facie evidence of a violation of the provisions of this section. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined twenty dollars.

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Made unlawful to kill hare in cer

§ 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to catch, kill, or in any manner destroy, or pursue with such intent, within tain months. the boundaries of Bourbon county, in the months of February, March, April, May, June, July, or August, any rabbit or hare. The possession by any person of such hare or rabbit, within the boundaries of said county, within said months, shall be considered prima facie evidence of violating act. a violation of the provisions of this section. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined ten dollars.

Penalty for

Made unlawful to kill squirrels in certain months.

§ 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill, or pursue with such intent, within the boundaries of Bourbon county, in the months of December, January, February, March, April, or May, any red or grey squirrel. The possession by any person of such red or grey squirrel, within the boundaries of said county, within said months, Penalty. shall be considered prima facie evidence of a violation of the provisions of this section. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined fifteen dollars.

Made unlawful to net or seine for fish.

§ 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch, kill, or in any manner destroy, except with the hook and line, fish of any kind in any waters within the boundaries of Bourbon county: Provided, That it shall be lawful to catch in any manner small fish for bait, and fish for Penalty. the purpose of propagation in other waters. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined twenty dollars for each offense.

ful to throw anything in streams

Made unlaw

to injure or de

§ 5. It shall be unlawful for any person, after five days' notice, as provided in the following section, to throw or deposit, or cause or permit to be thrown or deposited, stroy fish. in any stream of water in the boundaries of Bourbon county, any refuse or other matter which will have the effect of killing or injuring seriously any kind of fish in Penalty. said streams of water: Provided, That no person shall be held responsible for any unavoidable leakage, drainage, or accident. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined twenty-five dollars.

§ 6. The notice mentioned in the preceding section shall be a written notification, and may be given by any person, whenever it is evident that the refuse or other matter mentioned in the preceding section is seriously injuring the fish.

§ 7. The penalties fixed in this act shall be recoverable upon proper proceedings before a justice of the peace or magistrate in Bourbon county.

How fines to be recovered.

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be disposed of.

§ 8. All fines accruing under this act shall be equally divided between the county attorney, whose duty it shall

How fines to be to prosecute all persons violating the provisions of this act, and the school fund of the county.

§ 9. This act shall take effect ninety days from and after its passage.

Approved January 22, 1874.

quent list allowed to said sheriff.

CHAPTER 77.

AN ACT for the benefit of H. C. Malone, late sheriff of Shelby county, and

securities.

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

§ 1. That H. C. Malone, late sheriff of Shelby county, Amount of delin having paid in full the amount of the prescribed interest, costs, and Attorney General's fee of the judgment rendered against him and securities in the Franklin circuit court on account of the revenue of 1872, except five hundred and fifteen dollars and sixty-four cents ($515 64), amount of delinquent list not returned until after judgment was rendered, the Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby authorized and directed to allow said Malone a credit for the amount of said delinquent list, or so much thereof as may be legal and just.

damages on judgment released.

§2. That the twenty per cent. damages, amounting to Interest and five hundred and ninety dollars and twenty-six cents, and the five per cent. damages under the act of March 22, 1871, amounting to one hundred and ninety-nine dollars and eighty-five cents, adjudged against said Malone and securities, be, and the same hereby, remitted: Provided, That the sheriff shall first satisfy the Auditor, by the sworn statements of himself and deputies, that said five per cent. has not been collected from the tax-payer, and that the relief hereby granted shall only apply to all or any part of said five per cent. that has not been collected from the tax-payer.

§ 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from its passage.

Approved January 22, 1874.

CHAPTER 78.

AN ACT for the benefit of T. D. Grundy, sheriff of McCracken county, and bis sureties.

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

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Interest and damages on judg

§1. That Thomas D. Grundy, sheriff of McCracken county, having paid into the Treasury the full amount ment remitted. of the principal, interest, costs, and Attorney General's fee of the judgment rendered against him and securities in the Franklin circuit court on account of the revenue of 1872, the amount of damages and the five per cent. imposed under the act of March 22, 1871, adjudged against them be, and the same are hereby, remitted; and the Auditor of Public Accounts is directed to credit said Grundy's account accordingly.

