ded Lyons district, and that Oty Thomerson and Wm. Ross Arc. taken from the Roseville district and and is heroy, taken fr district; also that E. Bertram d added to thRoscourt be absom said thirty-second district 2. This act cause, be evine district. 1 councill take effect from its passage. .o appoi urt until vacane Approved December 22, 1873. CHAPTER 20. AN ACT to allow the Washington county court to subscribe stock in the WHEREAS, The General Assembly of Kentucky did, on the 21st day of February, 1849, pass an act, entitled "An act to incorporate the Springfield, Maxville, and Harrodsburg Turnpike Road Company;" and whereas, it is desirable that the said road shall be completed from Maxville to the Washington and Mercer county line; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 1. That the Washington county court is hereby authorized to subscribe stock in said road to the amount of fifteen hundred dollars to the mile, in order to complete the same as aforesaid, and to levy a tax upon the property of the tax-payers of said county to pay for the stock hereby authorized. §2. That a majority of the justices of the peace of Washington county are hereby authorized to make the subscription as provided for in section one. 3. This act shall be in force from and after its passage. Approved December 22, 1873. CHAPTER 21. AN ACT for the benefit of A. J. Cocanougher, late sheriff of Washington county, and his sureties. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That A. J. Cocanougher, late sheriff of Washington county, and his sureties, be, and they are hereby, released from payment of the twenty per cent. damages on a judgment rendered against them on the revenue due from Washington county for the year 1872, when the prin 1873. 1873. cipal, interest, and costs shall have been settled in fr credit the account of said Cocauge of the circuit co CHAPTER 23. d of AN ACT to amend an act, entitled "An act to amend the act incorporating the Cabin Creek Turnpike Road Company," approved March 29, 1873. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That the act, entitled "An act to amend the act incorporating the Cabin Creek Turnpike Road Company," approved March 29th, 1873, be, and the same is hereby, amended so that it shall not hereafter be lawful for said turnpike road company to collect tax off of any person or persons who were subject to pay tax in aid of the Concord and Tollesboro Turnpike Road Company previous to the enactment of the said act incorporating the Cabin Creek Turnpike Road Company; and it shall be lawful for the Concord and Tollesboro Turnpike Road Company to collect tax off of said persons as provided in the charter, and amendments thereto of said Concord and Tollesboro Turnpike Road Company. 2. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved December 22, 1873. One dollar stricken out and CHAPTER 24. AN ACT to amend an act, entitled "An act to amend and reduce into one the several acts concerning the town of Hopkinsville," approved March 5, 1870; and also to amend chapter 1945 of the acts of 1871, which became a law 6th of March, 1871. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: §. 1. That section eight of article three of an act to amend and reduce into one the several acts concerning one dollar & fifty the town of Hopkinsville, approved March 5, 1870, be Section 8, article amended by striking therefrom the words "one dollar,” where it occurs in said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "one dollar and fifty cents." cents inserted, in 3. Vacancy of judge filled, and mode doing. and manner of so §2. That section four of chapter nineteen hundred and forty-five, mentioned in the title of this act, amendatory of the act mentioned in the first section of this act, be amended by adding thereto the following proviso, to And are hereby, d to the thirty-seconguided further, That should a vacancy in the §3. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved December 22, 1873. 1873. CHAPTER 25. AN ACT to amend the charter of the Concord and Tollesboro Turnpike Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That it shall not be hereafter lawful for any person teaming on the Concord and Tollesboro Turnpike Road to "rough lock," or lock with a chain, any wagon on said road; and all persons teaming on said road shall be required to use the "rub lock;" and for any violation of this section the offender shall be fined the sum of five dollars for each offense, to be recovered, upon conviction, before a justice of the peace. Rub-lock to be used in place of rough-lock, & penalty prescribed. prescribed. Power § 2. The board of directors of said company shall have the power to erect toll-gates on said road, at any points to erect toll-gates on said road that they may see proper: Provided, The toll charged shall amount to no more for each mile of travel than they are now allowed by law to charge. 