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streets, as they may direct; which plats of the surveys of said town shall be recorded in the Clerk's office of the Mason county court within ninety days from the passage of this act.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful may for the free male inhabitants of the town of Mayslick, who shall vote for trus- have obtained the age of twenty one years, and who is entitled to vote for county representatives, and all other male persons who have attained the aforesaid age, (negroes, mulattoes and Indians excepted,) who own a town lot or lots in said town, to meet at some convenient house in said town on the first Monday in April, 1838, and on the first Monday in April in every year thereafter, and elect five Trustees for said town, to serve for one year thereafter, and until their successors are duly elected.

trustee.

SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That no person shall be electWho shall be ed a Trustee, or qualified to act as such, unless he shall have attained the age of twenty one years, and reside within the limits of said town, and be the owner of real property in the said town.

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SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That the Trustees appointed Oath of trus- by this act, and their successors hereafter to be elected, before they act as such, shall take the following oath, to be administered by any Justice of the Peace: You do swear (or affirm as the case may be) that you will well and truly discharge the duties of a Trustee of the town of Mayslick, and that you will, so far as comes within your knowledge, cause all persons to be proceeded against, who violate any of the by-laws or ordinances of said town of Mayslick, without favor, partiality or af fection.

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SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, That if the citizens of said town shall, at any time hereafter, fail to have an election on the day appointed in this act, that then, and in that case, the Clerk or any Trustee may, by giving ten days previous notice, have an election held for Trustees, which shall be as legal as though it had taken place on the day herein appointed.

SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That the said Trustees shall, on the first Saturday after their election, meet at some convento meet--their ient house in said town, and at such other times and places as they may think necessary for the internal policy of said town; and that they shall, at their first meeting, choose a President of the Board, who shall hold his office until the next annual election; they shall also appoint one of their body a Treasurer, who shall, before he enters upon his duties, give bond and security, payable to the President and his successors, in the penalty of three hundred dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties as Treasurer; and the said Treasurer shall receive from the collector of the tax all monies collected by him for town tax or fines, and shall pay the same over to the order of the Board; and upon his failing or refusing to do so, the President may cause an application to be made to the Mason county court to render judgment against said Treasurer

and his securities for the amount of money in his hands, and the said county court is authorized, upon ten days notice having been given to said Treasurer and his securities, to enter a judgment against them for the amount of money which shall appear in the hands of said Treasurer, with thirty per cent thereon, damages and costs of the motion, and execution shall issue on said judgment forthwith, endorsed, that no security of any kind shall be taken. The Trustees shall, at their first meeting, appoint a Clerk, who shall hold his office until the next annual election; but for good cause may be removed, and the Clerk so appointed, before he enters upon the duties of his of fice, shall take an oath, to be administered by the President of the Board, that he will, to the best of his skill and ability, make true entries, and that he will safely keep the books and papers given him in charge.

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SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, That the Trustees shall have power to appoint an Assessor annually, who shall be sworn to the faithful and impartial discharge of his duty. It shall be assessor, & his the duty of the Assessor to make out and furnish to the Trustees, at such times as they may appoint, lists of the taxable property of each individual in said town, with the value attached thereto; and also, a list of the lots, and the value thereof, which belongs to individuals who do not reside in town. The Trustees shall also have power to appoint a Collector annually, to collect the taxes assessed on the taxable property and tithes in said town, who shall give bond and security to the Trustees of said town for the faithful performance of his duty;and the said Collector shall have power to make distress, and sale if necessary, in the same manner as is now authorized by law in regard to Sheriffs in collecting the revenue and county levy in this Commonwealth; and said Trustees shall allow to said Assessor and Collector an adequate compensation for their services; they shall, also, allow their Treasurer and Clerk such compensation for their services, as they may deem reasonable and just.

SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, That the said Trustees may enact such by-laws and ordinances, not contrary to the Consti tution and laws of this Commonwealth, as they, in their discretion, may deem most expedient for the government of said town, and to impose fines and forfeitures for all breaches of the same; they shall also have power annually to lay and levy a tax on the inhabitants and real property of said town: Provided, The same shall not exceed fifty cents for each hundred dollars worth of real property, with a poll tax not exceeding one dollar and fifty cents for each tithable; and the said Trustees shall have power to purchase, or sell and convey, the titles to any lots in said town, in whom the same shall, upon their appointment, be vested; and to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and to do all and singular the acts and things in their corporate capacity, concerning the premises, which individuals might lawfully do.

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SEC. 11. Be it further enacted, That no individual in said. town, unless he is a house keeper, shall own or possess any hogs; and no person in said town, being a house keeper, shall, at any hogs allowed to time, own or permit more than five hogs, directly or indirectly, to be in said town, under the penalty of having the same taken and sold by the Trustees, and the proceeds applied to improving the streets; and when information shall be given to the Trustees aforesaid, they shall summon the owner to appear before them, and after a reasonable notice is served on said owner, whether he appear or not, they shall direct the town Sergeant to sell said hogs for cash in hand, and the purchaser shall be vested with the title of said hogs: Provided however, That any citizen may have the right to keep as many hogs as he pleases, if he will keep them up in his own enclosure..

