1852. thence up Richland creek to where the Christian Privilege road crosses the same; thence to the head of Flat creek, so as to include George Wright and Richard M. Wright; thence down Flat creek to the beginning; the seminary building, near the town of Madisonville, the place of voting for district No. 7. §2. On the first Monday in August next, an election shall be held in district No. 7, for the election of two magistrates and one constable, who shall in all respects conform to and be governed by the laws of this commonwealth in relation to such officers, and shall hold their offices until the expiration of the offices of the magistrates and constables elected in said county in May last, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Approved January 3, 1852. Capital stock. Books opened. Commissioners. CHAPTER 278. AN ACT to incorporate the Owingsville and Poplar Plains Turnpike §1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That a company be and is hereby organized for making an artificial turnpike road, on the McAdam plan, from Owingsville, by the way of Wyoming, to the Poplar Plains, under the name and style of the Owingsville and Poplar Plains turnpike road company. § 2. The capital stock of said company shall be seventyfive thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of fifty dollars each. Subscriptions toward constituting stock in said company shall be opened at Owingsville, at Wyoming, at Hillsborough, at Poplar Plains, at Flemingsburg, on the first Monday in March next, or in convenient time thereafter, and continue open until the whole stock shall be subscribed for, and shall be under the direction of the commissioners hereafter appointed. §3. That the following persons be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to do and perform the several duties required by this act: at Owingsville, Major James Sudduth, Wm. M. Ragland, James M. Nesbit, Joshua Ewing, F. Rand, Joseph H. Richart, A. Trumbo, J. A. Turner, ` Jr., and F. B. Gordon; at Wyoming, D. B. Emmons, Jesse Atchison, George A. Trumbo, James H. Arnold, and John E. Young; at Hillsborough, Thomas M. Crane, F. B. Davis, Rev. G. Barksdale, William Shields; at Poplar Plains, James Fant, Edward Bolls, and Dr. E. A. Logan; at Flemingsburg, William H. Cord, George Bishop, William T. Dudley, L. W. Andrews, L. M. Cox, and Joseph Alexander. § 4. That each of the five classes of commissioners named in section three of this act, or such of them as shall 1852. Nature of ob. act, shall procure a book or books, and the subscribers § 5. That so soon as one hundred shares shall have been taken of said stock, it shall be the duty of said commissioners, or such of them as may act, to give notice of a meeting of the stockholders of said company, in the town of Owingsville, for the purpose of choosing officers, to-wit: a president and five directors, treasurer, and such other officers as may be necessary; such notice to be by advertisement, fifteen days previous to such meeting, in one of the Maysville newspapers, and on the court house doors in Owingsville and Flemingsburg, and on the tavern doors in each of the towns of Owingsville, Wyoming, Hillsborough, Poplar Plains, and Flemingsburg; and that the votes choosing the officers of said company shall be regulated by the number of shares, allowing one vote for each share. § 6. That the whole width of said road shall be forty feet, and the artificial part thereof covered with stone sixteen feet in width. § 7. That it shall be lawful for the trustees of any town, or any corporation created by law, by their agent for such purpose appointed, to subscribe for and hold shares in the capital stock of said company, in the same manner that natural persons do, and to hold and exercise the same right of representing their stock in said company, by the votes of their respective agents, and enjoy all the rights and privileges that any stockholder may possess. When meeting to be called. Width of road. Subscription of stock. Corporate pow. § 8. That so soon as said company shall be organized the president, directors, and other officers shall possess all the ers. powers, authorities, rights, and privileges, and may do and perform the acts and things necessary for carrying on and completing said turnpike road, as well as laying out and locating the same; and shall be subject to all the duties, qualifications, restrictions, penalties, fines, and forfeitures (if any) and shall be entitled to like tolls and profits as are granted and given to the Cynthiana and Millersburg turnpike road company, approved February 22, 1847; and all the provisions of said act, and of the act incorporating the Lexington and Maysville turnpike road company approved January 22, 1847, and made part of said first mentioned act, are hereby enacted as part of this act, except so far as provided in the preceding part of this act, or may come in collision with the provisions of the same. § 9. That the elevation of the grade of said road shall be fixed and regulated by said corporation. Elevation, 1852. § 10. That there shall be four toll gates only erected on said road. Approved January 3, 1852. CHAPTER 279. AN ACT to change the boundaries of certain Election Precincts in Trigg county, and for other purposes. § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That district No. 1, in the county of Trigg, be divided into two election precincts, and that the road from Canton to Aurora be the line between said election precincts; and that the place of voting in the precinct north of said road be at Ferguson's spring, and the voting place in the precinct south of said road be at or near the house of John Tutrell. § 2. That that portion of district No. 3, lying south of the road leading from Eddyville to Hopkinsville, be stricken off said district and attached to district No. 6. Approved January 3, 1852. CHAPTER 280. AN ACT authorizing the Russell County Court to sell Clerks' Office Furniture. