elect and appoint one director of this association, and one for each additional subscription of twenty shares. § 8. This act to take effect from its passage; the Legislature reserving the right to change, alter, and amend the same at pleasure. 1860. Approved February 15, 1860. CHAPTER 232. AN ACT to authorize Samuel P. Spalding to sell a slave. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That Samuel P. Spalding, of Union county, be, and he is hereby, authorized and permitted to sell Hampton, a negro slave, imported into this State under the act of 1833, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. §2. That this act shall take effect from and after its pas sage. Approved February 15, 1860. CHAPTER 233. AN ACT for the benefit of the Sheriff of Washington county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That the further time until the county court in June next be allowed the sheriff of Washington county to return an additional delinquent list on his tax book; and that the further time of two years be allowed said sheriff, after his present term, to distrain and collect all taxes and fee-bills uncollected and due him through his sheriffalty for said. county; and that he shall be subject to the penalties now prescribed by law for collecting illegal fee bills. Approved February 15, 1860. CHAPTER 234. AN ACT for the benefit of Susan Jane Vance, of Hart county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That the judge of the Hart county court be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint a committee to take charge of the money and other estate or property to which Susan Jane Vance, a deaf mute, of Hart county, is now or may 1860. hereafter be justly entitled by law, who shall be required to give bond for the safe investment, and faithful appropriation of said estate for her use and benefit. § 2. Said committee shall be required to make settlement with the Hart county court once every two years. § 3. Said judge shall have power to appoint a successor in case of death or resignation, or on a failure to faithfully discharge their duties. § 4. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 15, 1860. CHAPTER 235. AN ACT to incorporate Aspen Grove Male and Female Seminary. WHEREAS, It is represented that a number of worthy citizens in Campbell and Pendleton counties have erected a commodious building in Aspen Grove, near the line of said counties, in Pendleton county, for educational purposes: Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That Charles Dickens, Wm. Baman, Absalom Petit, Luther H. Ellis, Daniel Sellers, Richard Dooke, and Michael Ronse shall be, and are hereby, constituted a body politic and corporate, to be known by the name and style of the "Trustees of the Aspen Grove Male and Female Seminary," and by that name shall have perpetual succession; and are authorized to exercise all powers and privileges that properly and necessarily appertain to them in that character; and in the case of the death, resignation, or other disqualification of any of said trustees, or their successors, a majority of the remaining trustees shall fill such vacancy, and the person so appointed shall be vested with the same power and authority as if specially named in this act; and by the name and style of the "Trustees of the Aspen Grove Male and Female Seminary" may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court of law or equity, or before any tribunal having cognizance of the same. They shall annually, upon a day by them fixed, elect a president of their body, whose signature under his seal, to any contract, shall be as binding as if the same was executed under a corporate seal. § 2. That the said trustees and their successors are authorized to receive title to the property upon which the said seminary is erected, and further to purchase, lease, or receive by donation, any lands, tenements, moneys, rents, goods, and chattels, and to hold the same by the name aforesaid, to them and their successors forever, for the use of said academy; to sell, alien, transfer, and convey such 3 lands, goods, and chattels, and apply the proceeds to the § 3. The seminary hereby established shall be deemed a § 4. That a majority of said trustees shall have power to engage and employ a competent number of teachers to said academy, to fix their salaries and term of tuition; and for the misconduct of any teacher or pupil, may expel or dismiss such teacher or pupil from said seminary; and to do all other things necessary for the good government of said seminary. § 5. This act to take effect from its passage. Approved February 15, 1860. 