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and duties.

those named in said act, or a majority of them, shall lay off
said county into not less than seven, nor more than eight
districts.

§ 2. That a majority of all the commissioners for said Their powers county may reconsider and annul any former action, in laying off said county; and that said commissioners have until the first Monday in March next to make final returns of the districts in said county, instead of the first Monday in February, as provided in the 10th section of said act.

Duty of Secretary of State

§3. That the secretary of state shall forward a copy of this act to the sheriff of Henry county, who shall summons all said commissioners together, within ten days after the receipt thereof, at the county seat, and lay the same before them.

§ 4. That the commissioners appointed to lay off the Laurel county county of Laurel into magistrates' and constables' districts, shall lay off said county into seven instead of six districts, as now prescribed by law.

to he laid off into 7 districts.

Approved January 25, 1851.

CHAPTER 168.;

AN ACT to regulate the sale of the estate of persons of unsound mind. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall be lawful for the circuit courts, in rendering decrees for the sale of the estate of any person of unsound mind, to order the sale of real estate before the sale of slaves, if it shall appear to the court that it would be most conducive to the welfare of such person so to decree.

Approved January 25, 1851.

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CHAPTER 185.

AN ACT to extend the provisions of an act, entitled, an act regulating the
price of taking up boats on the Ohio river, approved January 29, 1829,
to Big Sandy.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky, That all the provisions of an act, entitled, an
act to regulate the price of taking up boats on the Ohio
river, approved January 29, 1829, be and they are hereby
extended to Big Sandy river; and this shall apply also to
rafts, saw logs, and lumber of every description; and the
person or persons taking up the same, if he or they shall
secure such rafts, logs, or lumber, shall be entitled to and
receive fifteen cents for each log so taken up and secured,
to be paid by the owner or owners before said owner or
owners shall take the same into possession.

Approved January 25, 1851.

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CHAPTER 196.

AN ACT to authorize the running and re-marking the boundary lines of
Butler county.

§ 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That William Carson, of the county of Butler, be and he is hereby appointed commissioner to run and re-mark the several lines of boundary around the said county of Butler, in conjunction and with the aid of C. M. Briggs, of Warren county, in so far as such boundary may border on said county of Warren; of C. A. Wilson, of Logan county, in so far as such boundary shall border on the said county of Logan; of James Taggart, of Muhlenburg county, in so far as such boundary shall border on the said county of Muhlenburg; and of Robert Goode, of Grayson county, in so far as such boundary shall border on the said county of Grayson; and that said commissioner for the county of Butler may, and he is hereby directed to summons the aid of the respective assistant commissioners before mentioned, and proceed within the next succeeding twelve months after the passage of this act, to run and remark the several boundary lines of the county of Butler, as nearly upon the old, formerly run, and legally established lines of boundary as may be possibly ascertained.

§ 2. That the county courts of the counties of Butler, Warren, Logan, Muhlenburg, and Grayson, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered, severally, to allow their respctive commissioners designated in this act, such compensation for their services, in running and re-marking said county lines, as they may deem reasonable and proper. Approved February 1, 1851.

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CHAPTER 203.

AN ACT to divide the State into four districts for the election of Judges of the Court of Appeals.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the first judicial district for the court of appeals shall be composed of the counties of Mason, Nicholas, Bourbon, Clarke, Madison, Rockcastle, Lewis, Fleming, Bath, Montgomery, Estill, Laurel, Whitley, Harlan, Knox, Clay, Owsley, Letcher, Perry, Breathitt, Morgan, Lawrence, Carter, Greenup, Johnson, Floyd, Pike, and Pulaski.

First district.

That the second district shall be composed of the coun- Second district. ties of Bracken, Pendleton, Campbell, Kenton, Boone, Gallatin, Carroll, Trimble, Henry, Owen, Grant, Harrison, Scott, Fayette, Jessamine, Garrard, Boyle, Mercer, Anderson, Franklin, Woodford, Shelby, and Oldham.

That the third district shall be composed of the counties of Jefferson, Bullitt, Nelson, Spencer, Hardin, Meade, La

Third district.

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rue, Hart, Barren, Monroe, Cumberland, Clinton, Wayne,
Russell, Casey, Lincoln, Washington, Marion, Taylor,
Green, and Adair.

That the fourth district shall be composed of the counties
Fourth district. of Fulton, Hickman, Ballard, McCracken, Graves, Callo-
way, Marshall, Livingston, Crittenden, Union, Hopkins,
Caldwell, Trigg, Todd, Logan, Simpson, Warren, Allen,
Christian, Henderson, Muhlenburg, Daviess, Ohio, Butler,
Edmonson, Hancock, Grayson, and Breckinridge.

Approved February 1, 1851.

CHAPTER 215.

AN AOT in relation to the Magistrates' and Constables' districts in Grant

county.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall be lawful for the commissioners appointed to divide the county of Grant into magistrates' and constables' districts, to withdraw their report, and alter or change the same as they may deem best for the convenience of the citizens of said county; and should they alter or change any of the districts first reported by them, it shall be as binding in law as though no such change had been made: Provided, that said commissioners shall report as now prescribed by law, and may have until the tenth day of February, 1851, to return their report.

Approved February 3, 1851.

CHAPTER 223.

