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CHAPTER 86.

AN ACT for the benefit of the sheriff of Marion county.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

1. That H. S. Jackson, sheriff of Marion county, shall have until the next January term of the Marion county court, in the year 1862, to make out and return his delinquent list in the collection of the public revenue for the year 1861.

§ 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved September 30, 1861.

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CHAPTER 87.

AN ACT for the benefit of Jas. M. Crawford.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That J. M. Crawford, clerk of the Montgomery circuit court, be allowed two years, from and after this time, to levy and collect his fee bills.

§2. That before this act takes effect, said Crawford shall execute bond and good security in the Montgomery county court, conditioned to pay to all such persons as may be aggrieved by any illegal levy of any such fee bills, or the levy of any such fee bills as may have been paid or are otherwise illegal, all such damages as they may incur by reason of such illegal levy and collection.

§ 3. This act to take effect so soon as said bond be executed; and said bond may be sued upon from time to time by any person aggrieved by any such illegal levies as named above.

Approved September 30, 1861.

CHAPTER 88.

AN ACT for the benefit of the Louisville and Frankfort and Lexington and
Frankfort railroad companies.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

That the charters of the Louisville and Frankfort and Lexington and Frankfort railroad companies shall be, and they are hereby, so amended that the general or regular annual meetings of the stockholders of the said companies for the election of directors, and for other purposes, shall hereafter be held on the first Tuesday of September in each year, and so much of their charters, or the amendments thereto, as require said regular or general meetings to be held at an earlier day, are hereby repealed.

Approved September 30, 1861.

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CHAPTER 89.

AN ACT for the benefit of E. G. Dear.

WHEREAS, It is provided by the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, that whoever shall be legally convicted of setting up, exhibiting, or keeping a faro bank, machine, or other contrivance used in betting, or other game of chance, whereby money or other thing is or may be won or lost, shall be fined five hundred dollars and costs, and be deemed infamous and forever thereafter disqualified from exercising the right of suffrage, and from holding any office of honor, trust, or profit; and whereas, Ephr'm G. Dear, a citizen of Shelby county, was, at the term, 185-,

of the Shelby circuit court, duly convicted of the offenses above set forth; and whereas, he has heretofore duly satisfied the pecuniary penalty of the judgment against him; now therefore,

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

That the said Ephraim G. Dear be, and is hereby, restored to all the rights of suffrage now enjoyed by other citizens of this Commonwealth, and be relieved from all the pains and penalties of said judgment against him.

Approved September 30, 1861.

CHAPTER 90.

AN ACT to amend the acts incorporating the town of Pitt's Point, in Bullitt connty.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That the police judge elected on the 1st Monday in August last past, qualify and enter upon the discharge of his duties on the last Saturday in September, 1861.

§ 2. That thereafter the trustees of said town shall qualify and enter upon the discharge of their duties on the 2d Saturday in May of said year; the town marshal, at the first county court, and the police judge on the 2d Saturday succeeding their elections.

§3. Anything in either of said acts inconsistent herewith, is repealed.

Approved September 30, 1861.

CHAPTER 92.

AN ACT to change the election and magistrate's district No. 1, in Adair county.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That the lines of election and magistrate's district No. 1, in Adair county, be so changed as to run from Henry J. Payne's to Clayton Miller's, so as to include said. Payne and Miller in said district; thence with the Columbia road to W. W. Page's; thence to William Conover's; thence to George Young's, so as to include said Page, Conover, and Young in said district No. 1; thence from said Young's to the present line as it now runs. §2. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved September 30, 1861.

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CHAPTER 93.

AN ACT concerning the city court of Louisville.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

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§ 1. That from and after the passage of this act, the attorney's fee in the city court of Louisville, to be taxed fees-amount. against the unsuccessful party, shall only be two dollars and fifty cents, and in no instance shall a fee be taxed against the unsuccessful party unless a fine has been imposed; and further, that no attorney's fee shall be taxed in cases where a jury fee is charged in the costs, nor shall fees be taxed on ordinance warrants.

§ 2. That the judge of said court may, without the intervention of a jury, assess fines not exceeding twenty dollars in all cases of which said court has jurisdiction, and enforce payment thereof as now provided by law: Provided, however, That no power shall exist to imprison for the payment of costs.

§3. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved September 30, 1861.

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CHAPTER 94.

AN ACT legalizing certain proceedings of the Logan county court. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That all minutes of its proceedings and orders made by the Logan county court, during the tenure of office of W. J. Morton, deceased, whilst presiding judge, and which

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were left unsigned by him, be, and the same are hereby,
legalized and declared valid, as though they had been duly
authenticated as required by law, and that the name of said
W. J. Morton be signed to said minutes and orders by the
present presiding judge of said county court, and attested
at the date of signing by the clerk of said court.
§ 2. This act to take effect from its passage.

Approved September 30, 1861.

CHAPTER 95.

AN ACT for the benefit of William Mynhier, clerk of the Morgan circuit

court

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commnwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That the further time of two years be allowed Wm. Mynhier, clerk of the Morgan circuit court, to list and collect his unlisted fee bills, subject to all the laws now in force against the issuing of illegal fee bills.

§ 2. This act to take effect from and after the first day of March, 1862.

Approved September 30, 1861.

CHAPTER 101.

AN ACT for the benefit of George W. Goodrum, late sheriff of Marion

county.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That George W. Goodrum, late sheriff of Marion county, shall have the further time of one year, from the passage of this act, to collect his uncollected taxes and fee bills for the years 1856, 1857, 1858, and 1859: Provided, however, That the said Goodrum, and the sureties in his official bonds, shall be responsible to any party aggrieved for any illegal distress or other misconduct of said Goodrum, under the provisions of this act.

§ 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage.

Approved October 1, 1861.

CHAPTER 102.

AN ACT for the benefit of Mason Williams, late sheriff of Morgan county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That Mason Williams, late sheriff of Morgan county

be, and he is hereby, allowed the further time of two years to collect or list, with the proper officer for collection, all fee bills and taxes placed in his hands for collection, and not collected as yet by him, with power to distrain and levy for the same.

§2. That said Williams be allowed the further time of two years to collect all fees due him as sheriff aforesaid, and for this purpose he may issue his fee bill and distrain for the same: Provided, That nothing in this act shall exempt him from Hability under existing laws for issuing illegal fee bills.

3. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved October 1, 1861.

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CHAPTER 103.

AN ACT to amend the charter of the town of Cadiz, in Trigg county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of police judge or marshal of the town of Cadiz, either by death, resignation, or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the trustees of said town to order a special election, to be held within thirty days thereafter, to fill such vacancy: Provided, That at least ten days' notice shall be given by posting a notice upon the court-house door of said town indicating the time at which said election shall be held.

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§ 2. That upon the failure of the trustees of said town to discharge the duties enjoined upon them in the preced- discharge duty. ing section of this act, they may be severally fined in the sum of ten dollars, to be recovered by warrant before a justice of the peace, upon information on oath of any qualified voter of said town.

3. This act shall take effect from its passage.

Approved October 1, 1861.

CHAPTER 104.

AN ACT for the benefit of R. S. Spalding, late sheriff of Union county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That R. S. Spalding, late sheriff of Union county, is allowed the further time of four months to make out and return to the Union county court his delinquent list, and when allowed and certified by said court to the Auditor of Public Accounts, credit shall be by said Auditor rendered on said judgment for the amount thereof.

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