GUARDIAN AND WARD-

If will so direct, guardian may be appointed without security, unless court

Curator to be appointed during vacancy in office of guardian,

Powers and duties of curator same as guardian,

Who may sue on covenant,

When guardian may be removed by court,

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224

224

Marriage of a female ward discharges guardianship,

224

Court may remove guardian for certain cause,

224

Court to inquire annually into solvency of sureties of guardians,

224

On application of surety, court may remove guardian in insolvent or doubt..

ful circumstances, or require counter security,

224

Power and duty of guardian,

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Guardiau shall return to court, &c., inventory of ward's estate,

How guardian to discharge and sue for debts due by and to his ward,

No more than income of estate to be expended for maintenance, except in spe-

cified cases,

225.

Guardian to be charged with interest for balance remaining in his hands,

226

When and how often guardian to make settlement,

226

Settlements prima facie evidence in guardian's favor,

226

Courts of chancery to have jurisdiction of such settlements, &c.,
Extent of liability upon the covenant,

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Foreign guardian-powers of,

225

All settlements with guardians to be made by judge of county court,
Guardian may be appointed for child when parents have joined Shakers,

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HABEAS CORPUS-

Jurisdiction to grant and determine writs of, conferred upon judge of coun-
ty court,

By what officers writ of shall be issued,

Power of circuit judge to issue it, extends over state,

Writ may be granted without seal,

When applicant for writ not in custody, judge may, for cause, direct him to
be taken into custody,

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Penalty against officer for refusing to prisoner copy of warrant or commit-

HABEAS CORPUS

Officer hearing writ to have same power as court of record,
Effect of discharge,

If proceedings against prisoner defective, but he appear to be guilty of mis-
demeanor, judge may admit him to bail or remand for new proceeding,
Writ to issue for married woman or infant detained by religious association,
County attorney to prosecute such writ if required,

In what cases person committed for criminal offense may be removed,

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Act for running and marking line between counties of,

Act to establish certain voting places in,

HANCOCK COUNTY

Act to regulate division of into justices' and constables' districts,
Act regulating terms of circuit court of,

HARDIN COUNTY

Act allowing additional justices' and constables' districts in,

HARLAN AND KNOX

HARRISON COUNTY

HENDERSON COUNTY

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388

35

73

68

Act to change place of voting in justices' and constable's district, No. 6, in,

67

HENRY AND LAUREL

Act in relation to justices' and constables' districts in counties of,

19

HICKMAN AND GRAVES

Act to amend the act to run and re-mark part of the line between counties of,

Issue of illegal marriage, contracted with belief that the other party is dead,
esteemed legitimate,

Marriages obtained by force or fraud, or where parties under certain age, &c.,
may be declared void,
Marriages solemnized in another state to evade provisions of act, treated as if
solemnized here,

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213

Bona fide marriage not invalidated for want of authority in person before
whom solemnized,

Fine not exceeding $1,000, and imprisonment not exceeding one year, for

solemnizing marriage without license,

215

Fine $500 to $1,000, and expulsion from office, against clerk for knowingly
issuing license for prohibited marriage,

Judge of county court may issue license in absence of clerk,

215

HUSBAND AND WIFE-

Disposition of estate of female under sixteen who marries,
Marital Rights, -

215

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Restricted interest of husband in real estate, chattels real, and slaves of wife,
Such estate not liable for husband's debts, but liable for necessaries for wife
or family,

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216

Husband's interest in such estate of wife, not subject to payment of his sepa-
rate debts,

216

Husband and wife may sell wife's slave or chattels real, and proceeds his,
unless otherwise provided for,
Husband not responsible for ante-nuptial debts of wife, except to amount re-
ceived by her other than real estate, slaves, &c.,
Foregoing provisions restricted to marriages subsequent to Feb'y 23, 1846,
In certain cases, wife may be empowered by court to act as feme sole,
Court may, on petition of husband, in certain cases, revoke such authority,
Curtesy and Dower,

