1876. time. CHAPTER 93. AN ACT for the benefit of M. C. Rowland, sheriff of Marshall county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That M. C. Rowland, sheriff of Marshall county, KenAllowed further tucky, is hereby allowed further time until the 1st day of August, 1876, to pay in his revenue, instead of the 1st day of April, as now required by law: Provided, That this indulgence shall not take effect until the sureties of said sheriff enter their consent to the same in the Marshall county court, and agree to remain bound as said sureties. Proviso. § 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved February 4, 1876. CHAPTER 94. AN ACT for the benefit of school district No. 51, in Greenup county. WE HEREAS, The late common school commissioner of Greenup county, S. H. Walcott, by mistake, in adding up the census enumeration of children in district No. 51, in said county, for the school year ending June the 30th, 1875, failed to report the proper number to the Superintendent-reporting 22 instead of 62 children-thereby causing a deficit of the public money drawn by said district of one dollar and ninetythree cents each for forty scholars, amounting to the sum of seventy-seven dollars and twenty cents; and whereas, the trustee of said district has employed a teacher to teach the public school for the agreed compensation of the public money due a district of sixty-two scholars, and by mistake of the commissioner the said district only drew for twenty-two scholars; now, to remedy this mistake and to compensate the teacher who has taught the school for the full term of five months, as required by law; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 1. That the school commissioner of Greenup county is hereby authorized to draw his warrant on the Auditor for the amount of the deficit, seventy-seven dollars and twenty cents, which draft, when countersigned by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall entitle said commissioner to a war 3 rant on the Treasurer for said amount, to be paid out of the interest due on the Greenup county surplus bond for the school year ending June the 30th, 1877, which, when collected, he shall pay over, on the order of the trustee of said district No. 51, to the teacher thereof, to whom it is rightfully due, and make report in his first settlement thereafter with the county judge. § 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved February 4, 1876. 1876. CHAPTER 96. AN ACT for the benefit of Laurence K. Stiffy, of Barren county. WHEREAS, Laurence K. Stiffy taught the common school in district No. 37, of Barren county, for the school year ending June 30th, 1874, under a license procured for the preceding year and supposing it was valid for the succeeding year, and taught both years to the acceptance of the patrons of the same district; and whereas, the county commissioner properly decided the invalidity of said license for the second year, thus depriving said Stiffy of pay for services acceptably rendered in the same; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: $41. Appropriating § 1. That upon the presentation of the claim, properly certified by the trustee of said district, to the commissioner of Barren county, he be authorized to draw his draft upon the Treasury for the sum of forty-one dollars, that being the amount apportioned said district for the school year ending June 30th, 1874, which, when approved and countersigned by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall entitle said. Stiffy to the Auditor's warrant upon the Treasurer for said amount, to be paid out of the interest of the Barren county interest on counsurplus bond for the year ending June 30th, 1877. § 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. Payable out of ty bond. 1 AN ACT to change the time of holding the quarterly courts of Pendleton county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That hereafter the quarterly courts of Pendleton county shall be held on the 2d Monday in the months of February, May, August, and November in each year, commencing on said days, and continuing until all the business is disposed of. § 2. This act to take effect from and after its passage. Approved February 4, 1876. tice. CHAPTER 98. AN ACT to amend section 6, article 31, chapter 29, General Statutes, for the benefit of J. P. Nuckols, of Barren county. WHEREAS, J. P. Nuckols, a licensed attorney at law, and is also clerk of Barren county court, and because of said clerkship he is prohibited from practicing law in all the courts of this Commonwealth; for remedy whereof, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That J. P. Nuckols be, and he is hereby, excepted from Allowel to prac- the operation and provisions of said section 6 of article 31, chapter 29, so as to allow him to practice his profession in all the courts of this Commonwealth, except the court of which he is clerk for the time being: Provided, That no partner of said Nuckols shall be allowed to practice in the court of which said Nuckols is clerk. Proviso. § 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 4, 1876. CHAPTER 99. AN ACT to continue in force an act approved February 3d, 1874, for the benefit of W. L. Crumbaugh, late sheriff of Lyon county. WHEREAS, The General Assembly did, at the term of 1873-'4, pass an act allowing W. L. Crumbaugh, late sheriff of Lyon county, to distrain for taxes for two years therefrom; and whereas, the financial condition of said county has been such that said Crumbaugh could not have collected what was due him without greatly oppressing many persons in said county; and whereas, said W. L. Crumbaugh did, promptly at the time required by law, pay the entire State revenue, county levy, and railroad tax, thereby exhausting his private means; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That an act approved February 3, 1874, entitled "An act for the benefit of W. L. Crumbaugh, late sheriff of Lyon county," be, and the same is hereby, continued in force for the further time of two years. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after February 3, 1876. 1876. Approved February 4, 1876. CHAPTER 100. AN ACT for the benefit of Elizabeth Durham, of Green county. WHEREAS, It appears that J. J. Durham, deceased, late sheriff of Green county, has fully paid off all the claims against him as collector of the county levy, State revenue, and railroad taxes, to those authorized by law to receive the same, and obtained a full discharge against all the claims against him by virtue of his said office of late sheriff of Green county; and it further appearing that divers persons are indebted to the said J. J. Durham, deceased, for arrearages of the county levy, revenue, and railroad taxes, which fell due during his official term, and for which he was responsible; now, therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That Elizabeth Durham, executrix of J. J. Durham, deceased, shall have the further time of two years from the first 1876. day of April, 1876, to collect, levy, and distrain for any taxes due to the said J. J. Durham, deceased, and for which the said J. J. Durham, deceased, has paid over or accounted for, with all the powers and rights to enforce payment of said taxes that are powers conferred upon sheriffs by the laws of this Commonwealth; but the said Elizabeth Durham and the sureties on the official bond of said J. J. Durham shall be liable for any injury sustained by the tax-payers by reason of any illegal seizure or proceedings under this act. §2. That the said Elizabeth Durham, executrix of J. J. Durham, deceased, shall have the further time of two years from the first day of April, 1876, to collect and distrain for any uncollected fee bill due the said J. J. Durham, as late sheriff of Green county, or due him as late judge of Green county, subject to all the penalties now in force for the illegal issuing and collecting of fee bills. §3. That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after the first day of April, 1876. Approved February 5, 1876. CHAPTER 101. AN ACT to repeal chapter 332 of Session Acts of 1873, and chapter 248 of Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth. of Kentucky: § 1. That chapter 332 of Session Acts of 1873, and chapter 248 of Session Acts of 1873-4, be, and the same are hereby, repealed; and that the Hickman circuit court and the Hickman court of common pleas shall respectively have the same jurisdiction to try and determine all causes now pending in either court, or that may hereafter be instituted in either of said courts, the same as if neither of said chapters had ever been enacted. § 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 5, 1876. |