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same is hereby repealed; and from and after the passage of this act it shall not be lawful for the keeper, or any offi cer of the penitentiary, either by himself or by his direction, to have "closely shaven," at any time whatever, the head of any convict in said penitentiary, unless said process of closely shaving the head be directed and prescribed by the attendant physician of said penitentiary, in cases where he may consider the same necessary for the promotion of the health of any such convict.

Approved February 10, 1851.

CHAPTER 253.
AN ACT to allow an additional Magistrates' and Constable's District in

Pulaski county.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky, That there is allowed to the county of Pulas-
ki an additional magistrates' and constable's district, to be
known as district No. 10, and bounded as followeth : be-
ginning at Gen. John Griffin's, on line of district No. 1;
thence with the road leading from Somerset to Randolph's
medical springs, to John Roper's; thence a straight line to
the head of Bear creek; thence down the same to Rock-
castle river, and down the same to Cumberland river;
thence down the same to district No. 8, and with said dis-
trict No. 8 to district. No. 1; thence with the same to the
beginning; and the place of voting in said district shall be
at the house of George W. Hamilton.

Approved February 10, 1851.

CHAPTER 262.
AN ACT requiring Assessors of Tax to return the names and Post Ofices

of the Deaf and Dumb children, in the several counties.
Re it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonucalih
of Kentucky, That from and after the present year, it shall
be the duty of the several assessors of tax within this com-
monwealth to return on the back of their books, respective-
ly, the names of each of the deaf and dumb children be-
tween the ages of seven and twenty one years, inclusive,
in their said several counties, together with the name of
the post office nearest the place of residence of each mute.

Approved February 17, 1851.

CHAPTER 263.
AN ACT to repeal an act, entitled, an act to establish an additional Justi-

ces' and Constable's district in Fultou county.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky, That an act, entitled, an act to establish an ad-

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ditional justices' and constable's district in Fulton county, approved January 21, 1851, be and the same is hereby repealed, and the districts as arranged by the commissioners appointed to district said county shall be and remain the same as though the above recited act had not been passed.

Approved February 17, 1851.

CHAPTER 265.
AN ACT to change the place of voting in the fifth district for the election

of Justices of the Peace and Constable, in Trigg county.
§ 1. Be il enacted by the General Assembly of the Common-
wealth of Kentucky, That the place of voting in the fifth dis-
trict, in Trigg county, for the election of justices of the
peace and constable, be and the same is hereby changed
froin the baptist meeting house, near Donaldson creek, to
the town of Canton, in said district.

2. That all elections bereafter to be held for the above named officers shall take place in the town of Canton.

Approved February 17, 1851.

CHAPTER 279.
AN ACT to run and re mark the boundary lines between the counties of

Lewis and Mason. § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That Hezekiah Jenkins, Thomas Glas- Commissioner: cock, Thomas Marshall, and Mark Wallingford, or a ma- day.

appointed--their jority of them, are hereby appointed commissioners to run and re-mark the boundary line between the counties of Mason and Lewis--commencing at the mouth of Crooked creek, on the Ohio river; thence to the corner of Mason and Lewis, on the north fork of Licking river.

§ 2. It shall be the duty of the surveyors of the counties Surveyors of of Mason and Lewis to attend the commissioners, at the Mason and Lew.

. place and time pointed out by them, to run and re-mark the said line, and they shall make out a report and plat of their survey and send a copy of the same to the secretary of state, to be by himn filed in his office as part of the records, and a copy to each of the clerks of each of the counties of Lewis and Mason, who shall record the same in their order book.

§ 3. The county courts of Mason and Lewis, at their compensation court of claims after the performance of the duties required-bow pald. under this act, shall make a just compensation out of the county treasury to the said commissioners, surveyors, and clerk, for the duties herein enjoined on them.

Approved February 17, 1851.

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CHAPTER 281.
AN ACT to provide for the interment of the remains of the Kentuckians

who fell at Raisin.
Whereas, it is represented that the governor has caused
to be brought to this city the remains of the citizens of
Kentucky who fell at Raisin, which remains were recover-
ed and brought to Covington by Col. Brooks, of Monroe,
Michigan. Theretore,

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the governor be authorized to draw from the treasury, on the warrant of the second auditor, a sum not exceeding eighty dollars, to pay the expenses of the transportation and interment of said remains.

Approved February 17, 1851.

CHAPTER 282.
AN ACT to allow an additional Magistrates' and Constable's district in

the county of Barren.
§ 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Common-
wealth of Kentucky, That the commissioners appointed to
lay off Barren county in magistrates' and constables' dis-
tricts, shall have the right to withdraw the report hereto-
fore made by them upon that subject.

§ 2. That said county of Barren shall be laid off into nine districts, and that said commissioners shall so lay off and divide the southern part of said county as to make four districts out of that portion which they heretofore laid off into three districts, making two of the four districts east of the Glasgow and Tompkinsville road, running by Jonathan Quigley's, and two west of that road.