AN ACT in relation to Magistrates' and Constables' districts in Christian

county.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky, That it shall be lawful for the commissioners
appointed to divide the county of Christian into magistrates'
and constables' districts, to withdraw their report, and alter
or change the same as they may deem best for the conve-
nience of the citizens of said county; and should they alter
or change any of the districts first reported by them, it
shall be as binding in law as though no such change had
been made: Provided, that it shall be lawful for said com-
missioners to divide the said county into eight districts, and
shall report as now prescribed by law, and have until the
25th day of February, 1851, to return their report.
Approved February 8, 1851.

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CHAPTER 224.

AN ACT to amend the charter of the Farmers Bank of Kentucky. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall be lawful for the president and directors of the Farmers Bank of Kentucky to establish an additional branch of said bank in the city of Louisville, with a capital of five hundred thousand dollars, and the capital stock of said bank is to that extent extended; and A. H. Wallace, L. L. Shreve, B. J. Adams, H. D. Newcomb, W. A. Richardson, A. L. Shotwell, and Thomas H. Hunt are appointed commissioners to open books, at such time and places as the directors of the parent bank may direct, for the subscription of stock; and shall have the same powers and rights of commissioners appointed at other places, where branches have been established.

Approved February 8, 1851.

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CHAPTER 225.

AN ACT to establish twelve Judicial Circuit districts.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the judicial districts for circuit courts in this commonwealth shall be composed of the counties as follows, to-wit:

First district: Fulton, Hickman, McCracken, Graves, Calloway, Marshall, Livingston, Crittenden, and Ballard.

Second district: Caldwell, Trigg, Christian, Todd, Hopkins, Union, and Henderson.

Third district: Daviess, Hancock, Ohio, Grayson, Breckinridge, Meade, Hardin, Muhlenburg, and Larue.

Fourth district: Butler, Logan, Simpson, Allen, Monroe, Barren, Hart, Edmonson, and Warren.

Fifth district: Cumberland, Clinton, Wayne, Pulaski, Ca

sey, Lincoln, Taylor, Green, Adair, and Russell.

* 1st district.

2d district.

3d district.

4th district.

5th district.

Sixth district: Bullitt, Jefferson, Spencer, and Shelby. Seventh district: Nelson, Washington, Marion, Mercer, Boyle, Garrard, and Anderson.

6th district.

7th district.

Eighth district: Oldham, Henry, Trimble, Carroll, Owen,

8th district.

Gallatin, Boone, Grant, and Kenton.

Ninth district: Campbell, Pendleton, Mason, Bracken,

9th district.

Nicholas, Harrison, Bourbon, and Scott.

Tenth district: Bath, Fleming, Lewis, Greenup, Carter,

10th district.

Lawrence, Montgomery, and Morgan.

Eleventh district: Franklin, Woodford, Jessamine, Fay

11th district.

ette, Madison, Estill, and Clarke.

Twelfth district: Rockcastle, Knox, Harlan, Laurel, Whitley, Clay, Perry, Owsley, Letcher, Breathitt, Floyd, Pike, and Johnson.

19th district.

Approved February 8, 1851.

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al districts established.

1st district.

CHAPTER 227.

AN ACT to create two additional Magistrates' and Constables' districts in
Oldham county.

§ 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the CommonTwo addition. wealth of Kentucky, That in addition to the magistrates' and constables' districts, as laid off by the commissioners for the county of Oldham, two districts be likewise made, and Boundary of the same are hereby laid off, as follows, to-wit: beginning at the mouth of Bell's branch, and running in a straight line to Mrs. Catharine Varble's, on eighteen mile creek, at the mouth of Kelly's branch; thence up said branch to Sadler's mills; thence with the Sligo road to the Trimble county line; thence with said line to the mouth of Patten's creek, and from the mouth of the same to the beginning, Boundary of to be known as the Covington district. The second district is hereby laid off as follows, to-wit: beginning at Samuel Washburn's on the Henry and Oldham line; thence to Wm. Smizer's, on Curry's fork, including him; thence in a line to Hampton Sparks' including Thomas Potts, A. K. Maddox, and said Sparks; thence to Mrs. Neale's, including David Lockhart; thence to Floyd's fork, including A. Matthis, M. Demoss, and Lewis Sweeney; thence up Floyd's fork to the Henry line, and with that line to the beginning, to be known as the Ballardsville district.

2d district.

changed.

§2. That the voting place of the Covington district shall Voting places be at the Covington meeting house; and the voting place of the Ballardsville district shall be at the tavern house occupied by John O. Walten, in the town of Ballardsville. Approved February 8, 1851.

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AN ACT to authorize the County Courts to change the names of persons.
§ 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Common-
wealth of Kentucky, That persons desirous of changing their
names may, on application to any county court, have such
changes made as desired by the applicant: Provided, that
said applicant, at the time of said change, be of the age of
twenty one years.

§ 2. That persons may, on behalf of their wards, or in-
fant children, by a like application, cause the names of such
ward or infant children to be changed as desired by such
applicant.

§3. That the orders of court making such changes of names shall be recorded by the clerks of said courts, in a book to be kept for that purpose, with proper alphabetical references; and for their services under this act, they shall be entitled to the same fees as for like services in other ca

ses.

Approved February 10, 1851.

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