1851. trict, to the Franklin county line; thence with said line to South Elkhorn; thence up South Elkhorn to Kenny's farm; thence with a line north so as to leave the house of said Kenny and William Martin in the Georgetown district, to the Iron Works' road; thence with said road so that a line running due north will strike the beginning corner. The Voting place place of voting in said district to be at the store of John W. Forbes, instead of Harriott's mill. changed. Voting place in district No. 2 in Grant changed. § 2. That the place of voting in district No. 2, in Grant county, as laid off by the commissioners heretofore appointed by an act of this general assembly, shall be at the house of William Webb, sr., known as Cordovia post office in said county. Approved March 22, 1851. Shelby county. CHAPTER 572. AN ACT to change the boundary and place of voting in certain Magisistrates' and Constables' Districts in Shelby county, and to provide for changing the voting place in District No. 5, in Hopkins county. § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the north line of the magisDistrict No.2, trates' and constable's listrict, No. 2, in Shelby county, be so changed as to include the farms on which the following individuals now reside, to-wit: Clark and James McDaniel, Stephen Weakley, Gov. C. Foster, Simpson Weakley, David Staples, Anthony Tanner, Nathan Searcee, and Wm. W. Wilson. District No. 1. District No.7. District No. 5. District No. 4. Voters in dis trict No vote upon the the voting place in said district. kins county to establishment of § 2. That the boundary of district No. 1, in said county, be so changed as to include the farms of H. H. Hancock, and James Ratcliff, and they and their tenants on said farms be allowed to vote in said district. § 3. That the place of voting in district No. 7, in said county, shall be at the house of Josiah Daniel, instead of Rockville. § 4. That the boundaries of district No. 5, in said county, be so changed as to exclude the residences of John G. Bryan and A. B. Veech, and that they be included in the district No. 6, in said county. § 5. That the house of Robert Doak shall be the place of voting in district No. 4, in said county, instead of Chesnut Grove. § 6. That it shall be the duty of the officers conducting the election in May next, at Providence district, No. 5, in Hopkins county, to open columns in their poll book, and take votes to determine at what place in said district the election precinct shall be permanently located; the town of Providence shall be named, also the house of Mr. Winn, known as the former residence of Cader Bruce, and the house of Eden Craig shall likewise be named, and the vote taken between them; and all elections in said district shall thereafter be held at the place having the highest number of votes: Provided, that the precinct shall not be removed from Providence unless a majority of all the votes given at said election shall be in favor of one of the other places named. Approved March 22, 1851. 1851. CHAPTER 573. AN ACT changing the boundary of Justices' District, No. 6, in Marion county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the boundary of district No. 6, for the election of justices of the peace and constables in Marion county, by the commissioners appointed to lay off and divide said county into suitable districts, be so amended as to include all persons living in the following boundary in district No. 4, to-wit: from the mouth of the Meat House branch; thence down Hardin's creek to William Bean's mill; thence north to William Bean's house; thence with the road to John Warren's house; thence with the road straight to Edward D. Cambron's, near the Washington county line; and thence north to the Washington county line, and with it round to the line of district No. 1, including in district No. 4, said Bean, Warren, and Cambron, and all others east of said line. And that the secretary of state be directed to forward a copy of said act to the clerk of the Marion county court. Approved March 22, 1851. CHAPTER 574. AN ACT concerning districts for the election of Justices of the Peace and trates' and constables' districts between the Princton and Line between Princeton and Eddyville dis tricts changed. 1851. the county of Caldwell lying east of said line, and between said line and the town of Princeton, is added to the PrinceVoting place ton district; and that the place of voting in district No. 3, of No. 3 changed in said county, is changed from the place designated by the commissioners, and is hereby fixed and established at Spencer Smith's Old House Mill, in said district. districts Nos. 1 § 2. That the line dividing the first and second districts Line between in said county, as laid off by the commissioners aforesaid, and 2 changed. is so changed as to run a straight line, or a line as nearly straight as practicable, from the house of Littleton Perry to the house of George Jenkins, so as to include Bryant Nichols in the first district. Caldwell coun⚫ ty court may ap sioners to lay off point commis an additional district. 3. That the county court of Caldwell county may appoint three commissioners to lay off an additional district in said county, for the election of two justices of the peace and a constable, between the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, and fix the place of voting therein; and when said commissioners shall have laid off said district, and fixed a place of voting therein, they shall report the same to said court, setting forth an accurate boundary of said district in said report; and if, upon examination of said report, said court shall be of opinion that said district and voting place, as therein established, ought to be established, the court shall make an order establishing the same, and shall order said report to be recorded; and the clerk of said court shall immediately transmit a copy of said report, and the order establishing the same, to the secretary of state, to be by May establish him filed with the report of the commissioners from said port to secretary county, heretofore filed; and thereafter, elections shall be held in said district at the place designated as the