§ 3. That said commissioners shall so change the northern boundary, or line of district No. 1, as to make it run with the road from Myers' mill to Short's mill; and that they shall make such alterations in the lines of the districts Nos. 4 and 5 as the above named change in the line of No 1, shall make necessary:

4. That said commissioners shall report to the proper authorities, as now required by law, by the tenth day of March next.

Approved February 17, 1851.

CHAPTER 309
AN ACT to change Magistrates' and Constable's districts No. 4, in Green;

No. 1 in Crittenden, and the Lewisburg and Maysville districts in Mason
county.

§ 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the CommonDistrict No 4, wealth of Kentucky, That district No. 4, in the county of in Groca chang od.

Green, for the election of magistrates and a constable, be

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Boundary of districts in Ma sun changed.

so altered that it shall include the old improvement of Levi Summers, which is situated eastwardly from the Nashville or Sidebottom's road, and which place is now owned by Edward F. Towles.

§ 2. That the boundary of the magistrates' and constable's district, in Mason county, known as the Lewisburg district, be so altered as to include the residence of Walter Calvert; and the Maysville district in said county be so changed as to include the residence of Moses Dimmit and Sinclair Dimmit.

§ 3. That the boundary of the magistrates' and constable's district No. 1, in Crittenden county, be so changed as to include the residence of George Davis.

Approved February 25, 1851.

One in Crit. tenden changed.

CHAPTER 312.
AN ACT changing the spring term of the Calloway and Graves Circuit

Courts. $1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the spring term of the Calloway Calloway. circuit court, for the year 1851, shall commence on the first Tuesday following the second Monday in May, and continue eleven juridical days, if the business shall require it.

§ 2. That the spring term of the Graves circuit court, the year 1851, shall sit on the fourth Monday in May, and continue twelve juridical days, if the business require it. This act shall not apply to any terms of said court, except the approaching spring terms.

Approved February 25, 1851.

for Graves.

CHAPTER 315.
AN ACT to establish District No. 7, in the county of Laurel, and for oth-

er purposes.
$ 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Common-
wealth of Kentucky, That so much of the county of Laurei,

7th district in as is included within the following boundary, shall be and Laurel-its boun

dary. the same is hereby established as the seventh magistrates' and constable's district, viz: beginning at Evans' ferry, on Rockcastle river; thence with the Pulaski road to the point of the ridge between John Woods' and William Taylor's; thence down the point to the Sugar Camp branch; thence down said branch to Woods' creek ; thence a straight line to Bull's old place, on the Crab Orchard road, including Nimrod Loving; thence with Bull's branch to the Laurel branch; thence down said branch, excluding McNeill's mill, to the county road; thence a direct course across Hazle patch creek, to the point of the ridge above

ting in the district.

and 4th districts

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the Salt Works road, where John Forbes', jr. road comes
into said road; thence with Forbes' road to Rockcastle
river, excluding said Forbes; thence down Rockcastle riv-
er, with the county line, to the beginning.

§ 2. That the place of voting in said district shall be at Place of you the house of Moses Kemper, and shall be designated and

known as Little Rockcastle district.

§ 3. That the place of voting in the third or Hazle-patch Place of vo- district, shall be at the house of Mark Hardin, and shall be ting in 3d dis. trict.

designated and known as Raccoon creek district.

§ 4. That Pleasant Joboson is hereby stricken from the Change in 3d fourth and added to the third district, as follows, viz: be

ginning at James Wyatt's old place on the south fork of Rockcastle river; thence up said fork to the mouth of the right hand fork of said south fork; thence up said right hand fork to the mouth of the foot ridge branch; thence up said branch, so as to include said Johnson, to the top of the ridge; thence with said ridge to the Wyatt road.

85. That the line between the London and Raccoon disLine between trict be amended so as to keep the dividing ridge between London and Rac

districts Woods' creek and little Raccoon, Gillis' branch and Hachango 1.

zle-patch creek to Bull's old place, on the Crab Orchard
road, so as to include Fielding Pitman in the London dis-
trict.

§ 6. That the citizens residing on the left hand fork of District in Wolf creek, in Whitley county, be and they are hereby taWhitley chang:

ken from the third district, in said county, and are hereby
attached to the fourth district in said county.

§ 7. That the secretary of state be and he is hereby diDuty of Secre- rected to forward a copy of the above act to the clerks of tary of State.

the county courts of Laurel and Whitley immediately up-
on its passage.

Approved February 25, 1851.

coon

ed.

CHAPTER 327.
AN ACT to change the time of holding the Court of Claims in Fayette

county.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky, That the time of holding the court of claims
in Fayette county, for the present year, be and the same is
hereby changed from the second Monday in May, as here-
tofore, to the second Monday in April.

Approved February 25, 1851.