County Commissioners-Construct Roads. 8 An Act to amend section seven of an act entitled, "An act authorizing Boards of County Commissioners to construct gravel, macadamized, or paved roads, upon petition of a majority of resident land owners along and adjacent to the line of any road, authorizing them to issue bonds of the county to raise money required for that purpose, and provide for the payment of such bonds by taxing land adjacent to the road, repealing all laws inconsistent herewith, and declaring an emergency," approved March 3, 1877. Approved March 3, 1881 Cities, Towns-Issue Bonds. 9 An Act to amend sections one and two of an act entitled, "An act to authorize cities and towns to issue bonds for the purpose of funding their indebtedness, reducing the rate of interest on pre-existing obligations, compromising with any creditor or creditors, or taking up and cancelling bonds, notes or other obligations already due, or which shall hereafter become due, and making it the duty of the Common Councils of such cities or the Boards of Trustees of such towns, to levy taxes for the payment of the interest, and to provide sinking funds for the liquidation of the principal of such bonds," approved March 24, 1879, and declaring an emergency. Approved March 7, 1881... Incorporation-Cities. An Act supplementary to an act approved March 14, 1867, entitled, “An act to repeal all general laws now in force for the incorporation of cities, and to provide for the incorporation of cities, prescribing their powers and rights and the manner in which they shall exercise the same, and to regulate such other matters as pertain thereto." Approved March 8, 1881..... Superior Court-Vanderburgh. An Act to amend section six of an act entitled "An act to establish a Superior Court in the county of Vanderburgh, defining its jurisdiction, providing for the election and compensation of the Judge thereof, and to abolish the Criminal Court of said county and transferring its business to the Circuit Court thereof," approved March 3, 1877. Approved March 7, 1881....... 14 13 12 Chapter. TITLES OF ACTS. Cities to Vacate Cemeteries. An Act authorizing cities and incorporated towns to vacate Fifth Judicial Circuit. An Act fixing the times of holding Circuit Courts in the Fifth Claims Against Decedents Estates. An Act concerning the allowance of claims against decedents ......... 15 Settlement Decedents Estates. An Act to amend section seventy-six of an act entitled "An 16 Chapter. TITLES OF ACTS. City of Evansville. An Act to amend the third, forty-fourth, forty-ninth, fiftieth, 17 18 Constitutional Amendments. An Act providing for the submission to the electors of the Green Hill Seminary. An Act to legalize the incorporation of Green Hill Seminary An Act establishing a State Board of Health, defining its pur- poses, powers and duties; providing a system of registra- tion and report of vital and sanitary statistics in connec- tion therewith, and prescribing the duties of certain State, County, Township and City officers in relation An Act relative to the duties of Justices of the Peace in mak- An Act to amend section forty-eight of an act entitled, "An act to divide the State into Circuits for judicial purposes, fixing the time of holding courts therein, abolishing the Courts of Common Pleas, and transferring the business thereof to the Circuit Courts, and providing for the elec- An Act to amend section forty of an act entitled, "An act to divide the State into Circuits for judicial purposes, fix. ing the time of holding courts therein, abolishing the Courts of Common Pleas, and transferring the business thereof to the Circuit Courts, and providing for the elec- sign records in certain cases. Approved March 5, 1881... S. 328 44 37 Chapter. TITLES OF ACTS. No. of Bill and where introduced. Page, 24 25 26 27 28 Kokomo, Greentown and Jerome Gravel Road. An Act to legalize the incorporation of the Kokomo, Green- Manufacturing and Mining Companies. An Act to enable manufacturing and mining companies of New Castle, Henry County, Indiana. An Act to legalize the incorporation of the town of New Public Libraries. An Act to establish public libraries in connection with the United States Patents. An Act to permit all patents issued by the United States and |