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

§ 1. That upon the payment of the aforesaid sum of money, there shall be and is hereby given to Isaac Gastineau, late sheriff of Pulaski county, the further time of six months in which to collect and pay over the amount of revenue still due for the year 1862 by the county of Pulaski: Provided, The said Isaac Gastineau shall, at the expiration of each month, pay into the treasury of the State the amount of revenue collected by him during the month, and shall file with the Auditor a statement, in writing, on oath, accompanying said payment, showing the amount so collected for the month: Provided further, That before the said Gastineau shall have the benefit of this act, his sureties in his official bond shall appear in the Pulaski county court, and consent, of record, to the extension of time to said Gastineau, provided in thisact.

2. This act to take effect from its passage.

Approved February 26, 1863.

CHAPTER 888.

AN ACT for the benefit of Sarah Godshaw.

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

§ 1. That Sarah Godshaw be relieved of all disabilities of coverture in regard to any property she may hereafter acquire, and contracts she may hereafter make, not affect ing any property she may now hold. All property she may hereafter acquire shall be free from liability for any debt or disposition of her husband.

§ 2. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 26, 1863.

CHAPTER 889.

AN ACT for the benefit of Richard Reynolds.

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

§ 1. That the sum of ($54 24 cents) fifty four dollars and twenty four cents be and the same is hereby appropriated to Richard Reynolds, for conveying Elias Sears, a lunatic, from Somerset to the asylum at Lexington, a distance of seventy-nine miles; and that the Auditor of Public Accounts be authorized to draw his warrant on the treasury in favor of said Reynolds, for the aforesaid sum of money,

payable out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

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Approved February 26, 1863.

2. This act to take effect from its passage.

CHAPTER 891.

AN ACT for the benefit of Caroline Oppenheimer.

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

That Caroline Oppenheimer be relieved of all disabilities of coveture in regard to any property she may hereaf ter acquire, and contracts she may hereafter make, not affecting any property she may now hold. All property she may hereafter acquire shall be free from liability for any debt or disposition of her husband.

Approved February 26, 1863.

CHAPTER 892.

AN ACT to amend the Louisville and Nashville Railroad charter.

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

§ 1. That on the Louisville and Nashville railroad company determining to extend the Lebanon branch of said road to Danville, Mount Vernon, or Monticello, or some place in the direction of either of said places; or upon said railroad company determining to extend a branch west of the main stem into the coal regions, that it shall be lawful for said company to contract with the city of Louisville to lend to the company not exceeding six hundred thousand dollars, in thirty years one thousand dollar bonds, bearing six per cent. interest per annum, payable semi-annually in Louisville, and secure the interest and principal on the branch or extension for which they may be loaned. § 2. That all contracts between the Louisville and Nashville railroad company and the city of Louisville, under the provisions of the preceding section, shall be lawful and binding on said company and the city of Louisville.

Approved February 26, 1863.

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CHAPTER 893.

AN ACT to authorize the holding a levy and court of claims in Webster county.

Whereas, it is represented to this General Assembly, that in consequence of the presence of Confederate troops in Webster county, no levy court or court of claims was held for the year 1862-therefore,

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

§ 1. That it shall be lawful for the county judge to call and hold a levy and court of claims for Webster county, on the third Monday in March, 1863; and all the acts of said court shall be as legal and valid as if said court had been held at the time prescribed by law.

§ 2. This act to take effect from its passage.

Approved February 26, 1863.

CHAPTER 894.

AN ACT amendatory to the act incorporating Crab Orchard Seminary. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That the powers heretofore granted to John Owsley, William Whitly, and others, known by the name and style of "The Proprietors of the Crab Orchard Seminary," under the provisions of an act of the General Assembly, entitled, "An act to incorporate the Crab Orchard Seminary, in Lincoln county," approved February 7th, 1840, shall hereafter vest in the trustees of the town of Crab Orchard, and their successors; and that all the powers granted by said act to the said John Owsley, Wm. Whitley, and others, shall hereafter be exercised by said trustees of the town of Crab Orchard, with all necessary authority and power, as a corporote body, to carry into ef fect any and all needful rules and regulations for successfully conducting said seminary as an educational institution, which are not inconsistent with the laws and consti tution of this State, nor those of the United States.

§ 2. The Legislature reserves the right to change, amend or repeal this charter at pleasure.

§3. This act shall be in force from its passage.

Approved February 26, 1863.

CHAPTER 895.

AN ACT to change the line of a magistrates' and constable's district, in Carter county.

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

§ 1. That the line between districts No. 3, and No. 4, in Carter county, be changed so as to embrace the farm of Johnson Garvin and the new residence of James Garvin, Esq., within district No. 4.

2. That this act take effect from its passage.

Approved February 26, 1863.

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CHAPTER 896.

AN ACT allowing the sheriff of Webster county further time to collect and pay in the revenue and county levy for the year 1862. Whereas, it is represented to this General Assembly, that during the greater portion of the year 1862 confederate forces had possession of Webster county, thereby preventing the sheriff of Webster county from collecting the coun ty levy and revenue taxes, or performing any duties pertaining to his office; and whereas, the said sheriff resigned his office, and the county judge proceeded to make an appointment to fill said vacancy-therefore,

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

§ 1, That the sheriff of Webster county be allowed the further time until the first day of September, 1863, to collect and pay in the revenue and county levy for the year 1862: Provided however, That said sheriff shall not be entitled to the benefits of this act unless his sureties in his bond for the collection of said revenue shall first appear in the Webster county court, and by an order to be made upon its records, consent that said sheriff may accept the benefits of this act, and that they will still continue bound as sure ties aforesaid, as if this act had not been passed. §2. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 26, 1863.

CHAPTER 897.

AN ACT for the benefit of James R. Gordon, of Calloway county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

1. That the Auditor of Public Accounts be and he is hereby directed to draw his warrant on the treasury in fa

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vor of James R. Gordon, for the sum of one hundred and five dollars, payable out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

§ 2. This act to take effect from its passage.

Approved February 26, 1863.

CHAPTER 898.

AN ACT to legalize an election held in Webster county on the 27th of
December, 1862.

Whereas, it is represented to this General Assembly that in consequence of the disturbed state of the country some of the county officers elect for Webster county refused to qualify and enter upon the duties of office, thereupon an election was held on the 27th day of December, 1862, to fill vacancies, and the persons then and there elected did qualify and enter upon the duties of office; and whereas, doubts exists as to the legality of said election-therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That the election held in the county of Webster, for county officers, on the 27th day of December, 1862, shall be deemed in all respects legal; and all the acts of offi cers chosen at said election shall be as lawful as if said officers had been elected and qualified at the usual time prescribed by law.

§ 2. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 26, 1863.

CHAPTER 899.

AN ACT for the benefit of F. A. Smith, late sheriff of Hart county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That F. A. Smith, late sheriff of Hart county, be and he is allowed until the first day of June, 1863, to make out and report his delinquent list of the State revenue and county levy for said county for the year 1862.

§2. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved Ferbuary 26, 1863

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