1854. CHARPTER 230. AN ACT to incorporate the Knob City Land Company. § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Common wealth of Kentucky, That Thomas Quigley, John H. Gra ham, Atwood G. Hobson, and George B. Adams, together with such persons as may associate with them, are hereby Corporate name created a body politic by the corporate name of the Knob City Land Company, and by that name shall have the right to sue and be sued, to contract and be contracted with. and powers. Made capable building of holding land and thereon. the company. § 2. Said corporation shall have the right to purchase and hold lands, not exceeding six thousand acres, and to erect upon the land so purchased such houses, stores, shops, and mills as they may desire, and to use or rent the same; to lay the ground off in lots, and to sell the same; to improve all roads and streets through said lands, or leading from the corporate lands to any public place. The said corpo ration shall have power to subscribe stock in any turnpike company leading to their grounds. §3. The affairs of said company shall be managed by President of a president, who shall be elected by the stockholders for one year or until his successor is elected-the time and manner of the election to be regulated by the by-laws of the company. The president shall have the power and authority to sell the lands, or any portion of them, and his conveyance in his official capacity shall pass the title. May borrow money. § 4. The said corporation shall have the power to borrow money by and with the consent of all the stockholders: Provided, when any of the stockholders are infants their guardians shall be authorized to give such consent. § 5. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved February 18, 1854 CHAPTER 232. AN AOT for the benefit of John W. Tanner. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the auditor of public accounts be and he is hereby directed to draw his warrant on the treasurer in favor of John W. Tanner, for the sum of eight dollars and eighty cents, mileage for carrying James Daily to the lunatic asylum at Lexington, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved February 18, 1854. CHAPTER 234. AN ACT authorizing the County Court of Casey to change the precincts and voting places in said county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the Casey county court is hereby authorized to change the voting districts in said county and the places of voting therein, in such manner as may best suit the convenience of the citizens of said county: Provided, that the changes be made at least sixty days before an election. Approved February 18, 1854. 1854. CHAPTER 236. AN ACT to authorize the County Court of Lawrence to establish one additional justices' district and election precinct therein. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the county court of Lawrence be and it is hereby authorized to lay off and establish one additional justices' district and election precinct in said county; and for that purpose may change the lines and places of voting of any other districts in said county; the boundary of said district, and the place of voting therein, shall, when established, be made a matter of record in the county court clerk's office of said county; the changes of any lines, or the places of voting of any other district affected by the establishment of said district, shall also be spread upon the record of said court. Said court shall provide the necessary officers for holding elections in said district: Provided, that no election for justices of the peace or constable shall be held in said district until the next general election therefor, at which time two justices of the peace and one constable shall be elected for said district. jurisdiction of justices of the peace over said district shall remain as at present until the next general election for justices of the peace, and until the justices for said district are qualified. The place of voting in said district shall be at Warfield, in said county, The Approved February 18, 1854. CHAPTER 237. AN ACT for the benefit of Taylor & Eidson. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That Taylor & Eidson, who are the owners of a mill within the limits of the town of Hartford, in Ohio county, be permitted to let their hogs run at large, without being subject to any penalty therefor. Approved February 18, 1854. 1854. established. And bounds of voting in ries and places other districts changed. CHAPTER 238. AN ACT to establish the 6th Justices' District in Allen county, § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the CommonSixth district wealth of Kentucky, That a sixth justices' district and election precinct in Allen county is hereby established, and the boundary of said district, and the place of voting therein, as well as the boundary and places of voting in the five districts heretofore established in said county, shall hereafter be known and designated by the boundaries and places of voting as set forth in the report of the commissioners, Samuel E. Carpenter, A. S. Walker, E. W. Porter, Jesse S. Godly, Zach. Motley, A. W. Garrison, George W. Dalton, and W. Y. Weatherhead, who were appointed by order of the Allen county court, under the provisions of an act, approved January, 1852, entitled, an act authorizing the county court of Allen to re-district election precincts and establish one additional justices' district and election precinct in said county, which report bears date the 27th day of May, 1852. § 2. The clerk of said Allen county court is hereby diClerk to re rected to record said report in his office, in a book for such cord report of commissioners. purposes used, and the county court for said county is hereby