AN ACT to provide for the election of the Police Judge and Marshal of the town of Lawrenceburg, and changing the limits of said town, § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the police judge and town marshal of the town of Lawrenceburg, instead of being elected on the second Monday in May next, shall be elected by the qualified voters of said town on the third Saturday in May next, and shall continue in office until the first Monday in March, 1853, and until their successors then elected shall qualify and enter upon the duties of their offices. On the first Monday in March, 1853, a like election shall be held for the same officers, and on the same day in every second year thereafter, who shall continue in office, each, for the term of two years, and until their successors be elected, qualify, and enter upon their duties. §2. That the trustees of said town shall cause said elections to be held in the same manner that elections for trustees of said town are now required by law to be held ; and shall preserve the poll books, and cause the result of said elections to be entered of record in the records of the board of trustees of said town. The persons holding said elections shall give certificates of election to the persons so elected, and, in case of a tie vote, cause the same to be determined by lot, in the presence of not less than three persons. They shall also transmit the result of any election of said police judge to the secretary of state, for the time being; upon the receipt of which the governor shall issue a commission to said judge for the time for which he may have been elected. § 3. If a vacancy shall happen in either of said offices, said trustees shall cause a special election to be held, in like manner, to fill such vacancy. If any marshal of said town shall fail and refuse to execute any bond required by law, his office shall be deemed vacant. §4. Said trustees shall cause any election required under this act to be advertised, by written advertisement, for at least ten days preceding any such election; and the police judge and marshal, thus to be elected, shall have the same jurisdiction and power, and be subject to the same duties and responsibilities, respectively, as now pertain to the same officers of said town. 5. That so much of the act approved February 14, 1850, entitled, an act to incorporate the town of Lawrenceburg, as extends the limits of said town upon the lands of Lewis J. Witherspoon, be and the same is hereby repealed. Approved March 24, 1851. CHAPTER 659. AN ACT for the benefit of Philip Felton. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That for the purpose of compensating Philip Felton, of Oldham county, for keeping James Ellis, an idiot, for eleven months, ending on the 17th of March, 1851, the second auditor be and he is hereby directed to issue his warrant on the treasurer, in favor of said Felton, for fortyfive dollars and eighty-four cents, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved March 24, 1851. CHAPTER 660. AN ACT supplemental to an act, entitled, an act to incorporate the Lexing. tou Savings Institute, approved February 10, 1851. §1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the fourth section of an act, entitled, an act to incorporate the Lexington savings institute, approved February 10, 1851, be so amended as to give authority and power to said corporation "to buy and sell notes," instead of the power "to discount notes," as now possessed by said corporation. §2. That the capital stock of said corporation be and the same is hereby limited to the sum of one hundred thousand dollars. Approved March 24, 1851. CHAPTER 661. AN ACT to amend the charter of the Newtown and Leesburg Turnpike §1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the president and directors of the Newtown and Leesburg turnpike road company be and they are hereby permitted to construct that part of said road covered with stone not less than fifteen feet wide. § 2. That so soon as said president and directors shall have completed four miles of said road, continuously, they shall call on three justices of the peace in said county, not interested in the stock of the company, to examine the work; and if they shall certify that it has been made in conformity with the charter, said president and directors may cause to be erected a toll-gate, or two half gates, at such points on the road as they may designate, and may collect the tolls and duties granted by the charter. Approved March 24, 1851. 1851. 1851. County court may levy a tax to pay certain subscriptions of stock in roads. lect said tax. CHAPTER 663. AN ACT for the benefit of Turnpike Roads in Lincoln county. § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the county court of Lincoln county, for the purpose of carrying out, in good faith, the objects and purposes of an order of said court, at its March term, 1850, authorizing the subscription of stock to certain turnpike road companies, be and it is hereby authorized and directed, at the May term of said court, in each year, to ascertain the amount of money to be paid on said subscriptions within the year succeeding, and shall levy and assess an ad valorem tax for the amount so to be paid; and, also, a sum sufficient to pay the sheriff's commissions for collecting said sum; and, also, such sums as may, in the judgment of said court, be sufficient to cover the loss, by delinquents and other contingencies, incidental to the collecting thereof, upon the property in said county listed by the assessors, and subject to taxation under the revenue laws of this state. § 2. That the sheriff of Lincoln county, in each year, Who to col shall collect the tax so levied and assessed; and to enable him so to do he shall have the same remedies for the collection of said taxes, against the property in Lincoln county, as shall be in force, in said respective years, for the the collection of the state revenue: Provided, that the sheriff at said court, in each year, shall execute bond, payable to the commonwealth, for the use of the county court of Lincoln county, with good security, to be approved by said court, not greater than the gross amount to be collected each year, conditioned faithfully to collect and pay over the same, so assessed, on or before the 