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CHAP. 1.-An act to amend an act entitled an act for the benefit the Headright and Tellico Settlers, and for other purposes, passed December 28th, 1826.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That an act entitled an act for the benefit of the Head-right and Tellico Settlers, and for other purposes, passed December the 28th, 1826, shall be and the same is hereby continued in full force for one year longer, to actual settlers.

Approved, December 11, 1827.

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CHAP. 2.-An act to authorize the insertion of Advertisements in certain Newspapers.

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall be lawful to publish in either of the following newspapers, to-wit: "The Paris Weekly Advertiser," printed in Paris, "The Newspapers Western Beacon," printed in Mountsterling, "The in which adPeople's Press," printed in Richmond, "Bowlinggreen vertisements Public Advertiser," printed in Bowlinggreen, and may be in. "The Kentucky Advocate," printed in Shelbyville, all advertisements which may be authorized or required by law, except such as are required by law to be published in the newspaper of the Public Printer exclusively; and all advertisements and publications in either of said newspapers shall be as good. and effectual as if made in any other authorized newspaper in the State: and it shall be lawful for the editors of said newspapers respectively to charge the

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Polls of the precincts in the several

like fees, and to make such certificates as are author
ized to be charged and made by the editors of news-
papers heretofore allowed to publish orders, rules of
court, &c.

Approved, December 11, 1828.

CHAP. 3. An act to alter the time of comparing polls in the
Eleventh Congressional District.

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WHEREAS, a writ of election has issued, directing
the holding of an election in the Eleventh Congres-
sional District, composed of the counties of Hender-
son, Muhlenburgh, Butler, Ohio, Daviess, Grayson,
Breckinridge, Hart, Hardin, Meade, and part of Ed-
mondson, to elect a member to fill the vacancy occa
sioned by the resignation of the member elect in said
district; and whereas the time for comparing the polls
in said district is now fixed by law on the fifteenth
day after the commencement of the election, and ow-
ing to the late day on which said election is held, it is
deemed expedient to fix upon a shorter period for the
comparing the polls in said district: Therefore,

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the sheriffs or deputy sheriffs who shall attend at the precincts in the counties in s'd said several counties in said district, shall carry the district, when poll of said several precincts to the county town of to be compar- their respective counties on the Monday succeeding the holding of said election.

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Polls of the several counties to be

compared at Litchfield, on the fifth day after the elec

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SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the high sheriff or some one of the deputy sheriffs of the several counties of said district shall, on the fifth day after the termination of said election, attend at the court house in Litchfield, in Grayson county, with the polls of said election held and taken at the several county towns, and precincts, in said counties, and then and there, by faithful addition and comparison of said polls, determine who is duly elected, in accordance with the law now in force regulating elections; for which the said sheriffs shall be allowed the same compensation for services as are now allowed by law. Provided however, That this act is not to continue in force after the comparing of the polls of the election above referred to; but the law now in force to remain in full force, and govern the sheriffs of said counties in the comparison of the polls of future elections.

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SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be 1827. the duty of the several sheriffs who shall meet as by this act directed, in case any one or more of the said Duty of the sheriffs for said district, shall fail to attend upon the day aforesaid, the sheriffs so assembled shall continue posing the to wait until the absent sheriffs shall attend. Pro- district. vided, said sheriffs shall not be bound to wait longer than six o'clock in the evening of the Saturday following: any sheriff failing to attend agreeably to the Proviso. provisions of this act, shall be subject to such fine and forfeitures as is provided by the existing laws in relation to elections and returns for members to Congress.

Approved, December 11, 1827.

CHAP. 4.-An act authorizing the County Court of Speneer to have an additional term on the third Monday in January, 1828.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the justices of Spencer county, or any three of them, may, and they are hereby directed to hold a court for the county of Spencer on the third Monday in January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight.

Approved, December 17, 1827.

CHAP. 5.-An act to alter the time of holding certain courts.

