1876.

Treasurer of the Board of Commissioners, who shall be required to account for the same as he is now required to account for the funds of said institution.

3. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved March 15, 1876.

CHAPTER 757.

AN ACT to change the time of holding court of Pulaski county in the eighth judicial district.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

1. That the time of holding court in the eighth judicial district, as now fixed by law, be changed so that the spring term in Pulaski county shall be three weeks, commencing with the fourth Monday in March of each year, instead of the time now provided.

§ 2. This act to take effect and be in force from its passage.

Approved March 16, 1876.

CHAPTER 779.

AN ACT to amend chapter ninety-two of the General Statutes, title "Revenue and Taxation."

WHEREAS, Many sheriffs in this Commonwealth have failed to execute bonds for the collection of the revenue of eighteen hundred and seventy-six within the time prescribed by law; and for remedy whereof,

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That each and every sheriff in this Commonwealth who has failed to execute his revenue bond for the collection of the State revenue for the year eighteen hundred and seventy-six (1876), on or before the first Monday in January last, as required by law, shall have, and they are hereby, granted further time-until the first Monday in May next— in which to execute said bond: Provided, That this section of this act shall not apply to such sheriffs as have executed bonds

in pursuance to special acts passed for their benefit during the present session of the General Assembly.

§ 2. That any sheriff who shall hereafter fail to execute his revenue bond as required by law, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred, and not more than one thousand dollars, for each offense, to be recovered by motion in the circuit court of his county, or any court of similar jurisdiction, after ten days' notice.

of

§ 3. The county attorney in each county is charged with the enforcement of the second section of this act; and he shall receive as compensation for his services ten per cent. the amount recovered and paid; and should he fail to dis. charge the duties hereby imposed on him, he shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five and not more than one hundred dollars, to be recovered in like manner on motion of the attorney for the Commonwealth for the judicial district in which said county attorney resides, who shall receive the same compensation as he is now allowed by law for similar services.

§ 4. This act shall take effect from its passage.

Approved March 17, 1876.

CHAPTER 783.

AN ACT to amend section fifty-two, article two, chapter thirty-nine, of Gen.

eral Statutes.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That section fifty-two, article two, of chapter thirtynine, of the General Statutes, be, and the same is, repealed, and in lieu thereof it is enacted that the allowance to executors, administrators, and curators shall not exceed five per cent. on all the amount received and distributed.

§ 2. That this act shall take effect from and after its pas

sage.

Approved March 17, 1876,

1876.

CHAPTER 785.

companies to pay

for that purpose.

AN ACT to raake taxation equal and uniform in counties where an ad valorem tax is levied by the county court.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That whenever the county court of any county in this Commonwealth shall, by virtue of any power conferred by law, order and direct an ad valorem tax to be assessed, levied, and collected in said county, it shall be the duty of the assessor of said county to proceed to assess, at his regular assessment, all the property in said county not specifically exempted from taxation by virtue of section three, article one, chapter ninety-two, of General Statutes, title "Revenue and Taxation."

§ 2. That it shall be the duty of the chief officer or agent Incorporated of any railroad company, bank, mining, or manufacturing ad valorem levied company, toll-bridge or turnpike road company, any gas or by county, and list with assessor water company or association, or any other incorporated person or persons or company doing business or owning property in said county, residing in said county, to list or cause to be listed with the assessor of said county all the property of said railroad, bank, mining, manufacturing, tollbridge, turnpike road, gas or water company, or other incorporated person or company situate in said county; but if they fail or refuse to do so upon demand made upon them by the assessor, then the assessor shall list the same and shall add twenty-five per centum to the value as a penalty for such refusal; but if no officer or agent of any of said companies reside in said county, then the assessor shall ascertain the value of said property and list the same.

§ 3. That all the property thus listed and assessed shall be subjected to an equal and uniform rate of tax.

4. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage, except as to such incorporated companies incorporated prior to February the 14th, 1856, as by the terms of their charter are exempt from taxation, and as to them to take effect from and after the term of exemption therein prescribed shall expire.

Approved March 17, 1876.

CHAPTER 795.

AN ACT supplementary to the act to adopt the General Statutes.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth

of Kentucky:

be

1876.

the Gen. Stat.

have attempted

to treat on the

general laws since

§ 1. That no statute of a general nature, enacted since the Except when adoption of the Revised Statutes, on the subject-matter of which the General Statutes make no provision, shall deemed to be repealed by the act, entitled "An act to adopt the General Statutes," approved April the 22d, 1873. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage.

Approved March 17, 1876.

same subject, all 1854 are

re-en

acted. See ΙΟ Bush, 299, and P. H. G.

CHAPTER 799.

AN ACT to regulate the holding of the chancery, criminal, and circuit courts at Alexandria, in Campbell county, in the twelfth judicial district. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That all acts or parts of acts authorizing the holding of terms of the criminal court or chancery court in the town of Alexandria, in Campbell county, be, and,the same are hereby, repealed.

§ 2. The circuit court of said county shall have exclusive common law, chancery, and criminal jurisdiction of all causes now pending, or which shall hereafter be brought under existing laws, providing for the trial of causes either at common law or in chancery or in the criminal court of said town.

§ 3. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the circuit court of said county to hereafter docket in the circuit court for said town all cases at common law and in chancery or criminal causes, which shall be regularly called by the judge of said court, criminal causes having priority; but, on the third day of any term of said court, the chancery docket shall be called to the exclusion of other business.

§ 4. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. Approved March 17, 1876.

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CHAPTER 800.

See Gen. Stat.

AN ACT to amend chapter seventy-seven, title "Mills," of the General
Statutes.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That chapter seventy-seven, title "Mills," be amended p. 672, by adding thereto the following: No owner or occupant of a

mill within the limits of any town shall permit his hogs to run at large at such mill, and shall not keep nor feed hogs in a pen within one hundred yards of said mill, under the penalty of two dollars' fine for every day's continuance of such offense, recoverable with costs before a police judge or magistrate, for the use and benefit of said town.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on and after the first day of June, 1876, and apply only to the town of Taylorsville, in Spencer county.

Approved March 17, 1876.

CHAPTER 818.

AN ACT to repeal chapter sixty-five, General Statutes, and to re-establish the office of receiver for lands west of the Tennessee river.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That chapter sixty-five of the General Statutes, title "Lands West of the Tennessee River," be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

§ 2. That the officer of receiver for said lands west of the Receiver of Tennessee river be re-established, and all laws pertaining to public money for lands established said office and officer in force at the time of the adoption be, west Tennessee river, &c and the same are hereby, re-enacted.

§ 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 18, 1876.