directed to appoint all necessary officers to hold elections in said districts. At the next general election for justices and constables of said county, there shall be two justices of the peace and one constable elected in said district: Provided, that any of the lines of justices' districts, or the places of voting as provided by this act, may be changed as now provided by law. Approved February 18, 1854. CHAPTER 239. AN ACT to change the boundary line of Hazel Green District, in Morgan county, and the boundary of districts 4, 1, and 7, in Caldwell county. §1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the boundary line of Hazel Green voting district, in Morgan county, be so altered as to include within its limits the following boundary, to wit: Beginning at Weston Payson's; thence with the county road to the top of the ridge, towards West Liberty; thence including all that lies on the feeding fork of Grassy creek, and to include Sturd McKill, and all that live on James B. Stamper's fork, including all on the waters of the branch that the Longs live on; and thence with the county road to the beginning. § 2. That the boundary of district No. 4, in Caldwell county, be so changed as to make the division line between Lyon and Caldwell counties the western boundary of said district, from the Trigg county line to Eddy creek; and the line from Eddy creek to a point opposite James Jordan's house, in Caldwell county, be the western boundary of district No. 1, in said county of Caldwell, and said line to Livingston creek be the western boundary of district No. 7, in Caldwell county. Approved February 18, 1854. 1854. CHAPTER 240. AN ACT authorizing the sale of land at Lock No. 3, on Licking River. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the President of the Board of Internal Improvement, with the advice and consent of the Governor, be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to sell and convey to the purchaser thereof, the land the title whereof is now in the commonwealth of Kentucky, lying at or near Lock No. 3, on Licking river, in Kenton county, upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the parties, and that he pay the proceeds of said sale into the public treasury: Provided, that the time, place, and terms of sale shall be advertised at least thirty days before the day of sale, in two newspapers printed in the vicinity. Approved February 18, 1854. CHAPTER 242. AN ACT to change the lines of district No. 4, in Todd county, and the line of districts Nos. I and 7, in Union county. §1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the south line of district No. 4, in Todd county, be and the same is hereby so changed as to include the residences of C. A. Bailey, Joseph Harden, B. B. Linck, William Bradshaw, and Mrs. Mary McAllister, and that the west line of said district be so changed as to include the residences of S. E. G. Cole and Daniel T. Hartin, in said district No. 4. § 2. That the line between election precincts Nos. 1 and 7, in Union county, be so changed as to include the residence of James Pratt in district No. 1. Approved February 18, 1854. District No. 4 in Todd. Districts Nos. 1 and 7 in Union. CHAPTER 244. AN ACT to authorize the Allen county court to sell and appropriate certain vacant lands. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the county court of Allen county be and they are hereby vested with the right and power to dispose 1854. of all vacant lands lying south and opposite to said county, in the territory which lies between Walker's line and the line in latitude thirty-six degrees thirty minutes north, in the state of Tennessee; and the same shall bé disposed of as provided in the Revised Statutes, chapter 102, providing for the disposal of vacant lands in this commonwealth, and to appropriate the remaining proceeds of any sales heretofore made by the commissioners appointed to sell said lands. Approved February 18, 1854. CHAPTER 245. AN ACT to authorize the Trustees of the town of Albany to sell certain streets and alleys in said town. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the board of trustees of the town of Albany, a majority concurring therein, úpon satisfactory evidence adduced before them, may order the sale (upon such terms as the board may designate) of that part of Randolph alley, in said town, which lies between Cross street and Cedar street; and also that part of Columbia street which lies between its intersection with Water street and the southern boundary of said town. The said board of trustees shall appoint the time and place of sale, and authorize public notice thereof to be given, and shall make all necessary orders in relation to the proceeds of said sale, and its proper application. And upon the payment of the purchase money, said trustees or a majority of them shall convey the same to the purchaser. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved February 18, 1854. and powers. CHAPTER 246. AN ACT to incorporate Swigert Chapter No. 40, of Royal Arch Masons. § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the members of Swigert Chapter, No. 40, of Royal Arch Masons, in the county of Trigg, be and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate, Corporate name by the name and style of "Swigert Chapter, No. 40, of Royal Arch Masons," with perpetual succession; and by that name shall be capable of contracting and being contracted with, of suing and being sued, of purchasing and holding all such real and personal estate as may be requir ed for the use and accommodation of said chapter; to receive all necessary conveyances; to sell, convey, and dispose of all such real and personal estate as they may now have or may hereafter acquire: Provided, the amount |