When and in what the husband to have curtesy,

Wife to be endowed, although no actual possession by husband,

Dower to be recovered against heir, devisee, and purchaser, according to val-
ue of estate when received by such heir, &c.,

Claim for rent limited to five years against heir, &c.; to commencement of
suit, against purchaser,

Widow dying after suit brought, damages may be recovered by her repre-
sentative,

221

Dower not barred by judgment or decree rendered against husband by de-
fault or collusion,

221

Heir not bound by ex parte or collusive assignment of dower,

221

Where several parcels of land held by different devisees, &c., equitable allot-
ment may be made out of one or more,

Wife not to be endowed of land held by equitable right unless so held by
husband at his death,

222

No right of survivorship, where conveyance to husband and wife, except by
express terms,

222

Divorce bars all claim to dower,

222

Wife may hold separately, bank stock, &c.,

222

Wife not to alienate estate conveyed, &c., for her separate use, with or with
out husband's consent,

222

Such estates, heretofore created, not to be sold or incumbered, except by or-
der of court of equity,

222

Wife of infant may, in certain cases, unite with husband's guardian to release
right of dower,

When wife's land condemned, &c., compensation to be disposed of by court
for her benefit,

Wife coming to state without husband may contract as feme sole,

HUSBAND AND WIFE-

For certain other causes to the husband,

218

What evidence necessary to sustain charge of adultery or lewdness,
Suit for divorce-where to be brought,

Bill for divorce may be answered without oath, and not to be taken for con-
fessed,

Divorce not to authorize marriage of party in whose favor granted within a
year, nor of party against whom, within five years,

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219

Decree for divorce may be revoked by joint application of both parties; but

Pending suit for divorce, the court may make order for care, &c., of minor
children,

219

Divorce from bed and board, how to operate upon rights of property, &c.,
When husband about to remove or fraudulently dispose of property, wife

219

INSURANCE COMPANIES-

Tax upon agencies of, not incorporated by this commonwealth,

INTEREST AND USURY--

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391

391

391

391

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392

392

392

Jurisdiction of, conferred upon judge of county court,

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272

Penalty upon agent for failing to file statement with clerk and pay over tax,

272

Foreign debt or judgment presumed to bear 6 per cent. interest,
Discount, what corporations may take,

349

349

Exchange may be taken,

349

INTERMENT-

Of remains of Kentuckians who fell at Raisin, act providing for,

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JAILER-

To give bond,

326

To have personal charge of jail, and not reside more than 200 yards distant,

327

Deliver over jail, papers, &c., to successor,

327

In case of vacancy, sheriff to take charge,

327

If sheriff cannot act, judge of county court to appoint jailer for occasion,

327

County court to prescribe rules for government, &c., of jail,

Vacancies-how filled,

To execute bond before entering upon duties,

JAMESTOWN-

In Campbell county, act to change place of voting in,

JEFFERSON COUNTY-

Act allowing an additional magistrates' and constable's district in,
Act changing the place of voting in an election precinct in,
Act to change the place of voting in election precinct in,
Act to establish county court of,

JEFFERSON COUNTY AND CITY OF LOUISVILLE-

Act concerning tax on licenses to coffee houses, taverns, and ten-pin alleys in,
JESSAMINE COUNTY-

328

329

377

378

17

57

79

361

377

54

An act to change a place of voting in a justice's and constable's district in,
JOINT TENANTS-

To sit with judge of county court in laying levy and settling claims,
Liable to be summoned, to make appropriations, at other times,

Justices in commission in May, 1851, and administrator of deceased justice,

to deliver records, &c., to county court clerk,

383

How compliance enforced,

383

To have jurisdiction of violations of election law when the fine cannot ex-

JUSTICES' AND CONSTABLES' DISTRICTS-

Act appointing commissioners to divide counties into,
County court may change,

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