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said, in district No. 6, shall be at Harry Debard's, a former place of holding elections.

§ 7. District No. 7: to begin on the Mount Vernon road at Christopher Haile's, on district Nos. 1 and 5; thence with the line of No 5 to Buck creek; thence with the line of district No. 6 to the Laurel county line; thence with said line to the Whitley county line; thence with said line to where it strikes Cumberland river; thence down Cumberland river to the line of district No. 1, at the foot of Haynes' knob; thence with the line of district No. 1 to the beginning. The place of holding elections for the officers aforesaid, in district No. 7, shall be at the house of William Hargis.

§ 8. District No. 8: to begin at the mouth of Little Indian creek, on the Wayne county line; thence with said line to the Cumberland river; thence up said river to the mouth of Pitman's creek; thence up said creek to the Shallow ford; thence on a straight line to Squire Denbain's; thence down the valley to Cumberland river; thence up said river to the mouth of Cave creek; thence up said creek to the head of the same; thence with the dividing ridge between Laurel fork and Martin's creek, to Little Indian creek; thence down said creek to the beginning. The place of voting in district No. 8, shall be at Point Isabel, at the mouth of the Big South Fork.

§ 9. District No. 9: to begin at the mouth of Little Indian creek, on the Wayne county line; thence up said creek to the dividing ridge between Laurel fork and Martin's creek; thence with said dividing ridge to the head of Casey creek; thence down said creek to the mouth thereof; thence up the Cumberland river to the Whitley county line; thence with said line to the Wayne county line; thence with said line to the beginning. The place of voting for the officers aforesaid, in district No. 9, shall be at Norton Strunk's: Provided, that nothing in this act shall be so construed as to repeal an act, approved February 10, 1851, establishing the tenth district in Pulaski county.

Approved March 21, 1851.

CHAPTER 527.

AN ACT for the benefit of John G. Holloway.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the boundaries of district No. 5, for the election of justices of the peace and constables, in the county of Henderson, be and the same are hereby so changed, as to include the farm of John G. Holloway, in district No. 5.

Approved March 21, 1851.

CHAPTER 533.

AN ACT providing for the collection, by the Sheriffs elected in May next, of the revenue of the present year.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the clerks of the county courts are hereby required to deliver to the sheriffs, elected in May next, the commissioners' books of the revenue for their respective counties for the present year; which revenue tax said sheriff shall collect and account for agreeably to law: Provided, that said clerks shall not deliver said books to said sheriffs until they shall qualify, by taking the oaths and executing the bond for the collection of the revenue as required by law; and any law requiring the county court clerks to deliver said commissioners' books to the sheriff on the first day of June, in each year, is repealed as to the action of said clerks in that regard during the present year; but not as to subsequent years, when the said county court clerks shall deliver said commissioners' books to the sheriffs on the first day of June, in each year, as heretofore. Approved March 21, 1851.

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CHAPTER 538.

AN ACT concerning certain Magistrates' and Constables' Districts in
Lewis county.

§ 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the place of voting in district No.

Voting place

Boundaries of

5, in Lewis county, be changed from the house of Stephen in No. 5 changed Nowland's to that of Josiah W. Stagg's, in said district. § 2. That the boundary of district No. 6, in said county, as established by the commissioners heretofore appointed changed. to lay off said county into magistrates' and constables' districts, be changed as follows: beginning at the house of William Secrest, so as to include him; thence down Henderson's branch to intersect the east fork of Cabin creek, and down the same so as to include the dwelling house of William Boyd; thence to George Rea's house on the creek, so as to include him; thence across with the road, to Ebenezer meeting house; thence on a straight line to main Cabin creek; thence up the creek, including the dwelling houses of the Rowland's to James Fitch's, including him; thence with a road running east, across the state road, until it strikes the east fork; thence in a straight line across the mountain, to Thomas Crawford's, on Salt Lick creek, including him; thence with the former boundary so as to intersect at the beginning.

§3. That the qualified voters in district No. 7, in said county, may, at the election to be held in May next, locate the place of voting thereof by a majority of all the votes cast in said district; and it shall be the duty of the sheriff

Election to be

held in No. 7 to ting place.

determine VO

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to open a poll for Tollsburg and another for the house of John B. Finley, as said voting place; and the place having the largest number of said votes, shall be established as the place of voting; and it shall be the duty of the sheriff to return a certificate of the same to the county court of Lewis county, and said court shall, thereupon, make an order establishing the place for which the greatest number of votes were cast, as the voting place in said district; and the clerk of said court shall certify the same to the secretary of state by returning a copy of said order.

Approved March 22, 1851.

CHAPTER 539.

AN ACT making Lafayette, in Christian county, a place of voting. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That in the fifth district for the election of justices of the peace and constables, as now formed in Christian county, the town of Lafayette shall be the place of voting.

Approved March 22, 1851.

changed.

2d district.

CHAPTER 542.

