tween the upper end of Broad-Rock island and the upper end of Coutt's ferry landing:

Toll

II. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That the damages which the persons holding lands may sustain by means of building the said bridge, adjoining to or upon their lands, as well as damages that persons holding lots adjacent to the said bridge may sustain by opening a way to the same, shall be previously valued by a jury, in the same manner as is directed by law in the case of the public squares in the city of Richmond, and such valuation paid to the proprietors: Provided also, That this act shall not be con- Conditions. strued to give the said Mayo, his heirs or assigns, a right to take any part of an improved lot or lots adjacent to the said river. So soon as the said bridge shall be completed, it shall be lawful for the said John Mayo, his heirs and assigns, to demand and receive the same toll or rates for the passage of any person or thing as is allowed at Coutt's ferry. The said John Mayo, his heirs or assigns, shall begin to erect the said bridge within two years, and complete the same within seven years thereafter; or if the said bridge af ter it is erected, shall remain unfit for the passage of any person or thing by the space of seven years, on failure in either of the said cases, the lands valued pursuant to this act shall revert to and be vested in the former proprietors. The said bridge shall be so constructed that the navigation of the said river may not thereby be injured or affected, nor shall any stops or other obstructions to the passage of fish be placed or fixed at or near the said bridge, under the penalty of one hundred pounds, to be recovered by action or information in any court of record within this commonwealth, one half to the use of the informer, the other to the use of the commonwealth.

Trustees of

Samuel Du Val, jr. ausell his inter

thorised to

est in the Deep Run Foal pits.

CHAP. CVI.

An act to authorize the trustees of Samuel Du Val, junior, to sell the one-fith part of the Deep Run coal pils, and to lay out the money arising from the sale thereof, in other lands and slaves, for the greater benefit of the said Samuel Du Val, junior, and his children.

1. WHEREAS it appears to the present general assembly, that Samuel Du Val, late of the county of Henrico, by his last will and testament, devised the one-fifth part of the Deep Run coal pits, lying in the said county, to his sons, William and Claiborne Du Val, in trust, for the support of Samuel Du Val, junior, and his children; that the rent of the said pits is very inadequate to that purpose, and it would be greatly to the advantage and interest of the said Samuel Du Val, junior, and his children, if the said trustees were authorized to sell the said coal pits in fee simple, and to yest one thousand pounds of the money arising from such sale in other lands, and the residue in slaves, for the benefit of the said Samuel, and the children that he now has, or may hereafter have:

II. Be it therefore enacted, That the said William Du Val, and Claiborne Du Val, as trustees of the last will and testament of Samuel Du Val, deceased, are hereby authorized and empowered to sell the said onefifth part of the Deep Run coal pits so devised, in trust as aforesaid, and to convey the same by a deed or deeds, to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, in fee simple, and to vest one thousand pounds of the money arising from the sale of the said one-fifth part of the said coal pit lands, in the purchase of other lands, and the residue to be laid out in the purchase of slaves, between the ages of eight and twenty-five years, and that one-fourth part of the number of the said slaves to be females; which said lands and slaves are to be vested in the said trustees, for the benefit of the said Sam

uel and his children, pursuant to the limitations and restrictions contained in the said last will and testament of the said Samuel Du Val, deceased.

III. And be it further enacted, That the said trustees shall give bond and security, in the penalty of three thousand pounds, for their faithful performance of the said trust reposed in them, and payable to the sitting justices of Henrico county court, for the benefit of the said Samuel Du Val and his children, which said bond shall be recorded in the said court, and may be put in suit by any person or persons, who may be injured by the said trustees not faithfully performing their said trust.

CHAP. CVII.

An act for establishing a town in the county of Lincoln.

