AN ACT to change the boundary line of the town of New Market, in Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the boundary and limits of the town of New Market, in Marion county, be and the same is hereby so changed as to exclude from the limits thereof all the land of Jacob M. Miller that has no buildings thereon, lying south-east of Main street, supposed to be about eight acres of unimproved land. Approved March 8, 1854. CHAPTER 672. AN ACT for the benefit of Burrell Million. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the auditor be and he is hereby directed to draw his warrant on the treasurer in favor of Burrell Million for the sum of $17 58, tax improperly paid by him for land listed in 1852, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved March 8, 1854. CHAPTER 674. AN ACT to establish an additional voting and justices' district, in Jefferson county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That all that portion of the territory of the county of Jefferson included in the following boundary, to wit: beginning at the Bullitt line, on the Manslick road, near Perry Bishop's; thence on a straight line to George Ganote's; thence to Jacob Hawkins'; thence with the Jeffersontown road to Guthrie's stone house; thence to the Cedar Springs on the Taylorsville road; thence with said road to Kinner Seaton's; thence with said Taylorsville road to Baby Dorsey's; thence to Wm. Barnet's; thence to the nearest point on the Bullitt line; thence with said Bullit line to the beginning, so as to include the above mentioned places in said boundary, be and the same is hereby constituted a magistrates' and contable's district, as well as for voting in general elections: Provided, that no election for justices of the peace nor constable shall be held until the term or terms for which the above named officers of the county were elected shall have expired according to law: And provided further, that the voting place in said district shall be at Hay's Spring post office. Approved March 8, 1854. CHAPTER 675. AN ACT for the benefit of Thomas E. Eastin and Thomas G. Bush. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That Thomas E. Eastin and Thomas G. Bush, of Fayette county, be and they are hereby authorized to sell the slave Charles, recently imported into this state by them. 1854. Approved March 8, 1854. CHAPTER 677. AN ACT to incorporate Madisonville Lodge, No. 143, of Free and Ac cepted Masons. and powers. §1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the members of the Madisonville Lodge, No. 143, of Free and Accepted Masons, in Hopkins county, be and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of Madisonville Lodge, Corporate name No. 143, with perpetual succession; and by that name shall be capable of contracting and being contracted with, of suing and being sued, of purchasing and holding all such real and personal estate as may be required for the use of said lodge, for their ordinary purposes, and for the use of a seminary; to receive all necessary conveyances; to sell, dispose of, and convey all such real and personal estate as they may have or hereafter acquire: Provided, the amount vested in such real estate shall not at any time exceed ten thousand dollars. Who to be trustrees, and §2. That the management of the concerns of said corporation shall be and the same is hereby confided to the Mas- their powers. ter and Wardens of said lodge, for the time being-towit: W. J. Smith, J. T. Greenfield, and Sam. Morton, and their successors in office, as trustees thereof, who, or a majority of whom, shall have full power to make all contracts pertaining to the real or personal estate of said lodge, under their common seal; and service of process or notice on any of said trustees shall be sufficient notice to said corporators. §3. That the general assembly shall have the right to repeal or amend this charter at pleasure, but the repeal thereof shall not deprive said Madisonville Lodge, No. 143, of the property and effects acquired and held under this charter. This act to take effect from its passage. Approved March 8, 1854. 32-VOL. II. Certain streets and others clos ed. AN ACT for the benefit of the Trustees of the Town of Stephensport, in Breckinridge county. §1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That so much of a certain street in the reduc'd in width town of Stephensport, Breckinridge county, running southward or back from the Ohio river, and by lots numbers twenty-eight, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four, and thirty-five, as is upon the south side of main street, and bounding the aforesaid lots, be reduced from its present width, (i. e. eighty feet,) to seventy feet, and that this reduction be made by taking ten feet from the westwardly side thereof along said lots. That all those parts of certain streets and alleys in said town lying and being upon the south side of main street, and east of the street reduced in width as hereinbefore provided, be and the same are hereby vacated, so that lots numbers four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, and one hundred and five, shall constitute one block or lot without any intervening street or alley. That so much of a certain street in said town as lies or is situate between lots numbers one hundred and ten and one hundred and twelve be reduced to sixty feet in width, that being the present width as now used between said lots.. § 2. That the trustees of the said town of Stephensport be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to execute a deed of conveyance unto Peter C. Brashear, his heirs, executors and assigns, for all the parts of streets and alleys by this act declared vacated, and for such strip of land or part of said street reduced in width as shall adjoin any lot or lots now the property of said Peter C. Brashear; and in like manner to execute a deed of conveyance to G. W. Millar, for any part of said street which may adjoin lot number twenty-eight in said town, according to the agreement made and now existing, either written or verbal, between the parties. Approved March 8, 1854 CHAPTER 679. AN ACT for the benefit of B. F. Bourn's Executors. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the executors of Benjamin F. Bourn, deceased, late sheriff of Montgomery county, shall have two years after the passage of this act to list all fee bills, taxes, or arrearage of taxes, due said decedent, and when so listed all persons and officers shall be liable thereto and for, as though listed within the time prescribed by law. Approved March 8, 1854. CHAPTER 680. AN ACT to incorporate the Swiss Benevolent Society of the City of Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the Swiss Benevolent Society, in the city of Louisville, is hereby incorporated and declared to be a body politic; and capable, in law, of suing and being sued, of contracting and being contracted with, of purchasing and holding real estate sufficient for benevolent purposes. The said society may make all by-laws, rules, and regulations for its own government and the management of its affairs, not inconsistent with the laws of this state. And if at any time it may be necessary to sell the real estate belonging to it, and purchase other real estate, said society may provide in what manner, and by whom, said real estate shall be conveyed. The general assembly reserves the right to amend or alter this charter at pleasure. This act to take effect from its passage. Approved March 8, 1854. 1854. CHAPTER 681. Names of com missioners. and powers. AN ACT to incorporate the Paducah and Tennessee Railroad Company. § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That Alfred Boyd, L. S. Trimble, L. M. Flournoy, J. M. Bigger, Wm. Smedley, A. Rankin, D. Watts, Wm. Nolen, R. S. Ratcliffe, J. B. Husbands, G. H. Morrow, H. M. McCarty, J. C. Calhoun, Saml. Rice, John H. Terril, and Samuel Purcell, of the county of McCracken; R. L. Mayes, R. K. Williams, William Beadles, and Lucien Anderson, of the county of Graves, and state of Kentucky; John H. Dunlap, C. D. Venable, B. C. Brown, Govy Cox, and Robert Caldwell, of the county of Henry, and state of Tennessee, with such other persons as shall associate with them for that purpose, are constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of the Paducah and Corporate name Tennessee Railroad Company; and by that name to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court of this state; to make and have a common seal, and the same break, alter, and renew at pleasure. And this company is hereby vested with all powers, privileges, and immunities, which are or may be necessary to carry into effect the purposes and objects of this act, hereinafter set forth. And said company or corporation is hereby authorized and empowered to locate, construct, and finally complete a railroad, or way, with as many sets of tracks as they may deem necessary, from some suitable point at the town of Paducah, or from any point on the New Orleans and Ohio railroad, to the south boundary of this state, in a direction to Paris, or other point in Henry county, Tennessse, on such route as shall be deemed best and most expedient; 1854. Capital stock. tions, when re. ceived. and transport, take, and carry property and persons upon said railroad, or way, by the power and force of steam, of animals, or of any mechanical or other power, or any combination of them, which said company may choose to apply. And for the purpose of constructing said railroad, or way, the said company is hereby authorized to lay out the road not exceeding one hundred feet wide, through the whole length. And for the purpose of depots, cuttings, and embankments, and for the purpose of necessary turnouts, and for obtaining stone and gravel, may take as much more land as may be necessary for the construction and security of said road, with permission to make any lawful contract with any other railroad corporation in relation to the business of said company; and also to make joint stock with any other railroad corporation: Provided, that all damages that may be occasioned to any person or corporation, by taking of any such land or materials aforesaid, for the purposes aforesaid, shall be paid for by said company in the manner hereinafter provided. § 2. That the capital stock of said company shall not exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of fifty dollars, each, which shall be deemed personal property, and may be transferred in such manner and at such places as the by-laws of said company shall direct: Provided, that said company may commence the construction of said road, with all the powers and privileges contained in this act, whenever the sum subscribed shall exceed two hundred thousand dollars. §3. That the persons named in the first section of this Ftock subscrip act, or a majority of them, shall open books to receive subscriptions to the capital stock of said company, at such times and places as they or a majority of them may appoint, and shall give such notice of the time and place of opening said books as they may deem reasonable, and shall receive said subscriptions under such regulations as they may adopt for the purpose. And if more than six thous and shares of stock shall be taken or subscribed, they shall have the power to make the shares, as subscribed, the capital stock of said company provided they shall not exceed thirty thousand shares; and in case the subscription should exceed thirty thousand shares, the same shall be reduced, and apportioned in such manner as may be deemed most beneficial to the corporation. rectors. § 4. That the immediate government and direction of Election of a the affairs of said company shall be vested in a board of directors, to consist of twelve persons, who shall be shareholders, who shall be chosen by the stockholders of said company in the manner hereinafter provided, and shall hold their offices until others are duly elected and qualified to take their places as directors. And the said directors, seven of whom, the president being one, shall be a quorum for the trans action of business, shall elect one of their mem Their powers |