1874. tax for purpose. ing for the levy of any tax upon the property or persons of said town, or providing for the issual of the bonds of other obligations of said town, or for purpose of creating any debt under provisions of this section, shall be valid, the same shall be by said board of trustees submitted to the qualified white voters of said town at an election to be held at the court-house, at a time to be fixed by said board, of which at least ten days' notice shall be given by written or printed notices, posted at five or more public places in said town; and such order, resolution, or ordinances shall be published at least one week before such election in some newspaper published in said town, if any. The poll-books of such election shall be compared and preserved as the poll-books of other elections held under charter of said town are required by law to be compared and preserved; and if a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be in favor of such order, resolution, or ordinances, then same shall be valid and binding, but otherwise to be null and void. § 3. That for the purpose of supporting and maintainLevy and collect ing said college or any school or schools that may be established or taught therein, the board of trustees of said town shall have the power to levy and collect an ad valorem tax of not exceeding in any one year fifty cents on each one hundred dollars in value of property in said town, subject to taxation for municipal purposes, andbelonging to white persons; and a tax of not exceeding three dollars on each white male citizen over twentyone years of age; but such tax shall not be collected until the order, resolution, or ordinances levying same shall be submitted to the white voters of said town, qualified to vote under the common school laws, in the same manner as provided in the next preceding section of this lect taxes. act. § 4. All taxes levied under this act shall, unless other-、 Marshal to col wise provided by order of the board of trustees of said town, be collected by the town marshal of said town; and before proceeding to collect same, he shall, with good and sufficient surety, execute bond for the faithful collecting and paying over of same, as may be ordered by said board of trustees; such boud to be taken, approved, and preserved as provided by law in case of official bond of said marshal: Provided, Said board of trustees may appoint a special collector of said tax, who shall execute bond in same manner as would be required of the town marshal should he collect same. The officer collecting such tax shall be compensated as provided by law for compensation to town marshal of said town for collection of town tax. 1874. elected, and by Trustees, how § 5. After the board of trustees of said town shall have acquired the ownership or control of all the stock in said. Princeton College, the board of trustees of same shall be elected by the qualified white voters of said town; and at whom. such election widows having children between the ages of six and twenty years shall have the right to vote, and may cast such vote by written proxy. After the board of trustees of said town shall have acquired the ownership or control of all the stock in said college, they shall, after twenty days' notice, cause an election to be held at the court-house in said town for the election of seven trustees of said college, which election shall be held and the pollbooks compared in all respects as required by law in case of elections held under charter of said town. And the seven persons receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected. Said board of trustees so elected shall hold their office for the term of two years from and after the time of such election, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified. And every two years after such election a similar election shall be held for the election of trustees of said college; but until the board of trustees of said town shall have acquired, as aforesaid, all the stock in said Princeton College, the election for trustees shall be had by the stockholders, as now provided; and at such election the board of trustees of said town may vote such stock as they may have acquired or control. §6 That from and after the first election of trustees after this act takes effect, the board of trustees of said Princeton College shall consist of seven members only; and at such first election, after passage of this act, seven trustees shall be elected, who shall organize and elect officers of their board as provided in fourth section of the act to which this is an amendment: Provided always, That hereafter not more than two members of the board of trustees of said college shall be members of any one religious denomination or sect. Board to consist of seven members of finances. §7 That the board of trustees of the town of Prince- Board has charge ton shall cause to be paid to the treasurer of the board of trustees of Princeton College all taxes levied and collected for the benefit of said college; and the treasurer shall hold and pay out same under order and direction of the board of trustees; and he and his sureties shall be responsible for same on his bond. § 8. The board of trustees of said college shall have control of the prudential and financial affairs of same; and shall have the exclusive power of appointing teachers, fixing salaries, regulation of school discipline, course of study, examinations, and other matters of regulation and appointment. 