all subsequent liabilities, unless the purchaser thereof shall make application to the board of directors for a continuance of said insurance within ten days from the date of said transfer, in which event such purchaser shall be substituted to all the rights of his vendor under this act, and the said property held liable as herein provided; and the provisions of this section shall apply as well to personal representatives and guardians as to purchasers of such property. Approved May 4, 1880. CHAPTER 1396. AN ACT to amend the charter of the Covington and DeCourcey Creek WHEREAS, It is represented that the Covington and DeCourcey Creek Turnpike Company has graded and metaled their road from the intersection thereof with the Bank Lick Turnpike Company, near the railroad tunnel, to a point near the intersection of the main stem of the said Covington and DeCourcey Creek Turnpike Company with the Visalia branch of said company; and whereas, it ap pears that said company has completed, or nearly completed the grade of said road on its main stem to or near the residence of the late Thomas Stevens, and on its branch very nearly to Visalia Station, Kentucky Central Railroad; now, in order to facilitate the completion of said main stem of said road and the Visalia branch thereof, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: may levy tax. § 1. That it shall be lawful, and authority is hereby County court given to the judge of the Kenton county court, to levy a tax, not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents per acre, on the lands lying on or adjacent to said roads, or belonging to proprietors living within one third of a mile of said main stem or Visalia branch, for the purpose of completing the grades and putting metal thereon, provided a majority of the qualified voters, who shall be Who may vote. shall order elec tion property-holders on said main road or branch, or who shall own lands and reside within one third of a mile of said main stem or branch, shall vote in favor of said tax, at an election to be held as hereinafter provided. § 2. No one shall be entitled to vote on the question of the tax herein provided for, unless such person is interested in the land to be taxed; nor shall any person be entitled to vote for the tax on the land lying on or adjacent to the main stem, unless they are owners or interested in said land, or reside within one third of a mile of said main stem; nor shall any one be entitled to vote for the tax on the branch road, unless they are owners or interested in the lands sought to be taxed on said branch: Provided, That no part of said tax raised by the levy on the property on the main stem shall be expended on the branch road, and vice versa. § 3. Upon the application of the Covington and DeCounty Court Courcey Creek Turnpike Company, or its agent or attorney, the county court of Kenton county shall give public notice, designating a day, and causing polls to be opened, and shall cause a vote to be taken by the voters qualified as hereinbefore provided, for and against the proposed tax, of which notice shall be given within ten days after such application is made, and the times and places for such voting shall be published for at least fifteen days before the election, by posting printed bills at the courthouse door at Independence, at the depot at Visalia, and at least two public places on the line of the main stem and branch. to be taken. § 4. The vote shall be taken on the proposed tax on the The vote- how main stem and on the branch separately, though the vote may be taken on both on the same day and under one order, if requested by the turnpike company; the places of voting shall be fixed by the judge when the order for the election is made, and the county judge shall appoint judges, clerks, and other officers to superintend and conduct such election (who shall be paid by the turnpike company), who shall have such powers and shall be subject to such regulations as are prescribed and given to officers of county elections; and they shall return their poll-books with a certificate of the result of such election to the judge of the county court within five days after such election has been held: Provided, That the polls shall be kept open from eight o'clock in the morning until five o'clock in the evening of the day fixed for such election. § 5. If the result of the election shall be in favor of the tax, the county judge shall, at the first session of the county court, at Independence, held after the return of the poll-books to him as herein provided for, levy the tax on the lands lying on or adjacent to the main stem or branch, one or both, as may appear to have been voted from the poll-books and certificate of the officers aforesaid, which tax shall be due and payable within thirty days after the levy. § 6. The president and directors of said Covington and DeCourcey Creek Turnpike Company shall have power to appoint a collector of tax, who shall, under the direction of said company, collect the tax levied and account for the same to the company. He shall execute such bond as the company may require, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duty, and he shall have power to sue in his own name for the use of said company, for any and all taxes which may be unpaid for ninety days after the same are due and payable under the provisions of this act. § 7. That upon the payment of the taxes levied by the county judge, as herein provided for, the tax-payers shall, upon the presentation of the receipt of the collector of tax to the president and directors of said turnpike company, be entitled to a certificate of stock in the amount of the taxes paid by him, her, or them, and it shall be the duty of said company to issue such certificates, and the holders of the same shall be entitled to all the privileges of stockholders. § 8. This act shall take effect from and after its pas sage. Approved May 4, 1880. Directors shall appoint a collect or of tax CHAPTER 1397. AN ACT to incorporate a turnpike road company to construct a road from Campbellsville, via Elkhorn, to Mannsville. Be it enucted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That it may be lawful for the county court of Taylor county, a majority of all justices of the peace concurring, to form a company to construct a turnpike road from Campbellsville, via Elkhorn, to Mannsville. § 2. That said court shall appoint five commissioners to locate said turnpike road. When said company shall be fully organized, a majority of the stock subscribed by individuals and the amount by the county court shall govern in said location §3. That said commissioners shall have power to determine the width of road, also the width and depth of stone or gravel, as well as the degree of elevation of said road: Provided, No grade shall exceed five degrees elevation. § 4. That said commissioners shall possess all the powers granted similar companies found in the Revised Statutes in acquiring right of way, earth, rock, timber, or other materials out of which to build said road; also land on which to erect toll-houses and gates, not exceeding in quantity five acres for each toll-house erected. They shall have power to appoint a gate-keeper or keepers, and do all other things that a body-politic can or may lawfully do. § 5. That said commissioners shall continue in office for one year, and until others are elected by the stockholders and by the stock held by the county. § 6. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved May 5, 1880. CHAPTER 1398. AN ACT to incorporate the Falmouth and Berryville Turnpike Road Com pany. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That a body-corporate and politic is hereby created, under the name and style of the Falmouth and Berryville Turnpike Road Company, and under that name and style shall have perpetual succession; may have a common seal; may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, and may have all rights and privileges now enjoyed by similar corporations. 2 Private property shall be exempt from corporate debts. §3. The object of said corporation shall be to construct and maintain a turnpike road from the junction of the Broad Ford road with the Falmouth and Claysville Turnpike Road, in Pendleton county, by the nearest and most practicable route, all things considered, to Berryville, Harrison county. § 4. The capital stock of said company shall be any amount required to complete said road in good order, divided into shares of twenty-five dollars each, and shall be payable at such time and place and in such manner as the officers may direct. 5. Books shall be open for subscription of stock at any time and place, and under the direction of commissioners hereby appointed, viz: C. E. Aulick, John Shites, Tony Shomaker, Daniel Williams, G. W. Booker, and G. C. Ferris, in Pendleton county, and A. King, J. R. Earl, J. M. Berry, and A. J. McNeese, in Harrison county, or any of them, the books to be kept open until a sufficient sum, including that which may be appropriated and subscribed by the Pendleton and Harrison county courts, in the judgment of the commissioners or of the board of officers, when organized, shall have been subscribed to complete said road. 6. All rules necessary for organizing and the management of said company, not herein specified, shall be specLOC. L., VOL. 1-62 |