1 county levy upon the first Monday in January, 1882, as required by law, but did, upon the fifth day of January of said year, execute the same; and whereas, doubts exist as to the validity of said bond; for remedy whereof, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: §1. That said John W. Kouns have until the first Monday in May, 1882, to execute his said bond, and if executed upon or before that time, the same shall be as valid and binding as though it had been executed upon the said first Monday in. January. 1882. § 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved March 29, 1882.. CHAPTER 644. AN ACT to revise and reduce into one the charter and various amendments/ thereto of the town of Hazel Green, in Wolfe county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealti of Kentucky: § 1. That all acts and parts of acts incorporating the town of Hazel Green, in Wolfe county, and all acts and parts of acts amendatory thereto, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. § 2. That the boundaries of the town of Hazel Green, in Wolfe county, shall be as follows, to-wit: beginning on a wil low tree, on the bank of Red river, at the lower edge of the ford; thence up the river with the top of the bank to the mouth of the second drain; thence a straight line to a red sulphur spring in a deep ravine; thence up said ravine, with its meanders, to the top of the backbone or ridge above the Abner cabin; thence with the said divide to the county line; thence with the said county line to the point or ridge that runs down back of W. P. Trimble's barn down to the end of the point on top; thence a line to the sulphur spring above the school-house, so as to include the Robinson house, and also said spring; thence a straight line to the back corner of Joshua Finch's lot; thence with said Finch's line to the State road; thence a straight line to the corner of J. T. Day's and M. E. Turner's land, known as the white oak corner; thence with said Day's line to the top of the river bank; thence up. the said bank with said river to the beginning; and the same is hereby declared to be the extent and limits of Hazel Green, and the inhabitants thereof are hereby created a body-politic and corporate, by the name and style of the town of Hazel Green; and by that name may have perpetual succession, with power to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in all courts at law or in equity; may purchase and hold such lands and tenements and personal property as may be necessary for the use of said corporation, and may lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of the same. § 3. That the fiscal, prudential, and municipal government of said town shall be vested in the board of trustees, composed of four persons and a police judge, who shall be ex officio chairman of said board. §4. That said board of trustees and their successors shall be a body-politic and corporate, and shall be known and called the board of trustees of Hazel Green; and by that name shall be capable in law, and for and in behalf of said town, of contracting and being contracted with, suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, defending and being defended in all courts and places, and do all other acts, matters, and things which a body-politic and corporate having perpetual succession may lawfully do within the limits of the powers herein granted. § 5. That the officers of said town shall be as follows: a police judge, an attorney, a clerk, a treasurer, a marshal, an assessor, and such other officers as the board of trustees may from time to time direct or appoint. § 6. That an election shall be held biennially in said town, on the first Saturday in May, at such place as the board of trustees may designate, and of which ten days' previous notice shall be given, by notice posted at three public places in said town by the clerk. § 7. That at the biennial election there shall be elected by the qualified voters of said town four trustees, a police judge, and a marshal, and the person or persons receiving the highest number of votes for either of said offices shall be declared elected. 8. That the officers elected under the provisions of this act shall respectively hold their offices for two years, and until their successors are elected and qualified. All other officers not specifically provided for in this act may be appointed by the board of trustees, who shall hold their offices during the pleasure of the board of trustees. § 9. No person shall be eligible to any office in said town who is not a citizen thereof, and who has not, at the time of his election or appointment, resided in said town at least six months previous to such election or appointment, and who, at the time, is not a qualified voter under the laws of the State. § 10. That every person elected or appointed to office under the provisions of this act, before entering upon the duties thereof, shall be sworn by some officer authorized to administer oaths to well and faithfully perform the duties of his office, the taking of which shall be noted on the records by the clerk. 11. That whenever a vacancy shall occur by death, removal, resignation, or otherwise, in any office under the provisions of this act, the board of trustees may fill said vacancy by appointment until the next annual election, and until their successors have been qualified. 