CHAPTER 337. AN ACT for the benefit of Mrs. Mary Davis, of Livingston 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, directed to draw his warrant on the State Treasurer in favor of Mrs. Mary Davis for the sum of one hundred dollars, for taking care of and supporting Chas. Clifford Davis, a pauper colored idiot, up to the first day of January, 1874. § 2. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 19, 1874. 1874. CHAPTER 338. AN ACT for the benefit of W. R. Stringer, Livingston county. WHEREAS, W. R. Stringer was duly appointed and qualified as a committee for John W. Dunford, a pauper lunatic, and was, by an act of the Legislature, allowed compensation to the 28th day of March, 1872; and whereas, W. R. Stringer did as such committee continue to take charge of, support, and clothe said Dunford from the 28th day of March, 1872, to the 21st day of February, 1873, a period of ten months and twenty-four days; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:. § 1. The Auditor of Public Accounts is hereby directed. to draw his warrant on the Treasurer for the sum of one hundred and eighty dollars, in favor of W. R. Stringer, of Livingston county, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. § 2. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 19, 1874. CHAPTER 339. AN ACT for the benefit of Ulysses Garred, of Lawrence 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 and directed to draw his warrant on the Treasurer in favor of Ulysses Garred, of the county of Lawrence, for the sum of one hundred dollars, for his services in taking care of Gabe Garred, colored, a pauper idiot, for two years preceding the 1st day of January, 1874. 1873. Said warrant shall be paid by the Treasurer out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri ated. § 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 19, 1874. certain trustees. CHAPTER 340. AN ACT to amend an act for the benefit of the Stoner Mouth Presbyterian Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: That an act, entitled "An act for the benefit of the Stoner Mouth Presbyterian Church, Bourbon county," approved March 12th, 1873, the trustees appointed by said act having failed to discharge the duties imposed by said act, in consequence of there being a large graveyard on said church property, which would be left unprotected, be, and the same is, so amended as to read as follows: § 1. That all the property, real and personal, of the Title to vest in Stoner Mouth congregation, the said congregation being dissolved and the property abandoned, shall vest in Willis Collins, James H. Ardery, and John I. Moore, as trustees for the graveyard on the said church lot. The said trustees shall proceed to sell and convey all the vacant land outside of the present limits of the graveyard, and with the proceeds of said sale, and the money arising from the sale of the ruins of the old church building, shall inclose said graveyard with a substantial stone wall. Trustees to sell vacant lands and inclose grave yard with pro ceeds of sale. made confirmed. Remainder of § 2. That the sale of the ruins of the old church buildSale heretofore ing made by Willis Collins to T. E. Moore be confirmed; and the trustees are authorized to collect the money for said sale, and use it as directed in section one of this act; and should there be any surplus of money left, after buildsale money to be ing the wall, the trustees shall account to the Bourbon up repairs on County court for the same, and shall, under the direction of said court, invest the same in county bonds, or loan the money with good security, and shall annually, from the interest arising therefrom, have said graveyard cleaned up and repair the walls. invested to keep graveyard. §3. The trustees shall hold the graveyard as such in Vacancies in perpetuity; and in case of resignation, death, or removal board of trustees of either or all of said trustees, the vacancy shall be filled by the Bourbon county court. to be filled by county court. § 4. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved February 19, 1874. CHAPTER 341. AN ACT to amend the charter of the city of Dayton. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 1874. city. § 1. That the charter of the city of Dayton be, and the City council may same is hereby, so amended that the city council of said increase debt of city shall have power and authority to increase the bonded indebtedness of said city to an amount not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars, said bonds to be issued upon the same terms and conditions as the bonds heretofore authorized by said charter; but in no case shall the debt of the city of Dayton, in bonds, orders, or contracts, be greater than one hundred thousand dollars at any time; and should any appropriation, contract, or liability be incurred in excess of said one hundred thousand dollars, the same shall be void as against the city, but it shall be binding jointly and severally upon the members of the city council who, being present, shall fail to have recorded upon the journal their votes against said appropriation, contract, or liability. And hereafter the city treasurer shall receive no per cent. upon the receipts arising out of the sale of the bonds of said city of Dayton. Contracts for work over $500 § 2. That hereafter the city council of said city shall not enter into any contract or award any contract for a to be submitted sum greater than five hundred dollars, except for the to people. improvement of streets, upon the petition of propertyowners, without first submitting the subject to a vote of all the qualified voters of said city; and unless a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the expenditure, the contract shall not be made. § 3. That there shall be no election for councilmen in said city on the second Monday in March, 1874, and that the two councilmen from each ward in said city, who were elected on the second Monday in March, 1873, to hold office for one year, shall retire from the council at the expiration of the year for which they were elected, thereby leaving but two councilmen from each ward to serve for the fiscal year ending on the second Monday in March, 1875. § 4. That hereafter there shall be but one assessor for the city of Dayton, who shall be elected by all of the qualified voters of said city, and shall serve for one year, or until his successor is elected and qualified. Not to be an election for coun cilmen in March, 1874. Assessor to be elected by people. Commissioners to be elected