1837. Line between Boone & Gallatin. make report. establishing the county of Trimble, and for other purposes, in the twelfth section of said act, certain creeks on the line between the counties of Gallatin and Boone are miscalledwherefore, SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the line between the counties. of Boone and Gallatin, begin on the banks of the Ohio river at the mouth of Big Bone creek; thence up said creek to the south fork of Big Bone creek; thence up said south fork to Thomas Brann's, leaving said Brann in Boone; thence up said south fork to the widow Hughes' old place, to the intersection of said creek by the Louisville and Cincinnati road; thence with the line as designated by the twelfth section of the above recited act. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the county court of Gallatin shall authorize the surveyor of said county, to surSurveyor of Gallatin to run vey and mark the line between the counties of Boone and the line and Gallatin, as designated in the first section of this act, to the point of intersection of the said south fork of Big Bone creek by the Louisville and Cincinnati road, and thence according to the twelfth section of the act of February 9th, 1837; and it shall be the duty of said surveyor, to make report thereof to the county courts of Gallatin and Boone at some future term To be paid thereof; and said county courts of Gallatin and Boone shall by both coun- make their surveyor a reasonable allowance for his services as aforesaid, to be paid equally out of their county levy. ties. Sheriff of Boone may colJect taxes in part of Gallatin. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the sheriff of Boone for the year eighteen hundred thirty seven, shall have county, all the power and authority that sheriffs are invested with by the laws of this Commonwealth, for the collection of the revenue tax and county levies, and he shall proceed forthwith to collect the revenue tax and county levies for the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven, in all that part of Gallatin county stricken from Boone and added to Gallatin, by an act approv ed February 9th, 1837, as above recited; and said sheriff shall have until the first day of June, eighteen hundred and thirty eight, to pay into the treasury the one tenth part of the revenue of Boone county for the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven, as charged to him on the commissioner's books of the present year, including that part of Gallatin in which said sheriff has no power to collect until authorized by this act; Further time and said sheriff of Boone county, shall also have until the allowed to pay next May term of the Boone county court, to produce his depart of revenue linquent list for the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven; and file deliu- and the Auditor of public accounts shall allow the sheriff, on settlement, the amount so allowed by said county court. quent list. Part of citi SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That all those persons residing in that part of Gallatin county which was stricken from zens of Galla- Boone, and added to Gallatin, by the said act of Febtin to list their ruary 9th, 1837, who have failed to list their property for taxtaxable prop- ation for the present year, be, and they are hereby required to erty in Boone. list their property for taxation for the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven, with the county court of Boone at the next January, February or March terms of said court; otherwise, said persons shall be subject to said court, in all the penalties now inflicted by law on those who fail to list their property for taxation. Approved December 18, 1837. 1837. CHAP. 481.-AN ACT applying the fines and forfeitures of Trimble county to lessening the county levy. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That all fines and forfeitures which have been, or may be, imposed within the county of Trimble, shall be, and the same are hereby appropriated to lessening the county levy of said county. any All officers to make a re torn 10 Clerk SEC. 2. That it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Peace, and other officers of said county, before whom fine may be imposed, or forfeiture be incurred as above, to re- of county court, turn to the clerk of the county court of said county, within sixty days thereafter, a certificate of the amount thereof, together with the name of the officer who shall have the collection of the same, under the penalty of double the amount thereof. Officers to to the county court. SEC. 3. That it shall be the duty of all officers of said county who may hereafter collect, or may have collected and not pay over fines paid over any such fine or forfeiture, to pay over the same to the county court of said county, on the first day of the levy term thereof, in each and every year, to be applied by said court towards lessening the county levy. Clerk to lay SEC. 4. That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the county court of said county to lay a full and complete list of all such a list before c't. certificates, so returned to him, before the said county court, at their levy term in each and every year. Penalty on officers for neg SEC. 5. That all officers of said county, failing or refusing to comply with any requisition of this act, shall forfeit, and pay to said county, double the amount of loss that the county may lect. sustain thereby; recoverable by motion in the county court of said county, as other moneys are recoverable from the constables thereof, who may fail or refuse to pay over the same. Approved December 18, 1837. CHAP. 482-AN ACT to regulate the courts in Gallatin county. WHEREAS, the citizens of the town of Warsaw, and its -vicinity, have erected and completed a good and sufficient court house on the public ground in said town, and James O'Hara and Cornelius Hughes, as commissioners, received said court house, and made report thereof to the Gallatin 1837. permanent seat of justice. in Warsaw. county court, as provided in the fourteenth and fifteenth sections of the act, entitled, an act to establish the county of Trimble, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth Warsaw the of Kentucky, That from and after the passage of this act, the said town of Warsaw shall be, and is hereby established as the permanent seat of justice of Gallatin county, and that all acts or parts of acts establishing Port William, as the seat of justice of said county, shall be, and the same are hereby reCircuit and