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SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Time of holl Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the August term of ing the Aug. the Logan Circuit Court, of the Warren County Court, tain courts and of the Morgan County Court, shall hereafter changed. commence on the Thursday succeeding the first Monday in August.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Lawrence County Court shall hereafter commence on the sec- Time of holdond Mondays in each month, and the Floyd County ing the LawCourts shall hereafter commence on the third Mon- and Pike reuce, Floyd days in each month, and the County Court of Pike county courts county shall hereafter commence on the fourth Mon- changed. day in each month in which they are now respec

tively entitled to hold their courts.

Approved, December 19, 1827.

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CHAP. 6. An act to amend and explain an act entitled "an act to reduce the price of land between Walker's line and latitude 36 degrees 30 minutes north, and east of Tennessee river," approved January 22, 1827.

WHEREAS, doubts have arisen respecting the construction of an act passed at the last session of the Legislature, entitled, "an act to reduce the price of the land between Walker's line and latitude thirtysix degrees and thirty minutes north, and east of Tennessee river:" Therefore,

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonceive, register wealth of Kentucky, That the Register of the land of and issue pat- fice be and he is hereby authorized and directed to receive all surveys of land made in that section of country, or that may hereafter be made, and register the same, where the quantity is not less than twenty five acres, although the same may not be bounded by other claims, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Approved, December 19, 1827.

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act.

CHAP. 7.-An act to add a part of Adair to Casey county. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That all that part of Adair county which is within the following bounds, to-wit: Beginning on the Green county line, opposite to George Hill's, who resides on the west or M'Clure's Bounds of the fork of Casey's creek; thence with a straight line run part of Adair so as to exclude from this boundary the following added to Cadey. persons, George Hill, Thomas Christison, William Monday and Dudley Noel, to Ezekiel Montgomery's, leaving said Montgomery in the county of Adair; thence with a straight line to the Casey county line, near the head waters of Woods' creek run, so as to include Thomas Ward and Nicholas Wheatley; thence with the Casey county line to the Washington county line; and with the same to the Green county line; and with the same to the beginning— shall be and the same is hereby added to the county of Casey; and that the citizens thus added to the county of Casey shall be entited to enjoy equal privileges, with the citizens of the aforesaid .county of Casey, just as though they had been included in said county by the original boundary thereof.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the sheriff and other officers of Adair county shall have power to

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finish all collections of a public or private nature 1827. which may be placed or already in the hands of said officers, against any individual within the said boun- Officers of Adary, and that all suits which may have been complete their menced against any person or persons within said collections in boundary, shall be prosecuted and closed just in the said boundary same manner and by the same authority, as if this act had never been passed.

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SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the County Court of Casey shall employ some reputable surveyor The County to run and mark the division line between Adair and Casey counties, according to the calls named in the boundary line first section of this act; and the surveyor thus to be run and pointed shall, after first being sworn, proceed to run and cause said line to be plainly marked, and report The report to the same to the County Courts of Adair and Casey: be recorded which report shall be entered upon the records of in ea. county. each court, at any time within eight months from and after the passage of this act. And the County Court of Casey shall cause to be levied in their next county levy, a sum adequate to the expense of running, The expenses marking and recording said reports, in favor of the to be paid by Casey City. persons employed to perform said services.

abolished.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the precinct A precinct in, formed in the county of Casey, authorizing elections Casey County to be held at Thomas Douthet's, on the south fork of Green river, be and the same is hereby dissolved, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

Approved, December 19, 1827.

CHAP. 8.-An act to provide for the safe keeping of Jesse Hide and Ottaway Hide.

WHEREAS, it is represented to the present General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, that Jesse Hide and Ottaway Hide are confined in the jail of Muhlenburg county, for felony, and that the jail is insufficient for their safe keeping, without a guard, which expense must be a county charge, and will be extremely oppressive to the people of this county: For remedy whereof,

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SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the rected to be Commonwealth of Kentucky, That immediately after removed from the passage of this act, the sheriff of Muhlenburg Muhlenburg to Ohio City county shall convey the said Jesse Hide and Ottaway jail for safe

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