15th day of January in each year succeeding the assessment, to the agent of said court, who may, from time to time, be appointed by the court to receive said taxes, and, also, with such other conditions as said court may prescribe. Court may receive linquent §3. That the county court may exercise the same powers in relation to the sheriff's delinquent list as to the road lists of such tax. tax, as it may, in each year, be vested with in relation to the state delinquent list; and the sheriff shall be entitled to the same rate of commissions for collecting said road tax as, in each year, he may be entitled to for collecting the state revenue. Suit may be iff's bond. § 4. Suits may be brought on said sheriff's bonds, in the circuit court for Lincoln county, in the name of the combrought on sher- monwealth, for the use of said county court, for the violation of any of the conditions of said bond; and said circuit court shall have plenary power to try said suits, and to render judgment, and enforce the collection thereof by proper process, as in other cases where suits may be brought against the sheriffs and his sureties. 5. That if the duties hereby enjoined upon said court and sheriff are not attended to at the May term of said court, in each year, the same powers and duties may be exercised at the succeeding June term. § 6. That this act shall apply to any subscriptions of stock which have been, or may be made by the order of the county court for Lincoln county, under any existing laws authorizing said orders and subscriptions. Approved March 24, 1851. 1851. Duty of Lincoln circuit court. CHAPTER 665. AN ACT for the benefit of Uriah G. Berry. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That in consideration of the services rendered, and expenses incurred by Uriah G. Berry, in arresting certain counterfeiters, the second auditor be and he is hereby directed to issue his warrant on the treasurer, in favor of the said Berry, for thirty dollars, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved March 24, 1851. CHAPTER 666. AN ACT to incorporate the Georgetown and Lemon's Mill Turnpike Road Whereas, it is represented to the present general assembly, that Harvey C. Graves, D. Howard Smith, Evan Stevenson, James C. Lemon, Bledsoe D. Harman, and William B. Risk, citizens of Scott county, united themselves into a company to construct a plank or stone turnpike road from Georgetown to Lemon's mill, in said county, under and according to the provisions of an act, entitled, "an act to authorize the construction of plank, stone, and gravel turnpike roads in this commonwealth," approved March 7, 1850; and said persons, after having taken all the preliminary steps required by said act, caused books to be opened for subscriptions of stock in said company, upon which stock to the amount of six thousand dollars was subscribed; and the persons, thus subscribing said stock, afterwards elected a president, five managers, and a treasurer, pursuant to the provisions of the act aforesaid; and whereas, said president and managers, and said subscribers of stock have found it impracticable to proceed further with the business of said company, or in the construction of said road, under the act aforesaid. Wherefore, Company §1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That a company is hereby formed, under the incorporated. name and style of the Georgetown and Lemon's mill turn 1851. Books to be opened. When company. ized and directore elected. pike road company, for the purpose of constructing an artificial McAdamized or plank road from Georgetown to the mill on North Elkhorn, in Scott county, known as Lemon's mill; and that the capital stock of said company shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of fifty dollars each. §2. That books for the subscription of stock in said company shall be opened on the first Monday in April next, or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, at Georgetown, under the direction of Harvey C. Graves, D. Howard Smith, Evan Stevenson, James C. Lemon, Bledsoe D. Harman, and William B. Risk, who are hereby appointed commissioners for that purpose; and said commissioners shall take from each person subscribing stock in said company, in a book to be provided for that purpose, the following obligation, to-wit: "We, whose names are hereto subscribed, promise to pay to the president and directors of the Georgetown and Lemon's mill turnpike road company, the sum of fifty dollars for every share of stock in said company set opposite our names, in such manner and proportions, and at such times as may be required by the president and directors of said company. Witness our hands this day of §3. That so soon as the sum of four thousand dollars shall have been subscribed, the said commissioners shall, at may be organ- such time and place as they may designate, call a meeting of the stockholders, and hold an election for a president and five directors, who shall hold their offices for one year, and until others are duly qualified; and said president and directors, and their successors, shall be a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Georgetown and Lemon's mill turnpike road company; and, by that name, shall have perpetual succession, with all the privileges and powers incident to a corporation; and shall be capable of holding their capital stock, and of purchasing, selling, and conveying all such estate and property, real and personal, as shall be necessary in the prosecution of said work; to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, in all courts of record; to have and use a common seal, and to do all other acts which similar corporations may lawfully do. § 4. That said president and directors may ordain such May enact by by-laws as may be necessary, and may appoint a treasurer, and may employ such artists, engineers, and other officers as may be necessary to carry on said work. laws, &c. of road. § 5. That said road shall be leveled and graded at least twenty feet in width, and its greatest elevation shall not Width & grade exceed three and a half degrees; and if said president and directors shall determine to cover the same with McAdamized stone, that part so covered shall not be less than fourteen feet wide, and at least nine inches in depth; and if |