maintaining or of making such gift or bequest: such money, goods, ebattels or other effects, to be laid out and disposed of in the purchase of books, maps, charts, drawings, &c. for the use and benefit of the said company, agreeably to the intention of the donors. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said Corporation Corporation, by the name and style aforesaid, shall made capable of be hereafter forever capable in law, to sue and be defending suits. sued, plead and be impleaded, in any court or courts or other places, or before any judge or justice within this commonwealth, or elsewhere, in all manner of suits, actions, or complaints of whatever kind or nature they may be, in as full and effectual a manner, as any other person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, may, or can do. To use common seal; regulations. Provisa Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said corporation shall have full power to make and use genaral a common seal, with such device and inscription as they shall think proper; and the same to break, alter and renew at pleasure; to appoint a treasurer, secretary and librarian; to assign them their duties, fix their compensation, and remove him or them from office, and appoint another or others in their place, as often as they shall think proper ; to make and execute such bye-laws and ordinances as may be deemed useful to the institution; and the same to alter, amend or abrogate, at pleasure; to fix the price of new shares, and annual contributions on each share; to direct how transfers may be made and certified, and judge of the persons proper to be admit ted members; to procure by purchase, rent or otherwise, a suitable place for keeping the library; to appoint the times for keeping the library open, and for taking out and returning books; to fill up vaeancies that may happen in their number between two half yearly meetings; to levy and collect fines and forfeitures, and to determine upon, and transact all matters appertaining to the said corporation or library company, agreeably to the rules, ordinances and bye-laws thereof, during their continuance in office. Provided, however, That not less than three of the directors shall be a quorum to do business; that no bye-law shall be made repugnant to the laws of this commonwealth; and that no contributione shall be laid on any slrare in any one year, greater than one fifth of the value of a share, without the consent of a majority of the members. Semi-annual meetings; direetors to have no tice. Five directorrs të SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That there shall be a semi-annual meeting of the members of said library company at the library, or such suitable place as the directors may from time to time appoint; of which the directors shali cause at least ten days notice to be given in at least one of the newspapers that circulate in the vicinity of MountSterling, or other notice affixed on the doors of the public houses or taverns in said town; at which time and plac the members, or such of them as may be present, either personally or by proxy, evidenced by writing under the hand of the shareholder, and shai be chosen to serve not be in arrears for any annual contribution, fines or forfeitures, shall elect and choose by ballot, five directors out of their number, to serve for the half year ensuing their election, and until others shall be elected, and consent to serve in their place: Provided, always, That a majority of the shareholders as aforesaid, either personally or by proxy, shall be necessary to elect the directors, and that each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share he shall possess in the institution, -how long. Provise Treasurer, Se brarian; their du SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the directors shall cause the treasurer, secretary and li eretary and Lis brarian, to keep in suitable books for that purpose, just and proper entries of all the proceedings and accounts of the company and corporation, and have them laid before the company at every half yearly meeting, previous to taking the votes for directors; and shall always deliver the said books, together with all the property of the company, in good order, to their successors in office, whenever required, SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the first When elections election for directors by virtue of this act, shall be to be held, held on the last Saturday in February, 1815, and the second election on the last Saturday in September next, and on the last Saturdays in February and September in every year forever thereafter: And in case a majority should fail to attend at the times appointed to hold elections of directors, &c. fifteen or more may constitute a quorum to do business. Share-holders shares. SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That each share may relinquish holder shall be at liberty at all times, to transfer or relinquish his share or shares, and that he shall forever thereafter be released from all further contribution on account thereof. SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, That the directors Present direc ters to hold off appointed by this act, and their successors, shall hold ecs until super- their offices until superceded by an election held at ceded, some of the semi-annual meetings of the company, directed by this act. directors. SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, That in all elecWinchester Li- tions for Directors of The Winchester Library brary Company; regulations about Company," pursuant to the act of assembly in that case made and provided, the five persons having a majority of the votes actually given, shall be considered as duly elected, whether a majority of all said share-holders shall vote or not, at said election-any law to the contrary notwithstanding. CHAP. CC. AN ACT for the relief of Charles Hutcherson. APPROVED, January 26, 1815. WHEREAS it appears to the present General Assembly, That Charles Hutcherson is justly entitled to the sum of thirty-two dollars fifty cents, for the making and finishing a press for the public office of the adjutant general of this commonwealth, as certified by James Clarke, an assistant in the adjutant general's office, and approved of by the governor : and whereas it also appears, that the auditor of public accounts is not specially authorized by the laws now in force to issue to the said Hutcherson a warrant for the above sum of thirty-two dollars and 50 cents; and it is but reasonable and just that he should receive payment therefor: Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the auditor of public accounts be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to issue to the said Charles Hutcher son a warrant for the said sum of thirty-two dollars fifty cents, payable out of the public treasury. CHAP. CCI. AN ACT to provide a seal for the Commonwealth, and for the Secretary's Office. APPROVED, January 26, 1815. Secretary to the state, SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall be the procure a seal for duty of the Secretary of State to procure for the Commonwealth a seal, engraved with the same device and motto which were on the seal that was destroyed by the burning of the Capitol. He shall also procure a seal for his office, with a suitable device, and the words, "Secretary's office, State of Kentucky," engraved thereon. For secretary office. Secretary to repaired and pro Should either of said seals at any time be destroyed, or become unfit for use, it shall be the duty of cause seals to be the Secretary, for the time being, to cause the same to be repaired, or a new one to be procured in like manner. The expense of procuring the seals aforesaid, ones cure new and repairing the same, shall be paid out of the pub-Expences to be lic treasury from time to time, in the same manner Treasury. as other expenses of the Secretary's office are paid. CHAP. CCII. AN ACT to amend the law respecting the Western election precinct of Hardin county. APPROVED, January 27, 1815. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the place for holding elections in the western precinct of Hardin county, shall in future be at the house of Richard Willett, at the Buck grove; and that so much of the law as authorised elections to be held at Benjamin Shacklet's, be, and the same is hereby repealed. Managers of lot. tery appointed. Sam to be raised, and how appre priated. CHAP.CCIII. AN ACT for the benefit of the Grand Lodge of Ken tucky. APPROVED, January 27, 1815. SEC. 1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall, and may be lawful for Gabriel Tandy, Thomas Bodley, Daniel Bradford, John Tilford and Doctor William Richardson, or a majority of them, to raise by way of lottery, in one or more classes, as to them may seem most convenient and necessary, any sum not exceeding the sum of thirty thousand dollars, to be appropriated in the erecting and finishing a grand Masonic Hall, for the use and benefit of the grand Jodge of Kentucky, in the town of Lexington, And the said Gabriel Tandy, Thomas Bodley, Daniel Bradford, John Tilford and William Richardson, or such of them as may choose to act, shall, before they enter upon the duties of their ofManagers to fice, in the county court of Fayette, enter into bond give bond. with security to be approved of by said court, to the commonwealth of Kentucky, in the penal sum of sixty thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the several duties imposed upon them by this act: which bond may, from time to time, be put in suit in the name of the said commonwealth of Kentucky, by any person injured by a breach thereof: And it shall be the duty of the said Managers to managers, within 90 days from the completion of the drawing of the said lottery, to pay to the fortunate person, or persons, or to his, her or their order, all such prizes as may be due agreeable to the scheme which they may have determined upon, and published Sendition. pay prizes. |