I. WHEREAS it is represented to this present gen- Town of Har eral assembly, that the laying off the village or town- rodsburg in ship, known by the name of Harrodsburg, in the coun- Lincoln coun. ty of Lincoln, into lots and streets, and establishing ty, establish. the same by law, will be of public utility:

II. Be it enacted, That the six hundred and forty acres of land allowed by law, including the said village or township, shall be, and the same is hereby vested in William Christian, John Brown, Robert Mosby, Samuel Lapsley, Peter Casey, John Smith, Samuel Taylor, John Cowan, John Gilmore, James Harrod, Abraham Chaplaine, William Kennedy, and Benjamin Logan, gentlemen, trustees, to be by them, or any seven of them, laid off into lots, with convenient streets, and established a town, by the name of Harrodsburg.

III. And be it further enacted, That such of the inhabitants of the said township who were residents therein on the first day of June, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine, and have resided there ever since, or who have not obtained a certificate for a settlement and pre-einption from the commissioners

ed.

appointed in that country for adjusting claims to us patented lands, agreeable to law, shall retain their just possessions; provided that such possessions shall not exceed half an acre for each family, for an in-lot, and ten acres each for an out-lot; and the said trustees, or a major part of them, shall convey to such claimants their possessions aforesaid, without any other consideration.

IV. The said trustees shall cause an accurate survey to be made of the said township, and after ascertaining the claims of the several persons who may have a right to lots, according to this act, shall proceed to sell the residue thereof, on twelve months credit, giving sufficient notice of the time of such sale, taking bonds with sufficient security, payable to themselves, as trustees aforesaid, and convey the said lots to the purchasers in fee; and that after deducting the surveyor's fees, and other incidental expences, together with five per centum for collection, shall settle their account on oath, before the supreme court for the district of Kentucky, and pay the balance into the public treasury. Upon the death, removal out of the county, resignation, or other legal disability of any of the trustees, the remaining trustees shall proceed to appoint others to such vacancies, as often as the same shall happen; and the said trustees so appointed shall individually be vested with the same powers, to all intents and purposes, as any one in this act particularly mentioned.

V. And be it further enacted, That the owners or purchasers of lots in the said town of Harrodsburg, shall, within three years from the day of sale, erect and build thereon a dwelling-house, of the dimensions of twenty feet by sixteen, at the least, with a brick or stone chimney, or on failure thereof, it shall and may be lawful for the trustees, or a major part of them, to re-enter and possess the same again, with full power to dispose of such lots so forfeited, for the best price that can be got, and apply the money arising therefrom to the use and advantage of the said town. The trustees aforesaid, or any seven of them, shall have power from time to time to settle and determine all disputes concerning the bounds of the said lots, and to settle such rules and orders for the regular building of houses thereon, as to them shall seem best and most

convenient. And the owners or purchasers of lots in the said town, so soon as they shall have built upon and saved the same, according to the directions of this act, shall be entitled to, and enjoy all the rights, privileges, and immunities, which the freeholders and inhabitants of other towns in this state, not incoporated, hold and enjoy.

CHAP. CVIII.

An act to establish a town on the lands of John Campbell, in the county of Jefferson.

1. WHEREAS it hath been represented to the general assembly, that John Campbell hath laid off one hundred and fifty-six lots, with convenient streets, opposite the lower falls of Ohio river, in the county of Jefferson, for the purpose of a town; and whereas, it hath also been represented, that it will be agreeable to the purchasers of the said lots, and an encouragement to settle thereon, if the same was established by law:

II. Be it therefore enacted, That the said one hundred and fifty-six lots, so as aforesaid laid off, be established a town, and called Campbell Town; and that Richard Taylor, Edmund Taylor, James Sullivan, Alexander Breckenridge, and Robert Breckenridge, gentlemen, be, and are hereby appointed trustees of the same; which said trustees, or a majority of them, are hereby authorized to make such rules and orders. for the regular building therein, as to them shall appear most conducive to the good and convenience of the inhabitants, and have full power to settle and determine all disputes about the limits or boundaries of the said lots, and for the clearing, cleansing, and keeping in good order the streets thereof. In case of the death, resignation, removal out of the county, or any other legal disability, of any one or more of the said trustees, it shall be lawful for the remaining trusVOL. XII. D 2

Town, in JefCampbell ferson counKentucky,

established.