Taylor -avenue to tomb of, &c. CHAPTER 449. AN ACT amending an act approved March 11, 1878, entitled "An act to provide for the erection of a monument at the tomb of Gen. Zachary Taylor." Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That the Commissioners of the State of Kentucky, General Zachary under the provisions of said bill, are authorized to purchase an avenue from the tomb of General Zachary Taylor to the Jefferson and Oldham Turnpike, using therefor a portion of the money already appropriated by this bill to pay for the same: Provided, however, That no more than one hundred dol lars shall be used for the purpose of buying said avenue. § 2. That this act shall take effect from its passage. Approved March 16, 1880. gravel roads. CHAPTER 504. AN ACT to amend an act, entitled "An act to regulate tolls on turnpike and gravel roads in this Commonwealth, and to impose a penalty for excessive and illegal charges," approved April 10, 1878. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That section three of an act, entitled "An act to reguTurnpike and late tolls on turnpike and gravel roads in this Commonwealth, and to impose a penalty for excessive illegal charges," approved April 10, 1878, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. §2. This act shall take effect from and after April 1st, 1880. Approved March 20, 1880. CHAPTER 509. AN ACT repealing parts of, and amendatory of, and supplemental to, "An act to grant the consent of the State of Kentucky to the acquisition by the United States of certain lands within the State, and bordering on the navigable rivers thereof, for the purpose of constructing canals, or erecting thereon dams, abutments, locks, lock-keeper's dwellings, offices, and all necessary structures for the construction and maintenance of slackwater navigation on said rivers, and ceding jurisdiction over the same, and for imposing fines and penalties for willful injuries to the grounds, buildings, and appurtenances acquired under the provisions of this act," approved January 24, 1880. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: actr pealed 1. That these words, contained in the first section of the Par. of f mer act named in the title to this act, and to which it is an amendment, to-wit: "concurrently with the State of Kentucky," be, and are hereby, stricken out and repealed, and that these words be inserted therein in lieu of the same: "It is the object and intention of this act, and of the one amended and altered by it, to confer on the United States Government full title to the grounds and sites therein named and acquired, or to be acquired under them, and all power, authority, and jurisdiction over the same which the said Government of the United States may, under the Constitution of the United States and laws made in pursuance thereof, acquire over lands in the State ceded to it for the purpose of canalizing, locking and damming rivers, and making canals, and to enable it to operate, manage, and control said improvements efficiently ; but the State of Kentucky reserves the right to execute pro- Right reserved to cess lawfully issued under its authority within and upon said. grounds, sites, rivers, and canals: Provided, That the act to which this is an amendment apply only to the Kentucky river, and the said act is so amended." §2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved March 22, 1880. execute process. CHAPTER 548. AN ACT declaring it a misdemeanor for any person to use abusive or insulting language in the presence of another, intending thereby to insult such other person or persons with the intention to provoke an assault, and prescribing a penalty therefor. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That whosoever shall, in the presence of another person or persons, use any abusive or insulting language, intending thereby to insult such other person or persons, or with the intention to provoke an assault, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not exceeding twenty dollars, in the discretion of the court or jury trying the case. § 2. If the offender be a male, and the person so injured be a female, the offender shall be fined in any sum not exceeding fifty dollars, in the discretion of the court or jury trying the case. §3. This act to take effect from its passage. Approved March 24, 1889. General Statutes, section 29, chap ter 94. p ge 765, amence i CHAPTER 562. AN ACT to amend section 29, chapter 94, General Statutes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That section 29 of chapter 94 of the General Statutes be amended by adding to said section the following words: 46 Provided, That no surveyor of a road shall incur a debt against the county, or make any expenditure for which the county will be bound in making or repairing bridges, causeways, or culverts within his road precinct exceeding the sum of five dollars, without first having obtained an order there. for from the county court of claims." § 2. This act shall apply only to the county of Shelby. CHAPTER 564. AN ACT exempting the Covington Stock Yard Company from the provisions of section 10, article 17, chapter 29, General Statutes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That nothing in section 10, article 17, chapter 29, General Statutes, shall be so construed as to prevent the Covington Stock Yard Company, its agents or employes, from loading, unloading, weighing, feeding, or doing anything necessary in caring for or shipping stock within their stock yards. § 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved March 27, 1880. General Statutes! section 10, arti cle 17, chapter Covington Stock exempted. 29, page 344 Yard Company CHAPTER 571. AN ACT for the benefit of the Institution for the Tuition of the Deaf and Dumb. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That the sum of thirty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Institution for the Tuition of the Deaf and Dumb, to be used by and under the direction of the board of commissioners of said institution, in erecting buildings and furnishing suitable additional accommodations for the care and tuition of the inmates of said institution. The said thirty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purpose hereby appropriated, shall be expended in the manner herein provided, and any surplus shall remain in the Treasury, and shall not be subject to the draft or control of the commissioners of said institution. Seven thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used in the erection of an engine, with heating attachments for all the buildings, and with adequate laundry attachments, and for making additions and improvements on the dining-room and laundry, or in building a new laundry in connection with the enginehouse; and the remaining twenty-two thousand five hun dred dollars, or so much as may be necessary thereof, for the construction of a suitable building for the accommodation of the boys, to contain a chapel, room for male teachers, &c.; Deaf and Dumb appropriated. Institute $30,000 How to be expended. บ How made. the same to be substantial and durable in its character rather 2. The said commissioners shall advertise for bids, and Avertise for let out upon contract the buildings erected by them under this act, and shall take good and sufficient bond or bonds, from the party or parties to whom the contracts are awarded, for the faithful performance of the same. But said commissioners may, in their discretion, contract for the repairs and such other improvements, other than buildings, to be erected, as they may make without advertising for bids for the same. payments They may make partial payments on the work as the same progresses: Provided, The payments so made shall not exceed eighty per cent. of the amount due on the work performed. Said commissioners may also, in their discretion, employ an architect to furnish plans and specifications for any of the buildings and work to be done under the provisions of this act, and to superintend, under their direction, the execution. of the same. Tentry to fur- r to be adver tsel free of expense to contract § 3. It shall be the duty of the Keeper of the Penitentiary Keeper of Peni- to furnish to the commissioners to make the improvements required by this act twenty-five able bodied male convicts to do said work, and their board, cost of guards, and such other necessary expenses as may be by them incurred shall be paid out of this appropriation; and it shall be the duty of said commissioners to use said convicts to do said work as far as De convict la practicable, in the judgment of said commissioners; and it shall be the duty of said commissioners, in advertising for bids, to state the fact that the State will furnish, free of expense to the contractor, the convict labor herein provided for. 4. When children attend this institution, whose parents State only to pay are able to pay for their maintenance at said institution, or any part thereof, they shall not be paid for out of the State Treasury only to the extent that said parents are unable to pay for the same, and it shall be the duty of the commissioners of the institution to enforce this rule in the management thereof. when parents unable. 5. This act shall take effect from its passage. ther ། |