signed by the chairman of the board of trustees and the clerk, shall be delivered to the collector, which, together with the warrant, shall constitute the process upon which such sale shall be made.

§ 8. That the collector shall then advertise such premises for sale, by posting written or printed notices at four public places in said town for ten days, describing the said premises, and giving the name of the owner, when known, and the several amounts of taxes or assessments thereon, and the time and place of sale.

9. The collector shall be allowed such fees for selling as the board of trustees shall prescribe; the clerk shall keep a record of such sales, which shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times.

10. That the right of redemption, in all cases of sales of real estate for taxes or assessments, shall exist to the owner or his heirs for the period of two years from the day of sale, on payment of twenty per cent, on the amount for which the same was sold, and all taxes accruing subsequent to the sale. If the real estate of any infant or feme covert or lunatic be sold under this act as aforesaid, the same may be redeemed at any time within two years after such disability is removed. In case of redemption, the money may be paid to the purchaser, or for him to the town clerk, who shall make a special deposit thereof with the treasurer, taking his receipt therefor. If not redeemed, the board of trustees shall, upon the return of the certificate of sale, or proof of its loss, direct the collector or his successor to execute a deed to the purchaser, conveying to such purchaser the premises so sold and unredeemed as aforesaid. The collector may charge a fee of one dollar for every deed so made, and an amount sufficient to pay other necessary costs of such deed, to be taxed as other

costs.

§ 11. If at any sale of real or personal estate for taxes or assessments, no bid shall be made for any parcel of land or any grounds or chattels, the same shall be struck off to said board of trustees for the benefit of the town; and thereupon the board of trustees shall receive from the officer making the sale a certificate of the sale thereof, and shall be vested with the same rights as other purchasers at such sales, and for the benefit of the town; and the collector shall execute to

the purchaser a certificate of sale for all real estate sold for

tax.

§ 12. Any deed or duly authenticated copy of the record thereof, made for real estate sold for taxes or assessments, shall be prima facie evidence of the power and authority to sell the same; that all proceedings in reference to such sale and levying the taxes or assessments for which the same was sold, were regular.

ARTICLE XII.

Miscellaneous Provisions.

§ 1. That the board of trustees shall have the corporateboundary of said town carefully surveyed from the beginning point, and said boundary correctly platted and laid off; and the same, duly approved and indorsed by the board of trustees, shall be filed for record with the clerk of the Lyon county court, and the original preserved in his office.

§ 2. That the board of trustees shall, at least ten days before the annual assessment of taxes as herein before provided, on the first day of June in each year, cause to be posted in two public places in said town a full and correct statement of the receipts and expenditures from the date of the last annual report, together with the source whence the former were derived, and their mode of disbursement, together with such other information as may be necessary to a full understanding of the financial concerns and conditions of the town.

§3. Every ordinance, by-law, or regulation imposing any penalty, fine, imprisonment, or forfeiture for a violation of its provisions shall, after the passage thereof, be published one week by posting up written or printed copies, or a synopsis thereof, at four public places in said town.

4. That the members of the board of trustees shall be exempt from paying poll-tax and labor on streets.

§ 5. That it shall be the duty of the board of trustees at all times to keep the streets, alleys, lanes, and highways in said town in good order and condition; and for every failure so to do, they shall, upon indictment and conviction in the Lyon circuit court, forfeit and pay not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars, and such fine shall be paid by the mem-bers of the board of trustees out of their individual estates, share and share alike.

§ 6. That all property, real, personal, or mixed, belonging to the town of Lamasco, or the board of trustees of Lamasco, is hereby vested in the board of trustees of Lamasco as created or provided for by this act.

§ 7. That merchants and business men in said town may, during the day-time, and only during the day-time, shall have the privilege of occupying the sidewalk fronting their business houses for the purpose of receiving or expressing their goods for sale.

8. That the Lyon county court shall not grant a license to any person to sell spirituous, vinous, or malt liquor until the person applying for such license shall produce to said county court a certificate from said board of trustees that the town tax required by this act has been paid by such appli

cant.

9. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, and this act may at any time be altered, modified, or repealed by the General Assembly of Kentucky. § 10. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved April 1, 1882.

CHAPTER 710.

AN ACT to amend the laws relating to common schools and academy of the city of Newport, Campbell county.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That the board of councilmen of the city of Newport, Campbell county, shall levy and collect, for the years from 1883 to 1893, inclusive, an annual tax of five cents on the one hundred dollars' ($100) valuation of all the taxable property in the said city of Newport, which shall be in addition to, and levied and collected in the same manner as by law the said board of councilmen is now authorized to levy and collect the tax of two dollars ($2) on the one hundred dollars' ($100) valuation; and the said board shall, annually as collected, pay said tax of five cents on the one hundred dollars' valuation as aforesaid over to the board of education of the said city of Newport, in addition to all taxes now by law authorized and directed to be paid to them (the said board of education).

§ 2. That the said board of education shall use said tax for the sole and only purpose of building new and improving old school-houses in the said city, and furnishing and re-furnishing same; and said board of education for that purpose may anticipate said tax by issuing bonds dated January 1st, 1886. Said bonds shall not exceed.in amount twenty thousand dollars (820,000), and in denominations five hundred dollars ($500) each, and shall be payable in eight (8) years after date; they shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed five (5) per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, represented by coupons attached to the bonds. Said bonds shall be numbered consecutively, and shall be signed by the president of the board of education, and countersigned by the clerk of said board, and bear the seal of said board, except the interest coupons of said bonds, which shall be signed by the clerk only. Said bonds and interest shall be payable at the office of the treasurer of said board of education. All the property of the common schools and academy of the city of Newport, and vested in the said board of education by law, including the tax provided for by this act, shall be pledged to secure the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds, which bonds shall be exempt from taxation for municipal purposes. After the issuing of said bonds, the board of education shall, out of the tax provided for in section one of this act, first pay the interest on the same, and with the surplus, provide a sinking fund for the payment of the same at maturity, and shall use said surplus for no other purpose whatever.

§ 3. Said tax shall not be levied, nor said bonds issued, unless a majority of those citizens voting at the next general election held in said city of Newport under its charter shall vote in favor of the same. It is hereby made the duty of the clerks of said election to ask each and every voter whether or not he be in favor of levying said tax, and issuing said bonds; and they shall record and return the said votes as by law they are required to return the votes for officers of said city, to be elected at said election. For a failure to comply with this section, said clerks shall be fined twenty-five dollars, upon conviction thereof, before any justice of the peace in said city, and the said fine shall be paid over to the treasurer of the board of education for school purposes.

§ 4. Provided, That the said tax shall not be levied, nor

bonds issued as authorized by this act, unless the board of councilmen of the city of Newport shall concur therein. § 5. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved April 1, 1882.

CHAPTER 711.

AN ACT legalizing certain acts, proceedings, and orders of the Daviess county court of claims..

WHEREAS, By an act, entitled "An act to prescribe the pay of justices of the peace in Woodford and other counties," approved April 22d, 1880," the compensation of justices of the peace in Woodford and other counties of this Commonwealth, while serving as members of the county court in their respective counties, was fixed at a sum not exceeding three dollars per day, to be paid out of the revenue of their respective counties; and whereas, an amendment was sent to the Clerk's desk, including the county of Daviess among said counties, but from some unknown cause the name of Daviess county does not appear in said act; and whereas, the Daviess county court of claims did, since the passage of said act, allow justices of the peace in Daviess county an amount not exceeding three dollars per day to each member while attending said courts; now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That all acts, proceedings, or orders of the Daviess county court of claims held in the years 1880 and 1881, allowing the compensation of three dollars ($3) per day to members in attendance on said courts, be, and the same are hereby, legalized so far as applies to their acts in fixing said compensation of three dollars per diem.

§ 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 1, 1882.