1836 ment for such price, and in such manner, as may be provided for by law, whenever said islands are sold or otherwise disposed of by this commonwealth. Approved, January 29, 1836. Preamble. Additional justice allow. Law od to rence. Preamble. CHAP. 65.--AN ACT to allow additional Justices of the Peace to the counties of Lawrence and Morgan. Whereas, it is represented to the present general assembly of the commonwealth of Kentucky, that all that part of Lawrence county, from the mouth of George's creek to the upper end of said county, a distance of about fourteen miles, is without any justice of the peace: For remedy whereof, SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the county of Lawrence be, and the same is hereby allowed one additional justice of the Peace. And whereas, there is no justice of the peace residing in the town of West Liberty, in Morgan county: Therefore, SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the county of Additional Morgan be allowed one additional justice of the justice to Morgan. peace. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That there shall be, and is hereby allowed, one additional justice of the justice to Rus- peace, to the county of Russell. sell. Additional Approved, January 29, 1836. CHAP. 66.-AN ACT to allow an additional Justice of the Peace to Lincoln county. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Additional the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That there shall be justice to Lin- allowed to the county of Lincoln, one justice of the coln. peace, in addition to the number now allowed by law, to said county; and the county court of said county may, at such time as they may think proper, select and recommend to the Governor, for appointment, some fit person of said county, having due regard to the convenience of the people of said county, and consulting the interest of such neighborhood as is most destitute of a justice; and more particularly to pay strict regard to the needs and wants of a jus tice of the peace in the town of Crab Orchard, in Lincoln county. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That there shall be allowed an additional justice of the peace to the county of Floyd. -Approved, January 29, 1836. 1836 Floyd an additional jus. tice. CHAP. 67.-AN ACT to authorize Waller R, Dupuy and Mary J. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That Waller R. Dupuy and Mary J. his wife, formerly Mary J. Gwyn, be, and they are hereby authorized, to sell and convey a certain tract of land, which said Mary J. derived from her father, John Gwyn, deceased, lying and being in the county of Christian, and containing about twohundred acres. Approved, January 29, 1836. CHAP. 68.-AN ACT declaring Collins' Fork of Goose creek, in Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That from and after the passage of this act, Collins' fork of Goose creek, in Clay and Knox counties, shall be declared a navigable stream, from its mouth to the mouth of Disappointment creek, in Knox county; and any person or per sons placing obstructions in said stream, to prevent the free passage of water vessels of any description, shall be liable to all the penalties now prescribed by law for like offences. Approved, January 29, 1836. CHAP. 69.—AN ACT to amend an act, "entitled an act to improve the navigation of Nolin," approved, 22d February, 1834. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the seventh section of an act entitled, "an act to improve the navigation of Nolin," approved on the 22d day of February, 1834, be, and the same is hereby repealed. ...SEC. 2, Be it further enacted, That the further time of one year, from and after the passage of this act, 1836 is given the commissioners appointed to improve the navigation of said stream, to complete the same. Approved, January 29, 1836. CHAP. 70.-AN ACT for the benefit of Thomas J. Kirtley. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the marriage contract existing between Thomas J. Kirtley and Rachel his wife, be, and the same is hereby dissolved; and that the said Thomas J. Kirtley is restored to all the rights and privileges of an unmarried man. Approved, January 29, 1836.. Char. 71-AN ACT for the benefit of the holders of headright certificates. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Further time the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the further allowed to recertifi- time of twelve months be allowed to the owners or turn cates. certificates years. holders of headright certificates to file the same in the several clerk's offices in this commonwealth, agrecably to the provisions of an act, entitled, "an act to amend an act concerning headright certificates," approved, February 7th, 1834. SEC. 2. That so much of the law, as authorizes the Law authoriz- owners of headright certificates, to have them suring head right veyed and patented, be, and the same is hereby recontinued in vived and continued in force for two years, from the force for two passage of this act, and no longer; and all head-right claims held within this commonwealth, not surveyed and returned to the register's office before the end of the above named two years, shall be forfeited to the commonwealth; and the register of the land office is Register to hereby directed to receive, register and issue patents iasue patents. on the same, as though the law, approved January thirty-one, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, had not expired.. Circuit court Approved, January 29, 1836. CHAP. 72.-AN ACT for the benefit of the heirs of Willis Morgan, deceased. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commay decree a monwealth of Kentucky, That it shall be lawful for the heirs of Willis Morgan, deceased, to file a bill in 1836 chancery in the Muhlenburg circuit court, against the administrator of said Morgan, alleging that the personal estate is not sufficient to pay the debts; to sale of real eswhich bill the administrator may forthwith file an debts of the tate to pay the answer, and the court may appoint a commissioner deceased. to state the accounts of the administrator, and take an account of the personal estate, and report the outstanding debts against the estate; and the court shall settle the accounts of the administrator, and decree a sale of so much of the real estate as will be sufficient to pay the out standing debts, and cause the money to be applied to the payment of such outstanding debts, and cause a return of the payment to be made to court with the evidence thereof, and in all other respects proceed as directed by the act approved, February the third, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, respecting the sale of the lands descended to infants. Approved, January 22, 1836. CHAP. 73.-AN ACT to reduce the number of Justices of the Whereas, it is represented to the present general Preamble: assembly, that the number of justices of the peace for the county of Butler, are more than sufficient to do, the public business: Wherefore, Entitled to jus Proviso. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the county of twelve Butler shall hereafter be entitled to twelve justices of tices. the peace, and no more: Provided however, That all those in office shall continue to exercise and enjoy all the rights and privileges of justices of the peace, so long as they may continue in office. No further SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That the county court of Butler, shall not recommend to the Govern- recommendations to be or any person or persons to fill the office of justice made until reof the peace, in and for the county of Butler, until duced to the number is reduced to twelve, as aforsaid. twelve. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That all acts or Repealing parts of acts, coming within the purview of this act, clause. shall be, and the same is hereby repealed. Approved, January 29, 1836. 1836 Preamble. CHAP. 74.—AN ACT to establish the town of West Liberty, in Whereas, the county court of Morgan county, and the trustees of the town of West Liberty, under an act of the general assembly of the commonwealth of Kentucky, passed in 1824, caused a survey and map of said town to be executed by Thomas F. Hazlerigg, which survey and map has been examined, received, and ordered to be recorded by the Morgan county court: Therefore, SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Map & sur- the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the survey and vey establish- map of the said town of West Liberty, as made by ed and declar- Thomas F. Hazlerigg, and recorded in the Morgan true map and county court clerk's office, be, and the same is hereby survey of the established and declared to be the true map and survey of the said town of West Liberty. ed to be the town. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the trustees of Trustees may said town shall proceed to sell all the unsold lots in said town, at such time, and upon such credit as the proprietor thereof shall direct. well lots. Former acts SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That all former acts relating to its and parts of acts, relating to the establishing of said town, be, and the same is hereby repealed. Approved, January 29, 1836. establishment repealed. Bradfordsville established. CHAP. 75.-AN ACT to establish the town of Bradfordsville, and appoint trustees to the town of Creelsburg. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Town of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the town formerly laid off in Marion county, by Joseph Rose, shall be, and the same is hereby established, upon the plan as laid down by the plat of said town, and the said plan is hereby ratified and confirmed, and the said town shall be known and called by the name of Bradfordsville. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That Micajah MaTrustecs ap lone, William M. Chelf, William F. Scanland, James pointed. Bradford, and Joseph Rose, are hereby constituted trustees for said town, who shall continue in office for one year, from and after the first day of May next,. and until their successors are duly elected and quali-fied. |