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tracks, in such streets of said city as they may by resolution designate: Provided, That steam power shall not be used in the propulsion of cars.

§ 2. That, to carry out the powers granted in section first of this act, the general council may, by contract, sale, or bargain, empower any corporation or corporations, parties or company, to con-truct said street railroads, the general council reserving all rights to regulate and control the

same.

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

Approved March 2, 1863.

CHAPTER 1008. AN ACT for the benefit of Barbetta Dinkelspiel. Whereas, it appears to this General Assembly that Jacob Dinkelspiel has been unfortunate in business, to such an extent as to endanger the prospects and prosperity of his family—therefore,

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

§ 1. That Barbetta Dinkelspiel, the wife of Jacob Dinkel. spiel, be and she is hereby authorized and empowered to act, trade, contract, and carry on business generally in her own namne, and for her own use and behoof, and that of her family, in the same manner and to the same extent in all respects as if she were a feme sole. $ 2. This act shall take effect from its passage.

Approved March 2, 1863

CHAPTER 1009.
AN ACT for the benefit of Emily P. Grainger.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky :

§ 1. That Emily P. Grainger, wife of Wm. H. Grainger,
of the city of Louisville, is hereby declared and made ca-
pable, in law, to transact business of every kind; to take,
hold, and convey any estate she may now have or hereaf-
ter acquire as a single woman, having all the rights and
privileges of a single woman; she may sue and be sued.
§ 2. This act to take effect from its passage.

Approved March 2, 1863.

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CHAPTER 1010.
AN ACT to amend an act, entitled, " An act to incorporate the Bell

Insurance Company of Louisville," approved October 3, 1861.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth.
of Kentucky:

§ 1. That an act, entitled, “an act to incorporate the Bell Insurance Company of Louisville," approved October 3, 1861, is hereby re-enacted, with the privilege that the corporators named therein, or any three of them, may, within four years from the passage of this act, organize said corporation. § 2. This act to take effect from its passage.

A pproved March 2, 1863.

CHAPTER 1011.
AN ACT changing the boundary lines and voting place in Flat Woods

district, in Owsley county.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky:

§ 1. That Flat Woods magistrates' district and election precinct, in Owsley county, be so changed as to include the following boundary: beginning at the mouth of the Kentucky river, thence up said Middle Fork to the mouth of Long Shoal branch; thence up said branch, so as to include all citizens on said branch; thence to the head waters of Linum's creek; and thence to the Middle Fork, so as to include all citizens on Linum's creek, and all on Middle Fork above the mouth of Linum's creek; thence down the Middle Fork to the place where the county line crosses said fork; thence with the county line to the North Fork of Kentucky river, and down the North Fork to the begin

ning.

2. The voting place shall be at the house of William S. Thompson 3. This act shall be in force from its passage.

Approved March 2, 1863.

CHAPTER 1013.
AN ACT for the benefit of the sureties of C. A. Duncan, late sheriff

of Calloway bounty.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky :

g 1. That the Auditor of Public Accounts be and he is hereby directed, upon his settlement with the sureties of

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C. A. Duncan, late sheriff of Calloway county, to allow
said sureties a credit for the amount of interest charged to
them upon the revenue due from said county for the year
1861.
$ 2. This act shall take effect from its passage.

Approved March 2, 1863.

CHAPTER 1014.
AN ACT tor the benefit of Martha J. Mansfield.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky:

$1. That Martha J. Mansfield, wife of A. D. Mansfield,
of the city of Louisville, be and she is hereby authorized
to engage in trade and transact business of every descrip-
tion whatsoever, in the same manner and to the same er.
tent as if she were an unmarried woman ; to acquire and
convey property of all kinds, and to sue and be sued in her
own name, and that any property, so acquired by her,
shall be free from the debts or control of her said husband
or his creditors.
§ 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage.

