CHAPTER 199. AN ACT to regulate the responsibility of innkeepers. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That no innkeeper in this Commonwealth (who shall Responsibility constantly have in his inn an iron safe, or suitable vault, in of innkeepers for watches, &c. good order, and fit for the safe custody of money, bank notes, jewelry, articles of gold and silver manufacture, precious stones and bullion, and who shall keep a copy of this act, printed by itself, in large plain English type and framed, constantly and conspicuously suspended in the office, bar-room, saloon, reading, sitting, and parlor room of his inn; and also a copy, printed by itself, in ordinary size plain English type, posted upon the inside of the entrance door of every public sleeping room of his inn) shall be liable for the loss of any such article aforesaid suffered by any guest, unless such guest shall have first offered to deliver such property lost by him to such innkeeper for custody in such iron safe, and such innkeeper shall have refused or omitted to take it, and deposit it in such safe for its custody, and to give such guest a receipt therefor; but every innkeeper shall be liable for any loss of the above enumerated articles by a guest in his inn, caused by the theft or negligence of the innkeeper, or of any of his servants, anything to the contrary thereof in this act notwithstanding. of his guests. § 2. That if any innkeeper shall embezzle or convert to his Penalty against own use, or fraudulently take, make away with, or secrete, innkeeper for embezzling goods with intent to embezzle, or fraudulently convert to his own use, without consent of his guest, any money, bank notes, jewelry, articles of gold or silver manufacture, precious stones or bullion, delivered to such innkeeper by his guest for safe custody, he shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished in the manner prescribed by law for feloniously stealing property of the value of the article or articles so embezzled, taken, or secreted. § 3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 5, 1874. CHAPTER 217. AN ACT for the benefit of the Law Department of the Kentucky University. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That a diploma issued to a graduate in the Law DeDiploma from partment of Kentucky University shall be held to be a Louisville Law license entitling the holder to practice his profession as an to license to prac- attorney at law as fully as the license issued, upon examination, as provided in the General Statutes. School equivalent tice law. § 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 7, 1874. CHAPTER 218. AN ACT to prohibit the law partner or partners of the Attorney General, Commonwealth and County Attorneys of this State, to defend any person whom, by the laws of this Commonwealth, it is made the duty of said officers to prosecute. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That it shall not hereafter be lawful for any law partner or partners of the Attorney General, Commonwealth and County Attorneys of this State, directly or indirectly, to defend any person or persons whom, by the laws of this Commonwealth, it is made the official duty of said Attorney General, Commonwealth and County Attorneys, to prosecute. $2. But that the partner or partners of said officers may aid in the prosecution of any and all cases in which the Commonwealth is plaintiff, when employed so to do. $3. Any person so offending shall be guilty of a misde- Penalty. meanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. § 4. That this act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 7, 1874. CHAPTER 220. AN ACT for the protection of livery stable-keepers, farmers, and other persons in this Commonwealth. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: See Public Acts of adjourned ses § 1. That the provisions of an act for the protection of the livery stable keepers of this Commonwealth, approved Janu- sion of 1869, page ary 31st, 1871, be applied to all the counties of this Commonwealth. § 2. That the lien given in said act to livery stable keepers be extended to all farmers and other persons in this Commonwealth feeding or grazing horses or other live stock for compensation; and that no such stock shall be exempt from sale under this act. §3. The provisions of this act shall not apply to the county of Whitley. § 4. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 7, 1874. 12. Livery stablekeepers' ien ex tended to farm ers. 1874. CHAPTER 230. AN ACT to create a court of common pleas in the counties of Fayette, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That a court of justice, to be known as the "Court of Common Pleas," is hereby established in the counties of Fayette, Bourbon, Bath, Madison, Woodford, and Scott. § 2. On the first Monday in August, 1874, and on the same Time of electing day every sixth year thereafter, an election shall be held in judge. said counties for the election of a judge of said court, who shall enter upon his office on the second Monday thereafter, and continue in office for six years, and receive the same salary allowed by law to a judge of a circuit court, and payable in the same manner; and the election provided for in this section shall be conducted, in all respects, as are elections for judges of circuit courts. His salary, &c. utes, page 289. § 3. All the provisions of section five, section seven, section See General Stat- eight, and section nine of article ten of chapter twenty-eight of the General Statutes are hereby re-enacted and applied to the court established by this act, and the judge thereof, as fully and in the same manner as the same are made applicable by the said sections to the courts provided for in said article. § 4. All the laws of this State in relation to the appointMaster commis- ment of master commissioners by circuit courts, and their duties and responsibilities, are