SEC. 12. Be it further enacted, That the Trustees of the town of Mayslick shall have jurisdiction for one half mile in all diTrustees may tax shows, &c. rections from the town limits over all shows and showmen, of all descriptions, pedlars and auctioneers, and all exhibitions and performances where money is charged for admittance for a sight thereof, under such penalties as they may choose to impose; and it shall be the duty of all Justices of the Peace in Mason county to take jurisdiction of all offences against the provisions of this act, or against the laws and ordinances of the Board of Trustees made by authority thereof, and to render judgment and award execution thereon; and all fines and penalties imposed by this act, or by the by-laws and ordinances of the Board of Trustees, shall be recoverable in the name of the Trustees of the town of Mayslick, and shall be applied by them in such manner as they may deem of the most importance to the general welfare of the citizens, and the improvement of

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SEC. 13. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Trustees to appoint a town Sergeant, who, upon oath as a geant, and his sworn officer, shall be required to give notice to some one member of the board, of all persons who commit a breach of the laws or by-laws of said town, and whose duty it shall be to see that the provisions of this act, and the regulations made in pursuance thereof, is carried into effect, and the said Trustees shall allow him compensation for his services..

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SEC. 14. Be it further enacted, That in all elections for of Trustees of the town of Mayslick, voters entitled to vote for conducting e- the same, shall give their votes viva voce; the President of the board and some Justice of the Peace to be the presiding officers, and so soon as the election is held and over, the presiding officers shall return the polls to the Clerk of the board, certifying to him who have received the highest number of votes polled at the said election, and who is thereby duly elected; and the said Clerk shall copy said polls into a book to be kept by him for that purpose, and give notice in writing to each person elected as Trustee of his election.

SEC. 15. Be it further enacted, That in case of the death, resignation or removal of any of the said Trustees or their successors, the remainder of the said Trustees shall have pow

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er to fill such vacancy, who shall hold their office until the next fill vacancies. annual election.

SEC. 16. Be it further enacted, That no Trustee of said town shall, by himself contract for, or procure any other person to contract for him, for any public work let out or disposed of by the board during his continuance in office.

Approved, February 1, 1837.

CHAP. 202.--AN ACT to establish an additional Election Precinct in the County of Woodford, aud 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 at Midway, in the county of Woodford, at the house of William Berry, and the laws of this Commonwealth, on the subject of elections, shall be observed in all elections that shall be held at said precinct.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That an additional election precinct shall be established at the house of James Hamby, in Hopkins county, on the waters of the Caney Fork of Trade

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SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of Duty of the the Sheriff and his deputies, who conduct the elections in said sheriff in Hopcounty, hereafter to compare the polls from all the places of kins. voting in said county, at the court house, in the town of Madi

sonville, on Saturday succeeding the first Monday in August, in

each and every year.

Approved, February 1, 1837.

CHAP. 203. AN ACT for the benefit of the heirs of Sarah McDaniel,

deceased.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall and may be lawful for Barrus Arnett, to file a bill in chancery in the Woodford circuit court, setting forth the condition of a tract of land in the county of Woodford, containing one hundred and ten acres, and held in the name of said Barrus Arnett, in trust for the heirs of Sarah DcDaniel, deceased.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That if upon the hearing of said cause, the Judge of said Woodford circuit court should be of opinion that the interest of the said heirs would be promoted by the sale of the same, it shall be lawful for him to decree the sale of the same, as in cases already provided by law. Approved, February 1, 1837.

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CHAP, 204.--AN ACT to amend the several acts concerning the Columbia
College.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the Trustees of the Robertson Academy, heretofore known by that name in the town of Columbia, be, and they are hereby constituted and appointed Trustees of the Columbia College, and that they and their successors shall possess all the powers, privileges and authorities, that they heretofore possessed in the same way, and to the same extent, as though the name of said institution had not been changed.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said Trustees, or a maTheir pow- jority of them, shall have power, and they are hereby authorized to elect two additional Trustees to said College, in addition to the two allowed by an act passed at the present General Assembly, making the whole number of Trustees nine; which Trustees, when elected, shall, before they take their seat, take the oath required by the act passed on the 31st day of January, 1814, entitled, an act to establish the Robertson Academy in the town of Columbia and county of Adair, and regulating said. town, which said Trustees, when elected and qualified, shall possess the same powers and authority as the other Trustees, and shall, in all respects, be governed by the same rules and regulations that has heretofore governed said board.

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SEC. 3. Be it further enacled, That the Trustees of said pur College shall have full power and authority to purchase a suitable site in or near said town of Columbia, on which to erect a building for the female department of said College, a majority of said Trustees concurring in said purchase; and the said Trustees shall take a conveyance for said ground to themselves and their successors in their corporate capacity, which conveyance, when made, shall vest the title in the Trustees of said College forever in their corporate character.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That said Trustees, or a maAdopt rules jority of them, shall have full power and authority to make any and regulations rules and regulations, and to pass any by-laws or ordinances for the good government of said College, as to them may seem right; not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this State.

SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That the fines and forfeitures Fines and allowed by an act passed 29th February, 1836, to the Robertforfeitures ap- son Academy, be paid over to the Trustees of Columbia Colplied. lege, in the same manner as though the name of said institution had not been changed; and all apparatus or estate, either real, personal or mixed, heretofore vested in the Trustees of said Academy, be, and the same is hereby vested in the Trustees of Columbia College, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

Approved, February 1, 1837,