Approved March 2, 1863

CHAPTER 1015.
AN ACT to revive and amend the charter of the town of Mortinsville,

in Woodford county.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky :

§ 1. That the charter of the town of Mortinsville, in Woodford county, Kentucky, approved 28th February, 1835, be and the same is hereby revived, and, so far as not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, is hereby declared to be in full force and virtue.

§ 2. D. D. Carpenter, J. G. Mannel, Wm. R. Dean, F. A. Davis, and J. H. Rumsey are hereby appointed trustees of said town, to act until the regular election, as prescribed by said charter.

§ 3. The boundary of said town shall be the same as fixed in an act amending the charter of said town, passed 18th February, 1848. The trustees of said town are hereby empowered to assess and collect, annually, taxes for the purposes of said town, not exceeding twenty-five cents on each one hundred dollars of taxable property in said town, and a tax not exceeding fifty cents on each tithe in said town.

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$ 4. The trustees are further empowered to contract for and erect a corporation lock-up in said town, and upon the same terms, and to be used for the same purposes, as was granted to the town of Midway, by an act approved February 6, 1861.

$5. This act shall take effect in ten days after its pas. sage.

Approved March 2, 1863.

CHAPTER 1017.
AN ACT for the benefit of Louise Friedman, of Louisville.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky :

§ 1. That full power is hereby given to Louise Friedman,
the wife of Leopold Friedman, living in the city of Louis-
ville, to do and carry on business; to acquire money and
property, both real, personal, and mixed; to sell, alien, and
convey the same in her own name, free from the control
of her husband, Leopold Friedman; and in no way liable
to his debts, but to be held exclusively by the said Louise
Friedman, for her own benefit, as though she were a feme
sole. She may sue and be sued, in all the courts of law
and equity, as though she were a feme sole; and all the
property she may acquire shall be liable upon execution
for any debts she may create and incur.
§ 2. This act to take effect from its passage.

Approved March 2, 1863.

CHAPTER 1018.
AN ACT for the benefit of Fady M. Slaughter, of Todd county.

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

$ 1. That Fady M. Slaughter, of the county of Todd, is hereby permitted to trade and transact business as a single woman, using therein any means owned by her, or which she may acquire; and the means thus employed, and profits arising therefrom, shall not be subject to liabilities of her husband; that she may sue and be sued, and transact business as a feme sole. § 2. This act to take effeot froin its passage.

Approved March 2, 1863.

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CHAPTER 1019.
AN ACT for the benefit of the President and Directors of the Danville,

Lancaster, and Nicholasville turnpike road company.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky :

91. That the president and directors of the Danville,
Lancaster, and Nicholasville turnpike road company are
hereby relieved from all pains and penalties imposed by
section third, chapter twenty-nine, of the Revised Statutes,
or any similar law.
§ 2. This act to take effect from its passage.

Approved March 2, 1863.

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CHAPTER 1023.
AN ACT for the benefit of the town of Shelbyville.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky:

$1. That the trustees of the town of Shelbyville, in ad-
dition to their power of appointing the town marshal of
said town, shall have, also, the power of trying said town
marshal for malfeasance in office, and may, if found guil.
ty, deprive him of his office: Provided however, That he
must be duly notified five days before his trial, and have
reasonable notice to prepare for his trial: And provided
further, That if any town marshal shall so be deprived of
office the trustees shall immediately appoint another.

§ 2. That the police judge of Shelbyville shall have the right, where the town marshal may be interested, or otherwise incapaciated from serving, to appoint an officer to serve the process of his court, and do any duty necessary to carry out the power vested in said police judge by law. Such person shall take oath, and give bond with good security, for the faithful discharge of his duty, and may

be sued thereon by any one aggrieved by his wrongful acts. He may be removed on sufficient cause, by the appointing power. He shall be allowed the fees allowed the town marshal for like services. § 3. This act to take effect from its passage.

Approved March 2, 1863.

CHAPTER 1024.
AN ACT concerning the county judge of Shelby.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky:

§ 1. That the jurisdiction of the county judge of Shelby
and the police judge of Shelbyville, as now limited in