to four wards. § 5. That on the first Monday in August, 1874, there shall be elected three commissioners, one to be elected divide city into from each ward in said city, whose duty it shall be to redistrict and divide said city into four wards; and each ward shall contain, as near as possible, without dividing squares or blocks, an equal number of voters. And on or before the first Monday in January, 1875, said commis 1874. Commissioners to make report. ing to take effect. sioners shall file with the city clerk a detailed statement of their work, and a correct description of the four wards, as divided by them; and on or before the third Monday in January, 1875, the city clerk shall cause certified copies of the boundaries and description of said wards to be When redistrict printed and posted in all parts of said city; and said redistricting shall go into effect on the second Monday in March, 1875, and the regular annual municipal electon shall be held in the four new wards on that day. And said wards shall not be changed except by the election of commissioners as herein provided. Said commissioners shall have the same qualifications as members of the city. council, and shall receive no compensation for their services. Qualifications of commissioners. council may order § 6. That the city council of said city shall, on petition Upon petition of the property-holders on any street or alley owning the improvement of majority of front feet between two points proposed to be streets and alleys. improved, direct the improvement as petitioned for; and Additional duties imposed on mar shal, and his fees for same. the whole cost of said improvement shall be paid for by the property-holders owning property abutting or fronting on said improved portion, except the intersections, which shall be paid for by the city of Dayton. § 7. That on and after the first Monday in August, 1874, the marshal of the city of Dayton shall be ex-officio whaif-master, street commissioner, and delinquent tax collector; for his services as marshal he'shall receive, in addition to the fees heretofore allowed by law, the sum of ten dollars per month; for his services as street commissioner he shall receive two dollars per day for actual work performed, under the direction of the street committee, who shall approve all of his accounts; for his services as wharf-master and delinquent tax collector he shall receive ten per cent. of all money that he shall collect and pay over to the city treasurer; and on or before the tenth day of each month he shall file with the city clerk a detailed statement of his services and collections for the preceding month; and for the faithful performance of his duties, all and severally according to law, he shall Marshal to exe- execute a bond, payable to the city of Dayton, with good security, to be approved by the city council, and said bond shall not be for a less sum than five thousand dollars. Marshal to make monthly report to city clerk. cute bond. duties, qualifications and fees. 8. That the council of said city shall have power Council to ap and authority to appoint an equal number of policemen point police, and their powers, in each ward; but said number shall not exceed ten in each ward; they shall have the same qualifications as members of the city council; they shall have the same powers that the marshal of said city now has; they shall be governed by and appointed under such rules and regulations as said council may prescribe; and they shall receive the same fees that the marshal now receives; and no other compensation shall be allowed them by the city. of Dayton. 1874. Tax on tithables abolished. Council may compel owners to clean. keep streets, &c., 9. That hereafter the city council shall not levy or collect any tax upon the tithables in said city; but said council shall have full power, and authority to compel the property-holders owning property, fronting or abutting any improved street or alley in said city, to keep clean and unobstructed the gutters in front of their property; and in case of a neglect or refusal on the part of such property-holders, or any of them, to obey such mandate, then said council shall have said gutters cleaned by the street commissioner, and assess a special tax upon to discharge duty the property fronting or abutting such gutter so cleaned, to defray the expense and cost of collection, and said tax shall be collected in the manner heretofore provided by law for the collection of special taxes. Proceedings where owners tail President of council not to receive compensa tion. When councilmen to be elected, and their term of office. § 10. That hereafter the president of the city council of said city shall receive no compensation for any service that he may render to said city during his term of office. § 11. That on the second Monday in March, 1875, there shall be elected in each ward of said city two councilmen, one to serve for two years, and one to serve for one year, or until their successors are elected and qualified, and annually thereafter there shall be elected in each ward of said city, one councilman to serve for two years, or until their successors are elected and qualified; said councilmen shall be voters of the city for one year next before their election, and shall be freeholders in said city; and said councilmen shall receive no compensation for any service that they may render to the city of Dayton compensation. during their terms of office. Not to receive When city attor ney to be clected; his qualifications & compensation. Duties of attor § 12. That on the second Monday in March, 1874, and annually thereafter, there shall be elected a city attorney, who shall have the same qualifications as members of the city council, he shall receive an annual salary of three hundred dollars. He shall be the legal adviser of the city council and of the city officers in matters pertaining ney. to the interests of the city. He shall prosecute in the mayor's court in such cases as the president of the council or the mayor may require of him. He shall be present at all the regular meetings of the council, and shall prepare such contracts on behalf of the city as may be necessary. It shall be the duty of the city attorney, at least once in each calendar month, to examine carefully the docket of the mayor's court, and to ascertain therefrom all fines, forfeitures, and penalties on recognizances or penal bonds which may have been assessed or recovered in the courts of the mayor for use of the city during the month next LOC. L.-26 |