12. That the board of trustees shall, before the annual election, appoint suitable persons as officers of election, who shall be governed in their duties, so far as is consistent herewith, by the laws of the State. § 13. That all elections by the qualified voters of the town shall be held between the hours of nine o'clock in the forenoon, and five o'clock in the afternoon. § 14. That all male residents of said town over the age of twenty-one years, who shall at the time of offering to vote have resided in said town sixty days previous thereto, and are qualified voters of this Commonwealth, shall be entitled to vote at any election held in said town. 15. That the poll-books of all elections held in said town shall be returned to the clerk under seal, who shall, at the next regular meeting of the board of trustees, and in the presence of said board, examine and compare the same, declare the result, and certify to the Secretary of State the name of the person elected to the office of police judge, and the Governor shall commission said officer. 16. That the clerk shall keep a record of the proceedings of the board of trustees, whose meetings he shall attend; and copies of all papers duly filed in his office, and transcripts from the records of his office certified by him, shall be evidence in all courts. He shall issue licenses, and do and perform all other acts and duties that the board of trustees may lawfully require of him. 17. That the treasurer shall receive all money belonging to the town, and keep an accurate account of receipts and expenditures. He shall pay out no money in his hands as such treasurer except by order of the board of trustees. He shall exhibit to the board of trustees once a year, and oftener if required, a full and detailed account of all receipts and expenditures from the date of the last settlement, which account. shall be filed by the clerk in his office. § 18. That it shall be the duty of the marshal, before entering upon the duties of his office, and within ten days after his election, to execute a bond, with approved security, in the county court, with covenants and conditions similar to a constable's bond, and in the same manner that constables are required to do. He shall attend all sessions of the police court, and give the town attorney notice of any proceeding in said court to which it is the attorney's duty to attend. The marshal shall execute and make due return of all process, civil or criminal, to him directed by the police court or judge, county judge or court, or any justice of the peace of Wolfe county. He shall possess the power and authority of a constable under the laws of this Commonwealth; and his powers for discharging his duties shall be co-extensive with Wolfe county. He shall be entitled to the same fees allowed by law to sheriffs and constables for similar services, to be collected in the same manner; for other services he shall receive such fees and compensation as the board of trustees may prescribe by ordinance or by-law. He shall collect all executions and other demands placed in his hands for collection, and pay the same over to the person or persons entitled to receive the same. He shall be liable in the same way and manner, and in the same cases, as sheriffs and constables are, and be sued or prosecuted in the same manner. The marshal shall be ex officio collector of the town taxes, and shall collect all taxes and assessments which may be levied by the board of trustees; and for that purpose shall have all the power to levy, distrain, and sell for taxes, fines, assessments, or forfeitures, or other dues of the board of trustees, that sheriffs have in the collection of revenue; and shall have the 1 same compensation, or any additional compensation the board of trustees may allow; and upon his failure to collect and pay over he and his sureties shall be liable in the same manner, and proceeded against in the same way, that sheriffs and constables are proceeded against in this Commonwealth. The marshal shall have power to sell any real estate to pay town tax or assessment against its owner in the same manner, and on the same terms, that sheriffs have to sell for State revenue, when he can find no personal property out of which the taxes or assessments due can be made. The owner of such real estate, his representatives, heirs, or assigns shall have the right to redeem the same, in the same manner, in the same time, and on the same terms, as real estate sold by sheriffs for revenue. The marshal shall give the purchaser a certificate of sale, containing a description of the real estate, time of sale, quantity sold, and price for which it sold, which certificate shall be filed with the county clerk, and recorded by him as he is required to do when land is sold by the sheriff for revenue, and the clerk shall be entitled to the same fees for similar services. It shall be the duty of the marshal to arrest all persons who may at any time be guilty of a violation of the ordinances or by-laws of the town, respecting the good order, peace, and tranquility of said town, or any of its inhabitants; and when necessary to quell riots, routs, or breaches of the peace, he may summon all the male inhabitants of the town of Hazel Green or of the county of Wolfe; and any person who shall, on being summoned by the marshal, refuse to obey him, or render assistance, shall be fined in any sum not more than ten dollars for each offense, recoverable in the police court. He may at all times arrest drunk or disorderly persons; and he may commit to the town jail any person who may be found in said town drunk, and confine him or her in jail until morning; but he shall bring such person before the police judge, or, in his absence, before the county judge, or any justice of the peace, before ten o'clock the next morning; if no one appears against such person, he or she shall be discharged; or if none of the officers aforesaid be found, the marshal shall discharge such per son. 19. That the police judge shall, after his election, and within ten days after he receives his commission from the Governor, enter into bond, with approved security, in the |