pealed; and it shall not be lawful for the circuit court or councounty courts ty court of Gallatin county to hold their sessions in said town to hold sessions of Port William, and every judicial act done or pretended to be done by said courts, or either of them hereafter, while holding their sessions in said town of Port William shall be null and void; and it shall be the duty of the clerks of said courts to keep their respective oflices, and all the books, papers Clerks to keep offices in half and effects, appertaining thereto, within one half mile of said mile of court court house; and it shall not be lawful for the clerks of said house, and oth-courts, or either of them, to charge any fees for services respectively rendered by them after the first Monday in January, 1838, unless at the time of rendering said services, they shall keep their respective offices, within one half mile of said court house, as above directed; and if said clerks, or either of them, shall charge or issue any fee bill for said services, said clerk so offending shall be subjected to, and incur the fines denounced against and imposed on clerks for issuing illegal fee bills, to be recovered in like manner. erwise shall not charge fees. Approved December 18, 1837. CHAP. 483-AN ACT regulating the county levy of Wayne county, and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the county court of Wayne county failed at their last court of claims, to lay the county levy of said county: for remedy whereof, SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the county court of Wayne, a majority of all the Justices in commission being present, may, at their next December or January term, lay said county levy. SEC. 2. That the said county may, after the present year, hold their court of claims either at the September or Novemþer term of the county court of said county. Approved December 18, 1837. CHAP. 484-AN ACT for the benefit of the Clerks of Caldwell and Greenup county courts. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the provisions of an act to authorize the Clerk of Woodford county court, to record all deeds and other papers which were not recorded in said office, at the death of the late clerk, approved first of March, eighteen hundred and thirty six, shall be extended to the Clerks of the Caldwell and Greenup county courts, to the same extent, as though the provisions of said act were re-enacted and made applicable to the duty of the present Clerks of Caldwell and Greenup counties. Approved December 18, 1837. 1837. CHAP. 485-AN ACT to change the name of Albert Poulson, of the county of Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the name of Albert Poulson be changed to that of Albert Crenshaw, and he shall, forever hereafter, be called and known by the name of Albert Crenshaw. Approved December 18, 1837. CHAP. 486-AN ACT changing the lower precinct in the county of Madison. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the place of holding the elections in the precinct in Madison county, designated in an act, approved February twenty seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty five, entitled, an act to establish precincts in the counties of Madison, &c., be, and is hereby changed from Edmund Long's to Allen Burton's in said precinct. Approved December 18, 1837. CHAP. 487-AN ACT for the relief of the Sheriff of Christian county, Allowed fur balance of rev enue. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the sheriff of Christian county be allowed until the first day of May, eighteen hundred and thirty ther time to pay eight, to settle with the Auditor of Public Accounts, and pay into the Treasury, the balance of the revenue tax due the Commonwealth from said county of Christian, for the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven: Provided, that the present securities of said Sheriff shall consent, in writing, before the clerk of the county court to the indulgence granted by consent. this act; which settlement and payment by said sheriff, of Christian county, shall be made agreeably to, and subject in all respects, to the existing laws now in force in relation to such settlement; and in case of the failure of said Sheriff' to make the settlement and pay the said tax, or any part thereof, tioned against due the said Commonwealth from said county of Christian, for Securities to Shall be mo for failure. 1837. the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven, he shall be subject to the same penalties, to be recovered in the same manner as he would be subject to, upon his failure to pay the revenue tax of said county, or any part thereof, for the year eighteen hundred and thirty eight. Approved December 18, 1837. Further time to return his delinquent list of militia fines. And to forfeit lands. CHAP. 488-AN ACT for the benefit of the Sheriff of Adair county. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Com. monwealth of Kentucky, That the Sheriff of Adair county shall have until the next court of assessment, to be held for the 130th Regiment of the Kentucky militia, to return his delinquent list of militia fines for the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That said Sheriff shall be allowed time until the first Monday in Febrnary next to forfeit the lands lying in said county, for the non-payment of tax, for the years eighteen hundred and thirty four, and eighteen hundred and thirty five, and upon which the tax shall be then due. Approved December 18, 1837. CRAP. 489-AN ACT allowing an additional Justice to Russell county, and an additional Justice and Constable to Adair county. WHEREAS, it is represented to the General Assembly that a large portion of the citizens of the county of Russell, residing on the south side of Cumberland river, are in want of a Justice of the Peace-for remedy whereof, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth Justice of the of Kentucky, That there shall be allowed one additional JusPeace to Rustice of the Peace to the county of Russell. sell. AND WHEREAS, it is represented that a large portion of the citizens of Adair county, in the neighborhood of Joseph Hicke's of said county, on the east fork of Little Barren river, having no Justice of the Peace residing in that section of said county, labor under great inconvenience on account of the same-for remedy whereof, Be it enacted, That there shall be allowed an additional Same to A- Justice of the Peace for said county, and one additional Constable allowed to said county, to reside in the neighborhood aforesaid. dair county. Approved December 18, 1837. |