same over, by order of said Board, or the Chairman thereof, to such person or persons as he shall be directed; and said Board may require bond and security of said Treasurer, |