§ 2. That said Grundy having paid into the Treasury four hundred and ninety-nine dollars and seventy-one cents ($499 71), being the five per cent. imposed on him under the act of March 22, 1871, to change the time for paying the revenue into the Treasury, on account of the revenue of 1871, the Auditor of Public Accounts is directed to refund to said Grundy said amount, and to credit the same on his revenue account for the year 1873 Provided, That the sheriff shall first satisfy the Auditor, by the sworn statement of himself and his deputies, that said five per cent. has not been collected from the tax-payers, and that the relief hereby granted shall not apply to all or any part of said five per cent. that has been collected by the sheriff from the tax payer. §3. This act shall be in force and effect from its Approved January 22, 1874.

passage.

CHAPTER 79.

AN ACT to amend an act for the benefit of the clerks of the county courts of Lewis, Clark, Montgomery, Mason, Nelson, Cumberland, Adair, Clinton, Russell, Todd, Logan, and Simpson counties, so as to make the provisions thereof apply to the clerk of the Carter county court.

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

§ 1. That the provisions of an act, entitled "An act for the benefit of the clerks of the county courts of Lewis, Clark, Montgomery, Mason, Nelson, Cumberland, Adair, Clinton, Russell, Todd, Logan, and Simpson counties," passed during the month of March, 1872, and which became a law January 10th, 1873, be amended so that the provisions thereof shall apply to the clerk of the county

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court of Carter county, and the county court of said county of Carter.

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

Approved January 22, 1874.

to receive horses

fairs.

CHAPTER 80.

AN ACT to amend an act for the benefit of the Bourbon County Agricultural Society, approved February 12, 1849.

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

1. That an act, entitled "An act for the benefit of the Made unlawful Bourbon County Agricultural Society," be so amended that or vehicles for it shall be unlawful for any person or persons, within three pay within three hundred yards of the grounds of said society, without the hundred yards of grounds during consent of the board of directors, to open any lot, stable, shed, or other place, during the continuance of said society's fairs, for the purpose of receiving for pay horses or vehicles of any description; or for any owner or owners of such lot, stable, shed, or place to permit the use of said lot, stable, shed, or place for such purpose. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this act shall be fined fifty dollars for each day so violating, to be recovered by a warrant from and to be tried before any justice of the peace for Bourbon county; and such fines shall be for the benefit of said society.

Penalty.

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

sage.

Approved January 22, 1874.

CHAPTER 81.

AN ACT for the benefit of Robert Wheat, a colored pauper idiot of Adair

-county.

WHEREAS, 'Upon inquisition held in the Adair circuit court, Robert Wheat, of said county, was found, by the verdict of a jury, to be a pauper idiot, and a judgment so entered, and an order made for an allowance of fifty dollars per annum for his support, out of the Treasury of the State; but the Auditor doubts his authority to pay said claim,

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

§ 1. That the Auditor of State be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to issue his warrant upon the

Treasurer, in favor of Geo. W. Nell, committee of said idiot, for the sum of fifty dollars, being the allowance for the support of said idiot for one year from the 25th day of February, 1873.

§ 2. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved January 22, 1874.

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CHAPTER 82.

AN ACT for the benefit of Ned Bradshaw, a colored pauper idiot of Adair county.

WHEREAS, Upon inquisition held in the Adair circuit court, Ned Bradshaw, of said county, was found, by the verdict of a jury, to be a pauper idiot, and a judgment so entered and an order made for an allowance of fifty dollars per annum for his support out of the Treasury of the State; but the Auditor doubts his authority, to pay said claim,

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

1. That the Auditor of State be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to issue his warrant upon the Treasurer in favor of Zachariah Collins, committee of said idiot, for the sum of fifty dollars, being the allowance for the support of said idiot for one year from the 27th day of February, 1873.

§ 2. This act to take effect from its passage.

Approved January 22, 1874.

CHAPTER 83.

AN ACT for the benefit of the town marshal of New Liberty, county of

Owen.

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

Marshal may

§ 1. That the town marshal of New Liberty, in the county of Owen, be, and he is hereby, empowered to ap- appoint deputy. point a deputy on special occasions, when, in his judgment, it becomes necessary, to assist him in the discharge

of his official duties; and the marshal shall be responsi- To be responsible ble on his official bond for the acts of said deputy, and on official bond. may take bond, with surety, from the deputy to himself

for the faithful discharge of the duties of the deputy.

§ 2. This act shall be in force from its passage.

Approved January 22, 1874.