3. The taxes that may be listed with the sheriff for collection shall be due from him on the first day of February following the time of listing, and in case of his failure to pay the same over to the treasurer of said road upon demand after that date, he shall be liable, in addition to the full amount listed with him, the sum of five per cent. on the whole amount so listed; and in case the sheriff fails or refuses to pay the same over to the treasurer of the said road as above prescribed, the company may, at the first term of the circuit court for said county, Sheriff to collect taxes due road duties fixed, and penalties for fail ure, &c. 1873. in collecting and distraining taxes, &c. or at any following term of said court, proceed to obtain judgment against the said sheriff and his sureties for the full amount due said company from him, including the five per cent. penalty. § 4. In case the sheriff fails to find any personal propDuty of sheriff erty belonging to any tax-payer, who may owe tax to said road, out of which to make the tax, he may, after the first day of December following the time of listing said taxes with him, levy on and sell any real estate in Lewis county that may belong to such delinquent taxpayer to satisfy said taxes. The sheriff, in making sales of real estate under this section, shall proceed in the same manner as when selling land under the existing laws for State revenue, and the person to whom the land belongs shall have the same time to redeem same as is given by law when land is sold for State revenue, and shall be subject to the same penalty. President of road taxes for the com to bid at sale for pany. duties defined, to give bond, &c. § 5. The president of the company may, when there are no other bids sufficient to pay the tax and costs, bid on any lands put up for sale by the sheriff under the preceding section, and in case it is bid off by him for the company, or in case the land is put up and no one bids, the treasurer of the said road shall give the said sheriff credit for the amount of tax against such person. § 6. The treasurer of said company shall, before enterTreasurer, and ing upon the discharge of his duties, each year execute bond to said company in a sufficient sum to cover the full amount that is likely to go into his hands during his term of office. Said bond shall be taken by the president and directors of said company. treasurer's sala § 7. The president of said company and the treasurer President and of said company shall not receive exceeding the sum of ry, and directors twenty-five dollars each per annum, and toll free for for services to pay themselves and families, for their services, and the directors shall receive no pay for their services, except free toll for themselves and families. no toll. may be appointed -his salary. § 8. The directors may appoint a superintendent of said Superintendent road, and may allow him a reasonable compensation for his services while actually engaged, to be paid out of the toll collected on said road; and in case a superintendent is appointed, the president shall receive no salary. of fifty cents on § 9. The county court of Lewis county shall have power Power to levy tax to levy an addition tax of not exceeding fifty cents on one hundred dol- each one hundred dollars' worth of property now subject property to aid to tax in aid of said road, for the purpose of paying off road and pay the outstanding bonds of said company: Provided, That lars' worth of off outstanding debts, &c. said additional tax shall not be levied unless a majority of the tax-payers subject to taxation on said road shall first petition the county court to levy said additional tax, and the county court shall have power to levy said tax only for one year at a time, unless a majority of the said tax-payers shall again petition the said court to levy said tax, and so on each year. § 10. Said additional tax shall not be levied and collected unless the court is satisfied that the bonds of the company can be redeemed at their present valuation, sixty cents on each hundred dollars or less; and no more shall be paid for said bonds out of the fund that may be raised from this additional tax. § 11. No part of the fund raised from this tax shall be used in paying interest on said bonds, or for any other purpose than above specified. §12. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved December 22, 1873. 1873. No part of tax shall be used in paying interest on bonds. CHAPTER 26. AN ACT for the benefit of the Carroll County Agricultural Association. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: President and vey same. con §1. That the Carroll County Agricultural Association directors to sell be, and they are hereby, empowered, through their pres- property & ident and directors, to sell and convey any property now held by said association, either real or personal; and that any sale and conveyance which may hereafter be made by said association shall convey to the purchaser thereof which previous to such sale was invested in said association. §2. Be it further enacted, That the articles of association and charter heretofore adopted, and amendments thereto, recorded in the office of the clerk of the Carroll county court, under which said association was organized and has been transacting its business, be, and the same are hereby, made and declared legal and binding; and all contracts heretofore made, or that may hereafter be made with and by said association, shall be valid and binding on the parties to such contracts. 3. This act to take effect from its passage. Approved December 22, 1873. Articles and charter adopted and filed in coun ty court, declared legal, &c. |