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall and may be lawful for the county court for Russell county to appoint a commissioner to sell, on such terms and conditions as said court may direct, any or all of the furniture, presses, &c., that may have belonged to the old county and circuit court clerks' offices in said county, the proceeds of which sales shall be applied by said county court to the lessening of the county levy for said county. Approved January 3, 1852. CHAPTER 281. AN ACT to incorporate the Louisville Farmers' Tobacco Warehouse Company. WHEREAS, Joshua B. Bowles, U. E. Ewing, A. Gray, A. Throckmorton, H. D. Newcomb, Geo. J. Rowland, and others, have associated themselves for the purpose of erecting a large and commodious tobacco warehouse in the city of Louisville, and have subscribed for stock in the same, and have nearly completed the building, and have requested an act of incorporation. Therefore, $1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That a company shall be and the same 1852. Style of cor May hold real estate, &c. is hereby established, to be called the "Louisville farmers' § 2. The capital stock shall be twenty thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of fifty dollars each. §3. U. E. Ewing, George J. Rowland, P. R. Gray, Geo. L. Douglass, Allen S. Wallace, H. D. Newcomb, and J. B. Bowles, or any three of them, are appointed commissioners for receiving subscriptions for stock, and shall cause books to be opened for the same; and the subscribers to said private company shall have the right to have equal amounts of stock in this corporation; and the sums paid on said private subscription, towards building said warehouse shall be a credit on the stock of said persons. § 4. As soon as twelve thousand dollars shall be subscribed and paid in, this act shall go into effect, and the commissioners shall call a meeting of the stockholders, who shall, by ballot, select a president and three directors, to continue in office until the second Monday in January, 1853. There shall be an annual meeting of the stockholders on the first Monday in January, in each year, to select a president and three directors, their term to commence on the second Monday; and, at such annual meetings, a statement shall be exhibited of the affairs of the corporation, and such dividends made, arising from their rents, fees, and profits, as shall be deemed advisable by a majority of the stockholders present. Capital stock. Opening of books. President and directors. May make by § 5. The president and directors, or a majority of the board, may, from time to time, make such by-laws and laws, &c. rules for the government of the corporation as to them shall seem expedient, not inconsistent with the laws of the commonwealth and with this act; and they shall appoint such subordinate officers and agents as may be necessary 1852. Form of certificates, &c. and proper for the executing the business of the corpora tors. § 6. The president and directors may receive, at cost, from the private stockholders, the building on second street, above referred to, and take a proper conveyance of the same, subject to all the obligations of said private company, giving credit to each on their stock, as provided in section third of this act. § 7. The form and certificates of stock, and mode of transfer, shall be regulated by the by-laws of the corporation; and a lien is hereby created, in favor of the corporation, on the stock belonging to each individual shareholder for all debts due or owing by him to the corporation, by subscription or otherwise; and no stock shall be transferable by any shareholder until he shall have first paid or otherwise secured all such debts to the satisfaction of the president and directors. § 8. In case of the death or resignation of the president or any directors, the board shall select a successor, to continue in office until the vacancy is filled at the next annual meeting of the stockholders. § 9. Nothing herein contained shall be held to impair the liability of said private company for all their contracts, as now existing. Approved January 3, 1852. powers. CHAPTER 282. AN ACT to amend an act regulating the town of Salvisa, in Mercer county, approved February 9, 1828. § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the CommonTrustees; their wealth of Kentucky, That the trustees of the town of Salvisa, and their successors in office, shall be a body politic and corporate, and shall be known by the name and style of the "board of trustees of Salvisa ;" and, by that name, shall be capable, in law, of contracting and being contracted with, of suing and being sued, in all courts of justice, and to do all other acts and things which a body politic and corporate may of right do, and may use a common or private seal. May open and § 2. That said trustees shall have power to make and receive all necessary conveyances in relation to said town; improve streets. they shall have power over the streets, alleys, and side. walks of said town, and shall have power over such as may be hereafter opened; and, when the interest of said town may be thereby promoted, to close up or change alleys, and open new ones, on paying the owners such damages as may be assessed; and may direct the improvement. of the same, in such manner as they may deem most beneficial to the interest of said town. They shall have full |