vested with power and jurisdiction, upon the application of Oliver Porter, by bill in chancery, to decree a divorce of the said Oliver and Rebecca Porter his wife, late Rebecca Davis, from the bonds of matrimony: Provided, That the said Oliver shall establish by evidence, to the satisfaction of said court, the following fact: That the said Rebecca was pregnant by another at the time of her intermarriage. Circuit Court of Butler may decree a divorce between sa id Por ter and his wife. upon the proof of certain facts. How the pro ceedings in said cause are to be Power of said court in pro SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the proceedings on said bill, shall be such as are had in other suits for divorces prosecuted under an act entitled governed, "an act regulating divorces in this commonwealth.” SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the said court, upon pronouncing a decree of divorce between the parties, shall have the power of regulating and ordering a division of their estate, real and personal, in such way as shall seem just and right: Provided, That neither of the said parties shall be compelled to divest himself or herself of their title to real estate. nouncing a deeree of divorce. Proviso. CHAP. CLXXIV. AN ACT to alter and extend the March term of the APPROVED, January 2, 1815. SEC. 1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the March term of the Bullitt circuit court, to be holden on the first Monday in March, shall hereafter commence on the fourth Monday in February, in each year, and continue twelve juridical days, if the business of said court require it. Provided, however, that the county court may sit as heretofore-any thing in this act to the contrary, notwithstanding. Process made ruary term. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That all process returnable to the March term, heretofore allowed, unable to Feb shall be considered as returnable to the said February term; and so much of any act as comes within the purview of this act, shall be, and the same is hereby repealed. Repealing clause Preamble. CHAP. CLXXV. AN ACT to legalize the proceedings of the County APPROVED, 20 January, 1815. WHEREAS the County Court of Greenup, at their last November term, proceeded to lay the county levy by a minority of said court, owing to uncontrolable circumstances, SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the proceedThe proceedings of the said court be, and the same is hereby leings to Greenup County in laying galized, and rendered valid in law; and that the levy their levy, legal collected in said county the year one thousand eight ized. Recital The bend of the sheriff Jessamine elated valick hundred and fifteen, shall be the same as laid by the said court at the time heretofore specified; and shall be collected, accounted for, and appropriated in the same manner, and under the same rules and regulations as if there had been a majority of the justices of said court present, and assenting, when said levies were laid: AND whereas the sheriff of Jessamine county failed to enter into bond for the collection of the revenue for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, at the court designated by law; but entered into said bond at the March term of said court,' in the year one thousand eight hundred and fourteen-Therefore, SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said bond of shall be as good and valid in law, as if it had been entered into at the proper court. de CHAP. CLXXVI. AN ACT establishing an election precinct in the county of Logan, and for other purposes. APPROVED, January 2d, 1815. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That all that part of Bounds of the the county of Logan, included within the following Elections-where held. County court to appoint clerk SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the county court of Logan shall, at the time of appointing a and judges. clerk and judges, to preside at the election to be held at the Court-House, also appoint a Clerk and Judges to preside at the election to be held in said. precinct. SEC. S. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the sheriff of Logan county, to attend by Sheriff's deputy himself or deputy, and conduct the election to be held in the aforesaid precinct; which election shall be governed by the same rules and regulations as are now prescribed by law. Polls to be ea ville. SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the sheriff who presides at the election in said precinct, shall meet the sheriff who presides at the election at the pared at Russe court-house, on the 1st Saturday succeeding the close of the said election, at the court-house in Russellville, and compare the polls, and make returns agreeably to the constitution and laws of this commonwealth SEC. 5. And be it further enacted. That instead of the election for the western precinct of Christian county being held at the house of Jacob Colley, it shall be herefter held at the house of Matthias Earley, in said precinct. CHAP. CLXXVII. AN ACT further to regulate the payment of the debt due the Commonwealth for the sale vacant Lands. APPROVED, January 2d, 1815. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Western prestret of Christian--ting banged the place of vo ing lands under sale of vacant lands may re Persons claim the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That any person the laws for the claiming land under any law of this commonwealth for the sale of vacant lands, may, upon the conditions prescribed in this act, obtain and receive indulgence for the payments of the state price due on any quantity of acres not exceeding four hundred. ceive indulgence upon for the payment condi An applicant for indulgence tificate of his to obtain a cer settlement, &e. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That any Justice of the Peace for any county within this Commonwealth, upon application and satisfactory proof being made by the oaths of one or more creditable witnesses, to be examined before him, that the applicant was actually and in good faith a settler at the pass age of this act, within the county wherein said land lies,or in the county wherein said certificate was originally granted; or such other county as may have been stricken off from such county; and by his own oath that he was the owner of said land at the passage of this act, and that he has not previously obtained a certificate from any other justice under the provisions of this act, or the act passed 1st Feb. one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, entitled An act further to regulate the payment of the debt due this Commonwealth for the sale of vacant lands;" which oath shall be stated in said certificate, and returned to and filed in the Auditor's office; such justice shall, without fec, give to such applicant a certificate that he was actually and in good faith a settler at the passage of this act, within the county wherein said land now lies, or was originally and granted, or such other county as may have been stated in said stricken off from it; which certificate shall also contain a description of the lands which said indulgence is to be granted for, by shewing the number and date of the certificate, and the name or names of the person or persons to whom the same was originally granted. What to contained @ertificate. be When a certi. Acate is filed on or before second Monday in October next, sold. the SEC. 3. When a certificate as above described, shall be furnished the Auditor on or before the second Monday in October next, he shall file the same land is not to be and make a note thereof in the margin opposite the claim certified; and the land so described shall not be sold by the Register as in other cases: Provided, That it shall not be necessary for any person who may have filed a certificate with the Auditor under Proviso. the provisions of an act passed the first day of Feb- SEC. 4. Be it further enaeted, That every person persons failing to pay the instalforfeited to the ments, shall be SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That any person who may obtain indulgence under the provisions of The lands of this act, shall fail to pay into the Public Treasury within twelve months from the passage of this act, any instalment which may be due on said land, the land shall not be sold to the highest bidder as in other cases, but shall be forfeited and revert to the commonwealth; subject, however to the future disposition of the legislature. state. Sales of lands Duty of Audi SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That the sales of vacant lands shall be and the same is hereby sus- suspended. pended until the sixteenth day of November, 1815; and the Auditor and Register shall respectively proceed to perform the duties required under the tor and Register provisions of an act entitled "An act providing for the payment of the debt due the commonwealth, approved 26th December, 1806;" and the Register shall commence the sales upon the third Monday of November, 1815, and in all things be governed by the provisions of the before recited act: Provided however, That it shall be lawful for any person or persons having lands sold under the provisions of on certain conthis act, to redeem the same at any time within twelve months from the date of the sale, by paying B Lands sold may be redeemed up ditions. |