CHAPTER 47. AN ACT to amend section 2, chapter 1,590, of Acts of 1880, relating to rewards. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That sec. 2 of chapter 1590 of the acts of 1880, be, and the same is hereby amended by inserting after the word "thereof," in said section, the following: "Should it appear that a peace officer had made the arrest, and, in the opinon of the judge of the court, is entitled to all or any part of the reward, the judg ment shall show what part he is entitled to," so that said section, when amended, will read as follows: § 2. It shall be the duty of the person so securing the arrest and conviction, or delivery of any person guilty of any horse or mule stealing, if he desires said reward, to apply to the court in which the accused is convicted or bond forfeited for same, and if the court is satisfied from testimony taken that the person applying for such reward has in good faith arrested, or di rectly and immediately caused the arrest and conviction or delivery of a person guilty of horse or mule stealing, he shall cause to be entered on the record book of the court a judgment, stating the name of the person entitled to the reward, and for what the reward is granted, and the amount thereof; should it appear that a peace officer had made the arrest, and in the opinion of the judge of the court is entitled to all or any part of the reward, the judgment shall show what part he is entitled to, and the person so allowed such reward, upon the production to the Auditor of Public Accounts, of a transcript of said order, under the official signature and seal of the clerk of the court Allowance and payment of reward. where the conviction or forfeiture is had, shall receive from said Auditor his warrant upon the Treasurer for the amount thereof. This act shall take effect and be in force ninety days after its approval by the Governor. Approved March 21, 1904. License required of hunters. CHAPTER 48. AN ACT to amend section 1,954b, subsection 4, chapter 57, of the Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: $ 1. That sub-section 4, of section 1954b, chapter 57 of the Kentucky Statutes, under the title of "Game and Birds," which is a part of the Session Acts of 1902, be, and the same is, hereby amended by striking out after the word "clerk" in line 2, all of the words down to and including the word "of" in line 5, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The same sum as a resident of Kentucky is subject to in the State of said non-resident. The clerk issuing said license shall be paid a fee of fifty cents." And after the word "of," which is the last word of said section, shall be added the following: "All sums collected under the provisions of this act, except the clerk's fee of fifty cents for the issuing of said license, shall be paid to the Treasurer of the State as a part of the general expense fund, unless otherwise provided by law." So that said sub-section 4, when amended, shall read as follows: "Before the issuance of any such license, the applicant shall pay to the clerk of the county court the same sum as a resident of Kentucky is subject to in the State of said non-resident. The clerk issuing said license shall be paid the fee of fifty cents, which shall be recovered by said clerk and disposed of as other fees of his office are disposed of. All sums collected under the provisions of this act, except the clerk's fee of fifty cents for the issuing of said license, shall be paid to the treasurer of the State as a part of the general expense fund, unless otherwise provided by law." Approved March 21, 1904. CHAPTER 49. AN ACT amending an act enacted March 29, 1902, and which became a law June 17, 1902, chapter 108, article VII, section 4151, regulating fees of sheriffs for advertising delinquent tax-payers and changing their fees from two to one dollar. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That section 4151, of chapter 108, of the Kentucky Statutes, be amended to read as follows: ing real estate for "If there be no personal property that the sheriff Sheriff fee for sellor tax collector can restrain for taxes due, and the same taxes $1.00. shall not be paid by the first day of July, the sheriff or tax collector shall sell for cash any real estate belonging to or listed by such delinquent tax payer, or as much thereof as will pay the taxes due and his commission, in the same manner that lands are sold under execution, except that the land shall not be valued or levied on, and shall be advertised by posting for fifteen days before the sale, a written or printed notice at the courthouse door, and by publication once a week for four weeks prior to the day of sale, in a newspaper of gen eral circulation, if there be one in the county, if not, then by printed hand bills, posted for at least fifteen days before the sale, at the courthouse door and in three or more conspicuous places in the tax district; and he shall, not less than fifteen days before the sale, mail to the delinquent, a postal card, addressed to his place of residence or place of business, if such can be ascertained, notifying him of the time and place of the sale; and in order to cover the cost of such advertisement and notification, the sheriff shall have one dollar for each person whose property is advertised, to be paid by the delinquent, but in no event to be paid by the State. The sheriff shall have one dollar for advertising per sonal property, to be paid by the delinquent. The provisions of this act shall not take effect until and after January 1, 1906.” Approved March 21, 1904. How and amount paid patrols. CHAPTER 50. AN ACT to amend and re-enact section 3783, of chapter 95, of the Kentucky Statutes, entitled "Patrols," and relating to the compensation thereof. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That section 3783 of chapter 95 of the Kentucky Statutes, be amended by adding the following words after the word "duties"-"except, that within counties having a population of over one hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants, they may be paid two dollars for each ten hours, within the discretion of the court," se that said section, when so amended and re-enacted, shall read as follows: "Patrols shall each be paid by order of the county court, out of the county levy, a sum not exceeding one dollar for each ten hours they may have been purposely engaged in the performance of their duties; except, that within counties having a population of over one hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants, they may be paid two dollars for each ten hours, within the discretion of the court. At the Court of Claims for the county, patrols shall present their claims for services, specifying the number of hours each has been engaged, and verified by the oath of the patrol, upon which the court shall fix the amount to be paid." Approved March 21, 1904. CHAPTER 51. AN ACT creating the thirty-first judicial district of Kentucky, fixing the time of holding courts thereof, providing for the election of a circuit judge and Commonwealth's attorney, and changing the twenty-third and twenty-fourth districts of Kentucky so as to provide for said thirty-first district; and fixing the time for holding the courts in the said twenty-third and twenty-fourth districts. WHEREAS, There has been a large increase of popu lation and a large development of the resources in the present Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Districts of Kentucky, so much so that it is impossible for the judges to do the work required of the courts in said districts in the time now allotted by law, or which can be allotted; and WHEREAS, by reason of these facts the business of said districts is congested and in some of the counties it is impossible to complete the business in the time fixed by law; now, therefore, |