place of voting, in the same manner that elections are or may be required to be held in other districts in said county. the name and re of state. Approved March 22, 1851. CHAPTER 575. AN ACT to change the Justices' districts in Muhlenburg county, and to establish an election precint. § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the lines of the justices' districts tricts Nos. 2 & in Muhlenburg county be so changed, in part, as to conform Lines of dis 3 changed. to the following boundaries, viz: the line dividing districts, Nos. 2 and 3, commencing at Helsley's bridge, on Pond creek, running thence with the Williams' ferry road to Andrew Glenn's, sr.; thence on a straight line to the Old Camp Groud; thence to Riley Garrett's place; thence to James Pate's; thence to James B. Mann's; thence to Jesse Barfield's old place; thence to Bethel meeting house; thence with the road leading from South Carrollton to Clarke's ferry, on Pond river, to Theophilus Isbell's; thence with the 1851. Line between districts Nos. 4 original line of district No. 2 to Pond river line, between districts Nos. 4 and 5; beginning at the mouth of Small creek, on Pond creek, at Sefer's ford, running up the said Small creek to John A. Wilkins', including him in district No. 4; and 5 changed. thence to T. B. Smith's, including him in district No. 4; thence to Judge Bell's old place, on the road leading from Greenville to Russellville; thence with the original line of district No. 5. Voting places as heretofore. § 2. The voting places in said districts shall be the same as designated by the commissioners appointed by the legis- in said districts lature to lay off districts for the election of justices and constables. §3. In all general elections, the voters of districts Nos. 3 and 4 shall vote at the court house, in the town of Greenville. Approved March 22, 1851, CHAPTER 579. AN ACT authorizing a change of the voting place in district No. 3, in Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the officers of the election, in district No. 3, in Trimble county, shall open a poll at the next May election, for a permanent place of voting in said district; and the place having the highest number of votes at said. election, shall be the voting precinct for said district until changed by law; and the place thus chosen as the voting place of said district, shall be established by order of the Trimble county court, and the clerk thereof shall forth with transmit a copy of such order to the secretary of state, to be filed with the report of the commissioners of said county. Approved March 22, 1851. CHAPTER 581. AN ACT to amend the boundary of district No. 5, in Pendleton county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the boundary of district No. 5, in the county of Pendleton, for the election of magistrates and a constable, be so amended as to begin at the mouth of Grassy creek, on Licking river, running up said river to Boner's ferry; thence with the Boner's ferry road to where the same strikes the line as laid down by the commissioners heretofore appointed to lay off said county into districts, and with said line to the Grant county line. Approved March 22, 1851. CHAPTER 583. AN ACT providing for running and marking the line between Knox and Whereas, it is represented that the line dividing the counties of Knox and Harlan, has never been run and marked, 1851. 'Commissioners said line, and in some places it is uncertain in which county certain individuals reside: Therefore, § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall be the duty of Jefferson appointed to run Craig, of Knox county, and Jonathan Kelley, of Harlan county, to meet on the 10th day of September next, at the point where the line between the counties of Knox and Harlan intersects the Clay county line, and proceed to run and mark the line between said counties of Knox and Harlan. 2. That said commissioners, in running and marking Shell conform said line, shall be governed by the act of assembly establishing the boundaries of said counties, and by the act, entitled, "an act to add a portion of Harlan county to the county of Knox," approved January 27, 1838, and said line shall be run and marked in accordance with the provisions of those acts. to certain acts. § 3. That it shall be lawful for said commissioners to employ two chain carriers and a marker, to assist them in running and marking said line; and said commissioners, chain carriers, and marker, before entering upon the duties herein prescribed, shall take an oath before some justice of Shall be sworn the peace of either of said counties, to run and mark said line fairly and impartially, according to the provisions of this act. § 4. It shall be the duty of said commissioners to make out two fair plats of said boundary line so run by them, With proper references, and a report accompanying the same, one of which shall be recorded in the Knox county court clerk's office, and the other in the Harlan county court clerk's office, to which courts respectively said commissioners are hereby directed to make report. Shall make out two plats of port to Knox & said line and re. Harlan county co urts. Compensation. § 5. That said commissioners shall have an allowance made by their respective county courts for their services, and the chain carriers and marker shall be allowed each seventy-five cents per day for their services, under the provisions of this act, one half to be levied by the Knox county court, and the other half by the Harlan county court; and in case it should happen the commissioners cannot or do not meet on the day named in this act, it shall be their duty to meet on some other day thereafter, to be fixed by them for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act; and when said line is so run and marked, it shall be the dividing line between said counties. Approved March 22, 1851. AN ACT to authorize the council of the city of Covington to create two additional voting precincts in said city. § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the city council of Covington be and are hereby authorized, by ordinance, to create one additional voting precinct in each magistrates' and consta |