hereby made applicable to the court created by this act. sioner. § 5. The terms of said court shall be as follows: In the county of Fayette, one term, beginning on the first Monday in January, and continuing twelve juridical days, if the business shall require it; one term, beginning on the first Monday in April, and continuing twenty-four juridical days, if the business shall require it; one, beginning on the first Monday in September, and continuing thirty-six juridical days, if the business shall require it. In the county of Bourbon one term, beginning on the first Monday in June, and continuing twelve juridical days, if the business shall require it; and one beginning on the first Monday in December, and continuing twelve juridical days, if the business shall require it. In the county of Madison one, beginning on the third Monday in May, and one on the first Monday in November, and each continuing twelve juridical days, if the business shall require it. In the county of Woodford one, beginning on the third Monday in June, and one the third Monday in January, each continuing twelve juridical days, if the business shall require it. In the county of Bath one term, beginning on the first Monday in May, and continuing twelve juridical days, if the business requires it; and one term beginning on the third Monday in November, and continuing twelve juridical days, if the business requires it. In the county of Scott one term, beginning first Monday in July, and one term, begin ning the third Monday in December, and each continuing 1874. twelve juridical days, if the business shall require it. Said court shall also have power to hold special terms in either of said counties for the trial of common law and equity cases; which terms may be called in the manner provided by law in relation to special terms of circuit courts; and it shall be the duty of the judge to hold such special terms whenever the , business in either county may require it; and he shall hold at least one special term in each year in the county of Fayette. § 6. It shall be the duty of the circuit court, in each of the counties named in this act, at the close of the first term after the organization of the court created by this act, to make orders transferring to said common pleas court so many of the common law and equity causes left undisposed of in said circuit court as may be necessary to relieve its docket, but not exceeding one half of said causes; and the causes thus transferred shall be entered upon the docket of said common pleas court, and tried as if originally brought therein. § 7. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved February 6, 1874. Circuit court to transfer not ex ceeding one half of the common of common pleas. law cases to court CHAPTER 231. AN ACT to amend section five, article thirty-five, of chapter twenty-nine, of the General Statutes, entitled "Crimes and Punishments." Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That section five, article thirty-five, chapter twenty. nine, of the General Statutes, entitled "Crimes and Punishments," be, and the same is hereby, amended, by striking therefrom the word "first," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "third." § 2. That this act shall take effect from its passage. Approved February 9, 1874. See General Statutes, page 364. CHAPTER 233. AN ACT to amend section eleven, article twenty-seven, chapter twenty- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That section eleven, article twenty-seven, chapter twen- See General Statty-nine, of the General Statutes, entitled "Crimes and Pun- utes, page 357. ishments," be, and the same is hereby, amended, by striking therefrom the word "eleventh," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "tenth." § 2. That this act shall take effect from its passage. Approved February 9, 1874. 1874. utes, page 183. CHAPTER 234. AN ACT to amend section fourteen of article one, chapter twelve, of the Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That section fourteen of article one, chapter twelve, of See General Stat- the General Statutes, be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out the figures "29," from the second line of said section, and by inserting in lieu thereof the figures "28." § 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved February 9, 1874. See General Statutes, page 369. CHAPTER 235. AN ACT to amend subsection two of section one of chapter thirty-one of the General Statutes. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That subsection two of section one of chapter thirtyone of the General Statutes be amended so as to read as follows: To his father and mother, if both are living, one moiety each; but if the father be dead, then the mother, if living, shall inherit one moiety, and the other moiety shall descend to the brothers and sisters, and their descendants; if no brothers or sisters, or the descendants of either, the mother shall take the whole estate; if the mother be dead, then the whole estate shall pass to the father; if no father or mother, then § 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved February 9, 1874. CHAPTER 236. AN ACT to amend chapter one hundred and two of the General Statutes, title "Small-pox." Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That sections four, eight, and nine of article two, chapSee General Stat ter one hundred and two, of the General Statutes, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. utes, page 790. County judge to have certain per sons vaccinated. § 2. That section five of article two of said chapter be amended by striking out the words "and are required" from the third line of said section. § 3. That it shall be the duty of the judge of the county court of each county, whenever, in his opinion, the necessity for such action exists, to call his court together, and said court shall have power to give to some practicing physician |