1874. estate. Parts former act repealed. § 9. The stock in said Princeton College is hereby declared to be personal estate, and shall pass as such. § 10. This act shall be in force from its passage; and so much of aforesaid act to incorporate Princeton College, approved February 20th, 1860, and amendments thereto, as is inconsistent with this act, is hereby repealed. Approved February 21, 1874. CHAPTER 389. AN ACT to amend an act, entitled "An act to authorize the Jamestown justices' district, in Campbell county, to issue bonds." Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That an act, entitled "An act to authorize a portion of the Jamestown magisterial district to issue bonds for the purchase of the Newport and Dayton Turnpike Road, and to bridge Taylor's creek," approved March —, 1873, be so amended that, the boundary of said district. shall be as follows, to-wit: beginning at the mouth of Taylor's creek; thence south with said creek as it meanders to Covert Run Turnpike Road; thence eastwardly with said road to a point where the east line of the Bellevue or house tract of General James Taylor, deceased, intersects the same; thence in a straight line to the southeastern corner of the corporation of Dayton, formerly called Jamestown; thence northwardly with said eastern line of Dayton to the Ohio river; thence westwardly with said Ohio river, as it meanders, to the place of beginning: Provided further, That only the real estate shall be subject within said boundary to taxation, and no other species of property. § 2. That the original act, with the amendment, shall be submitted to the qualified voters of said district at the August election, 1874, upon the same conditions as specified in the original act. § 3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 20, 1874. CHAPTER 390. AN ACT to authorize M. Duke to erect a mill-dam across Big Barren river, at or near Hatter's ford, in Allen county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That M. Duke be, and he is hereby, authorized to erect a dam across Big Barren river, in Allen county, at or near Hatter's ford, out of rock or wood, for mill purposes. Said dam shall not exceed two feet in height above low water mark, and in nowise shall obstruct the crossing of said river at Hatter's ford, or the rafting or floating of logs or lumber down said stream. § 2. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 20, 1874. 1874. CHAPTER 391. AN ACT for the benefit of James T. Sullinger, sheriff of Carroll county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That James T. Sullinger, sheriff of Carroll county, having paid into the Treasury one hundred and twentythree dollars and eighty eight cents ($123 88), 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 1872, the Auditor of Public Accounts is directed to credit said sheriff with said amount in the settlement of his revenue account for 1873. § 2. Provided that the said 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 only apply to all or any part of said five per cent. that has not been collected from the tax-payers. §3. That this act shall take effect from its passage. Approved February 20, 1874. CHAPTER 392. AN ACT for the benefit of Joseph Wilcher, jailer of Gallatin county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That the Auditor of Public Accounts be, and he is hereby, authorized to draw his warrant on Treasury in 1874. favor of Joseph Wilcher, jailer of Gallatin county, for the sum of nine dollars, for receiving, boarding, and releasing D. D. Woods, confined by order of the Gallatin circuit court. § 2. This act to take effect from its passage. Approved February 20, 1874. CHAPTER 393. AN ACT to amend and continue in force an act, entitled "An act to incorporate the Camdensville, Johnsonsville, and Burnt Church Turnpike Company." Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That an aot, entitled "An act to incorporate the Camdensville, Johnsonsville, and Burnt Church Turnpike Company," approved 24th February, 1870, be, and the same is hereby, to be in full force and effect for five years after the passage of this act. 2. That the county court or county judge of Anderson county be, and is hereby, authorized to subscribe stock in said turnpike company, to any amount not exceeding two thousand dollars per mile, instead of one thousand dollars per mile, as now authorized by said act. The question shall first be submitted to the qualified voters of said county, at a regular May or August election, and be ratified by a majority of all voting before it shall be binding and valid. §3. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved February 20, 1874. CHAPTER 394. AN ACT for the benefit of Geo. W. Bradhume, tax assessor for Allen county Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That George W. Bradhume, tax assessor for Allen county, be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint his son, Buford Bradhume, deputy assessor for Allen county, notwithstanding the said Buford Bradhume is under twenty-four years of age. § 2. Said Buford Bradhume, when appointed and sworn, shall have all the rights and incur all the penalties now |