AN ACT to alter certain districts in Barren county.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the boundaries of the second and third Boundaries districts, for the election of justices of the peace and constables for Barren county, as reported by the commissioners, be and the same are so changed as to read as follows: Second District-beginning at the ford on Skegg's creek, near Charles Ray's; thence along the old Gallatin road to Gillock's store; thence along the old Pikesville road to the Monroe county line, near Barton's old place; thence with the county to Barren river; thence down the river to the mouth of Peter's creek; thence up the creek to the upper end of J. Britt's farm; thence around the upper end of said farm, by said Britt's bars, with the road to Joseph Renfroe's gate; thence with the Ralston mill road to where it intersects the old state road; thence with said road to Skegg's creek at Hardin Ralston's. We designate the house of William Bridges, (Tracy.) as the place of holding elections in this district. Third District--beginning at the mouth of Mrs. E. Mathews' spring branch, on Skegg's creek; thence up the creek to the old state ford at Hardin Ralston's; thence down the old state road to where it intersects the mill road leading from Joseph Renfroe's; thence with said road to Renfroe's gate; thence with the road to and by J. Britt's bars, to Peter's creek; thence

3d district

down the creek to Barren river; thence down the river to where the Warren county line leaves the river; thence with the Warren and Edmonson county lines to the old Dripping Spring road, near M. Mitchell's old place; thence with said road to the Stovall road; thence down the Stovall road to John Allen's; thence up the Denton road to the bridge; thence down Beaver creek to Mathews' mill; thence with the Mathews' mill road to Settle's mill road; thence along the same to J. S. Drane's gate; thence with the Drane road to Mrs. E. Matthews' spring, leaving her out; thence down her spring branch to the beginning. We designate "Rocky Hill" as the place of voting in this district.

Approved March 22, 1851.

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CHAPTER 543.

AN ACT concerning Justices' and Constables' Districts in Monroe county. § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the justices' district, numbered 6, in Monroe county, be so changed and extended as to include the following portion of justices' district, numbered 1, in said county, to-wit: beginning at the point, on the Tennessee state line, where the old Glasgow and Carthage road crosses the same, and running with said road to its intersection with Barren river; thence with said river up the same, to where said road intersects the same, at the ford, at John Meadows'; and thence with said road to where it intersects the east fork of Big Barren river, at the ford, below the old William Howard plantation; and said district No. 1, is changed accordingly.

Boundaries of

districts Nos. 6 & 1 changed.

Boundaries of

and 3 changed.

§ 2. That the residence of Jesse Fitzgerald, sen., shall be a part of the said district No. 6, and the lines of districts Nos. 6 said district and the lines of district No. 3, are hereby changed accordingly; and the lines of district No. 6 are hereby extended so as to include the residences of Thomas Pitcock, John Lyon, William Brown, sen., and that of John Pitcock, situated on the public road which leads from Tompkinsville to Wilson's ferry, on the Cumberland river; and the line of district No. 6. shall run from said Pitcock's dwelling house, with said public road, to said ferry, on said river; thence down the river to the mouth of Sulphur Lick creek; thence up said creek to the fork thereof, below Rawdon Thompson; and the lines of districts Nos. 4 and 5, are changed accordingly.

§ 3. And whereas, the commissioners who laid off and divided said county into justices' districts, under an act of this legislature, have fixed and designated the Skegg's creek meeting house as the place of holding elections and voting in justices' district No. 3, and it is represented that the church, to whom said house belongs, is unwilling that said house shall be used for such purpose, and a large num

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ber of citizens of said district have petitioned this legislature to remove, from said house, the holding of said elections, and fix the place of voting in said district at the large school house, in common school district in said county, No. 23, situated about one half mile from the residence of William Bartley. Therefore, be it further enacted, that the change is made from said meeting house to said large Voting place in school house; and said large school house shall be the place of voting in said district, in lieu of said meeting house.

No. 3 changed.

Approved March 22, 1851.

Lines between 4 and 5 changed.

districts Nos. 7,

CHAPTER 544

AN ACT to change a voting place and certain Magistrates and Constables' districts in Ohio county.

§ 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the line, between district No. 7, and districts Nos. 4 and 5, in Ohio county, as established by the commissioners to divide said county into districts for the election of justices of the peace and constables, be and the same is so changed as to begin at the mouth of No creek, and to run up said creek to little No creek; thence up little No creek to the head thereof; thence with the dividing ridge between the waters of No creek and Barnett's creek to the new cut road, leading from Hartford to Hawesville; thence with said road to the branch which runs by Jonathan Hoover's house; thence with said branch to Rough creek; and all the territory between said line and Rough creek is hereby made a part of district No. 7.

§ 2. That the place of voting in district No. 1, in said Voting place in county, is hereby changed from the house of Job S. Arnold to the house of William Daniels.

changed.

Approved March 22,1851.

CHAPTER 547.

AN ACT to extend the limits of Magistrates' and Constable's district No. 7, in Knox county.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the boundaries of the magistrates' and constable's district, No. 7, in Knox county, be so extended as to cross Cumberland river at the mouth of Flat creek; thence to the Whitley county line, so as to include the possessions of Solomon and Hezekiah Terrill; thence with the Whitley county line down the river, crossing it at Joseph Evans'. Approved March 22, 1851.