JOHN L. HELM, GOVERNOR; BEN. EDWARDS GREY, SPEAKER AN ACT to provide for running and marking the dividing line between the counties of Adair and Russell Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That an act, entitled, an act making provisions GEO. W. JOHNSTON, AN ACT to amend an act, entitled, an act to mark definitely the dividing of Kentucky, That the third section of an act, entitled, "an Commissioners act to mark definitely the dividing lines between certain appointed--their 1 2 1850. county of Laurel, and Strother D. Mitchell, of the county of Montgomery, James Sparks, of the county of Laurel, and Nicholas Hadden, of the county of Montgomery, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners, to act in conjunction with Kiah Crooks, of the county of Madison, to do and perform all the duties of the former commissioners, as prescribed by said act; to be governed by the same law and receive for their services the same compensation as therein specified. Approved November 18, 1850. CHAPTER 10. AN ACT to change the May term of the County Court of Shelby county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That, hereafter, the May term of the county court for the county of Shelby shall be held on the first Monday in May, instead of the second Monday as now provided by law Approved November 18, 1850. their duty. CHAPTER 18. AN ACT to run and re-mark the dividing line between the counties of §1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the CommonCommission. wealth of Kentucky, That Charles Riddle, of the county of ers appointed Grant, and Elijah Yates, of the county of Kenton, be and they are hereby constituted and appointed commissioners to run and re-mark the dividing line between the counties of Campbell and Pendleton; and they are to be governed by the following points, courses, and distances, to-wit: beginning on the Ohio river, two miles below the mouth of Big Stepstone creek; thence in a direct line to main Licking river, as far below the main fork of Licking as it is from that point to the mouth of the north fork of Licking above the said forks; and to make out and return to the county court of each of said counties a report of said survey, setting forth therein what timber or other objects are called for in said survey, so made by them, at each corner; and they are hereby empowered to select and employ two chain-carriers, to whom they shall administer an oath City Courts to faithfully to perform said service; and the said commis pay for services sioners are authorized to make out an account for said services, which shall be allowed and levied by said courts, each county paying one-half the expenses of said survey. §2. All acts coming within the purview of this act are hereby repealed. Approved November 22, 1850. CHAPTER 20. AN ACT to define the lines of Clay and Perry counties. Whereas, an act, entitled, an act to attach part of Clay to Perry county, approved January 12, 1843, is vague and uncertain. Therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the line named in the above act shall call for the Saltpetre Gap, on the dividing ridge between Hell-for-certain and Bull creeks; thence a straight line to the nearest point of Bull creek; thence a straight line to the Still-house branch, one-fourth of a mile above its mouth; thence with said branch and the middle fork of Kentucky river, including Hiram Begley's residence in the county of Perry. Approved November 22, 1850. 1850. CHAPTER 24. AN ACT for the benefit of the soldiers of the late war with England, &c. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kextucky, That, hereafter, the several clerks in this commonwealth shall not be permitted to charge or receive any fee or tax for affixing the seal of office to any instrument of writing whatever, which may be necessary to perfect the testimonials of any officer or soldier in the late war with England, (1812,) or any war with the Indians since 1790, for services performed by him, for debts due him in land or noney, or for property lost, captured, or destroyed during the continuance of said wars; nor shall said clerks be entitled to any fee for their services in such cases, but all such services shall be deemed ex officio, and said clerks shall perform them as heretofore required by law in reference to Revolutionary and Mexican war soldiers. Approved November 23, 1850. Clerks not to charge fees. CHAPTER 27. AN ACT to erable the Governor to carry into effect the provisions of the charter of the Southern Bank of Kentucky. Governor to cause bond to be § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the governor be, and he is hereby directed to cause to be engraved and delivered to the presi- engraved. dent or cashier of the southern bank of Kentucky, in the payment of stock in said bank, subscribed for and on the purt of the state, the bonds heretofore directed to be issued by the provisions of said charter, of the denomination of ote thousand dollars each, in the following form: 1850. Form of bond. afted for the purposc. "STATE OF KENTUCKY, United States of America. Be it known, that there is due from the commonwealth of Kentucky to or order, one thousand dollars, lawful money of the United States of America, bearing an interest of six per cent., per annum, from the date hereof, payable semi-annually, on the first Mondays of January and July in each year, in Russellville, Kentucky, on the presentation and delivery of the dividend warrants hereto annexed, until the payment of the principal sum; which principal sum will be due and payable upon the presentation and delivery of this bond, at the principal bank of the southern bank of Kentucky, in the town of Russellville, Kentucky, and redeemable at the pleasure of the commonwealth, at any time within five years after the expiration of the charter of the said southern bank of Kentucky." § 2. To enable the governor to carry into effect this and $400 appropri the several acts establishing said bank, he is authorized to use a plate now belonging to the state, and to have the same altered in accordance with the form herein prescribed; and to enable him to accomplish that, the sum of four hundred dollars is hereby appropriated to be paid on his order. Approved November 29, 1850. CHAPTER 30. AN ACT for the benefit of the Clerks of the Circuit and County Cour's of this Cemmonwealth. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall be lawful for each and every cir cuit and county court clerk, who may have failed to execute, renew, and forward their bonds, by the time and in the manner prescribed by law, to comply with the provisions thereof at any time prior to the first Monday of April, 1851; and each circuit and county court clerk who shall so comply, by the time aforesaid, shall be exonerated and discharged from all the penalties now imposed by law because of such failure. Approved November 29, 1850. Commission: ed to district the ers to be appoint counties. CHAPTER 39. AN ACT appointing Commissioners to divide the Counties of this State |