erned by the same laws as now govern surveyors of county roads. § 6. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 18, 1882. CHAPTER 223. AN ACT for the benefit of Floyd E. Williamson, of Pike county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That Floyd E. Williamson, of Pike county, is authorized and empowered by this act to erect a free boom across Big creek, at or near its mouth, for the purpose of catching and holding saw-logs and other lumber coming out of said creek to be rafted at the mouth of said creek and prepared for market; said Big creek at said point is the dividing line between Pike and Martin counties. 2. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 18, 1882. CHAPTER 224. AN ACT to fix the rate of toll on the Muldraugh's Hill Turnpike Road. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That the toll-gate keeper on the road leading from New Market, Union county, Kentucky, across Muldraugh's Hill, into Taylor county, Kentucky, shall collect and receive only single toll as fixed by the General Statutes of this Commonwealth for five miles. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 18, 1882. CHAPTER 225. AN ACT for the benefit of Minerva Brashears, of Letcher county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That Minerva Brashears, widow and sole devisee of the estate of Ezekiel Brashears, late clerk of the Letcher county and circuit courts, and executrix of his last will and testament, be, and she is hereby, authorized, in her own name, as executrix as aforesaid, to make out any fee-bill or fee-bills, account or accounts, due said Ezekiel Brashears, as clerk of the Letcher county and circuit courts; and that she have five years further time, from and after the passage of this act, in which to collect the same, during which time said fees and fee-bills and accounts shall remain and be in full force and virtue. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 18, 1882. CHAPTER 226. AN ACT to authorize the Bourbon county court to exempt certain persons from work on public roads in Bourbon county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That after ten days' written notice to the surveyor of any county road or passway in Bourbon county of his intention so to do, any person who has been or may be assigned to labor on such road or passway, may, on motion, apply to the judge of the Bourbon county court, at any regular term thereof, to be released from work on said road. § 2. If on said motion it shall appear to the satisfaction of said court that it is unjust or inequitable to require said person to work on said road, or that his services are not necessary, or that said person lives too far from said road, or does not make general or frequent use of it, or because he has assisted in having macadamized the road to which he was originally assigned, then the said court may, by an order entered of record so stating, release said person from labor on said road until further orders. § 3. This act shall take effect from its passage, and apply only to the county of Bourbon. Approved February 18, 1882. CHAPTER 227. AN ACT to prohibit the sale of spirituous, vinous, and malt liquors in the districts of Million and Poosey, in the county of Madison. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 1. That it shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to Limits. sell or vend any spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors in' Million and Poosey districts, in the county of Madison, in this Commonwealth Provided, however, That nothing herein shall be so construed as to prohibit distillers in said districts from selling any such liquors as now provided by law. 2. Any person guilty of a violation of the first section of Fine. this act shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense, recoverable upon indictment by the grand jury, or by warrant before any justice of the peace in said county. § 3. All fines recovered for a violation of the provisions of this act shall go to the common school fund of the district in which the offense is committed, and shall be paid out for the benefit of the schools in such district, as now provided by law. §4. This act shall be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 18, 1882. CHAPTER 228. AN ACT for the benefit of the Hardinsburg and Cloverport Turnpike Road WHEREAS, The Hardinsburg and Cloverport Turnpike Road Company, a company existing by virtue of an act approved February 23d, 1860, and various amendments thereto. subsequently enacted, have constructed a turnpike road from Hardinsburg to Cloverport, and covered the same with stone and gravel to a sufficient width and depth, and the same is now being traveled by the public; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 1. That said turnpike road, as now constructed, be, and the same is hereby declared to be, a lawful turnpike road, and the said company is hereby empowered and authorized to charge such rates of toll for travel over the same as they may deem proper, not exceeding the rates prescribed by the General Statutes of Kentucky. 2. That all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 18, 1882. CHAPTER 229. AN ACT to reduce the number of magistrates' districts in Hancock county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 1. That from and after the next election of justices of the peace in and for the county of Hancock, said county shall be divided into three justices' or magistrates' districts only, as follows: The first district shall include all that part of said county now embraced in the Hawesville and Indian creek precincts; the second district shall include all the territory now embraced in the Lewisport and Yellow creek precincts, and the third district shall include the Pellville, Patesville, and Lane's precincts; and at the August election, 1882, an election shall be held in each of said three districts for the purpose of electing two justices of the peace and one constable, and atter their qualification, the board of magis. trates shall consist of the six justices so elected, and no more. 2. That the voting precincts in said county shall remain as now laid off and constituted until changed or altered according to the provisions of the General Statutes. 3. That when the term of the justices of the peace now in office shall expire, it shall be their duty to return to the county judge of said county all the books and papers in their possession belonging to the office, for which they may take his receipt; and the said judge shall distribute them to their successors so as to place them most convenient to those interested, and take receipts for the same. 4. This act shall be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 18, 1882. CHAPTER 230. AN ACT to authorize the county court of Robertson county to subscribe stock to turnpike roads, and to issue bonds for the same. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: tion. § 1. That the county court of Robertson county is hereby County subscripauthorized and empowered to, and shall subscribe not more than fifteen hundred dollars per mile, and not less than twelve hundred dollars per mile, to any turnpike road company that shall be properly organized in said county: Provid ed, After the 1st day of January, 1882, that said company shall have procured from individuals, companies, or corporations subscriptions, which, when added to said county subscription, shall be sufficient to complete the road of such company, and that such road is not less than five miles in length. The county court shall hear proof and determine whether the amount and solvency of subscriptions have been made as above required. § 2. That said court is authorized to issue the bonds of said May issue bonds county, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding six per cent., redeemable at any time within ten years, at the option of the county court. Said bonds shall be signed by the county judge and countersigned by the county clerk of said county. None of said bonds shall be issued until such road or roads are under bona fide contract for building, and then only so many of them shall be sold, at a rate not less than par, to discharge such subscription. Such bonds shall only be sold to meet the regular calls for subscription made in pursuance of the company's charter. §3. That it shall be the duty of the county court, annually, Levy tax. at the court of claims, to levy an ad valorem tax upon the taxable property of the county, and not exceeding one dollar on the tithes, to pay the accrued interest on such bonds that may be actually sold, and also one-tenth of the principal thereof. The tax thus levied shall be collected as the revenues of the county are collected, and set apart exclusively tor the purposes aforesaid. 34. That said court be, and is hereby, authorized to elect Treasurer-bond a treasurer, who shall be known and styled as turnpike treas urer of said county, who shall execute bond with good secu rity to be approved by said court, to faithfully discharge the LOC. L., VOL. I-30 |