1860. CHAPTER 236. AN ACT authorizing a transcript of certain records in the Harlan county Sur- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth § 1. That immediately after the passage of this act, it shall be the duty of the judge of the Harlan county court to examine the condition of the records in the surveyor's office of Harlan county; and if it appear (as is represented to the present General Assembly) that certain portions of said record is not placed upon durable books and material, but is upon loose sheets of paper, liable to be lost, misplaced, or injured, therefore, if said records are by said judge found to be thus kept, or any portion of them liable to loss or destruction, he shall make an order, and have the same entered upon the records of the county court of Harlan county, ordering the present surveyor of Harlan county to transcribe any portion of said records, pointing out by an order of the county court that portion to be transcribed; and when so transcribed, the county judge of the court shall examine the record, and if he approve it, shall make an order in said county court to that effect; and said transcript record shall ever afterwards be considered valid in law. § 2. The records so transcribed shall be placed on durable, well bound books; and the present surveyor, or his successor, shall have power, under the order of said court, to make the transcript; and when the same is completed, 1860. the county court judge shall make the surveyor a reasonable allowance for the service, which shall be paid out of the county levy of said county, or out of any money in the county treasury, or partly from each source, as the county judge may order. Approved February 15, 1860. CHAPTER 237. AN ACT to incorporate the Peyton's Well Turnpike Road Company. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That persons who subscribe stock to construct a Body corporate turnpike road from a point at or near the Hanging Fork bridge, on the Stanford and Houstonville turnpike road, to a convenient point on the Knob Lick turnpike road, at or near the line between the lands of Joseph Chenault and Harvey Helm, be a body politic and corporate, under the Name & style name and style of the Peyton's Well Turnpike Road Company, and by that name may sue and be sued, and shall have perpetual succession; and the capital stock shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars. of company. § 2. The following persons shall be commissioners to Commissioners obtain stock in said turnpike road company: D. J. Alcorn, to open books. Peter E. Carter, M. N. Depaw, T. H. Wright, Mat. Sandridge, A. W. Harper, and Richard Coble, any two of whom may act; they may, at any time they think proper, cause the books for subscription of stock to be opened, after having given ten days' notice of the time and place of meeting, by posting up three or more advertisements in Lincoln county. The stockholders shall be authorized to organize and elect a board of officers whenever three thousand dollars of stock is subscribed, and ten days' notice has been given of such an election. 3. The road shall be under the control and manageWho to manage ment of a president and five directors, who shall, after the first election, hold their offices one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified; the first board of officers shall be elected at such time and place as the commissioners who act may direct, who shall hold their offices until the first Monday in May succeeding, and until their successors are elected and qualified. tions of anoth § 4. The provisions contained from the 5th to the 33d Certain sec section of an act of the General Assembly of Kentucky, er charter made approved the 4th of March, 1844, entitled "An act incorapplicable to porating the Danville and Houstonville Turnpike Road Company," so far as they are applicable and not changed by this act, shall be the law governing the Peyton's Well this. turnpike company: Provided, That notices for calls on 1860. Approved February 15, 1860. CHAPTER 238.· AN ACT for the benefit of Thos. H. C. Bruce and John McCall. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That Thomas H. C. Bruce and John McCall be, and they are hereby, authorized to lay the track of their railroad across the State road, in Lewis county: Provided, That the same shall not obstruct the passage or travel upon the said State road. § 2. That this act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 15, 1860. CHAPTER 239. AN ACT to allow James Bartrum, of Lawrence county, to erect a dam across Rockcastle Creek. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That James Bartrum, of the county of Lawrence, shall be allowed and have the privilege of erecting a milldam in and across Rockcastle creek, anywhere in said creek, from its mouth to where the county road crosses the same. Said dam shall not be more than seven feet high. This act shall not be construed to vest in said Bartrum any right except the one to erect the dam and mill on said stream; in all other things said Bartrum is required to comply with the law as it now exists concerning water grist-mills, &c. § 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved February 15, 1860. CHAPTER 240. AN ACT to amend the charter of West Covington. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That the police judge of the town of West Covington, in Kenton county, shall have concurrent [jurisdiction] in civil and criminal cases with the justices of the peace in the district where said town is situated, and shall Powers of Police judge. |