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CHAP. CCX.

AN ACT for the benefit of Margaret Pailon.

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 Margaret Patton, to locate with the surveyor of Bourbon county, a tract of vacant land she now resides on, containing about twenty-one acres; which she shall cause to be surveyed on or before first day of January next; and upon her producing the plat and certificate of survey to the register, she shall be entitled to a grant for the same, as in other cases. Provided, That nothing herein contained, shall give the said Margaret Patton any priority or advantage over any grant or survey previously executed, under any of the laws of Virginia, or this commonwealth.

May enter, sur grant certain

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vacant land.

Proviso.

СНАР. ССХІ.

AN ACT to amend the law authorizing the appropri ation of the Lands acquired by the treaty of Tellico.

APPROVED, January 31, 1815.

SEC. 1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the several stalments post po Payment of in! instalments of the debt due the commonwealth for ued the sale of her vacant lands within the Tellico purchase, which become due, and payable on the first day of January, in the years one thousand eight hundred and twelve, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, and one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, shall be postponed, as respects the time of payment of such instalments; and shall be due and payable payment. on the first day of December in the years one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, one thousand eight I

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hundred and seventeen, and one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, respectively. Provided, nevertheless, That interest on the said several instalments, shall be computed. as if this law had never passed, SEC. 2. Be it further enacted. That upon failure to Land forfeited make payment of the several instalments, or any of to the common them, as they become due and payable, the land on which the same is due and payable, shall not be offered for sale as heretofore; but shall, for any such failure, be considered and held as forfeited to the commonwealth but shall be redeemable, on the may be redeemed owner of such forfeited claim, or any other on his behalf, paying into the public treasury all arrearages due for principal, as well as interest, on such forfeited claim, at the time of such redemption, with seven per cent. damages on the amount thereof.

and the terms of redemption.

discounted upon

SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That any person Interest to be claiming lands within the limits of the said purcertainconditions chase, under the various laws authorizing the appropriation of the vacant lands therein, who shall, within ten months from the passage of this act, pay into the public treasury the whole of the purchase money due the government for any claim acquired as aforesaid, shall be entitled to, and receive a dis count of all the interest due thereon.

CHAP. CCXII.

AN ACT for the purpose of regulating Flour Inspec

tions.

APPROVED, January 31, 1815.

SEC. 1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That all laws and parts of laws, requiring that flour manufactured for exportation shall be inspected, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed. Provided, however, that the provisions of this law shall not have effect, whenever the purchaser of the flour shall require its inspection.

CHAP. CCXIII.

AN ACT for the relief of Nicholas Mason.

APPROVED, January 31, 1815.

WHEREAS, it is represented to this General Assembly, That Nicholas Mason was drafted to serve as a private, according to the laws of this state and the requisition of the general government, for six months; and the said Mason procured John Earle, to enter and enrol himself as a substitute for him, and the said Earle did, thereafter, enlist in the regular service of the United States, and serve twelve months; whereby, the said Mason, according to the laws of the said United States, was entitled to a credit for a tour of duty; yet, as there is no mode by which the said tour of duty can be certified, and the said Mason cannot, by reason of said defect, procure a credit for the same; for remedy whereof,

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of The Commonwealth of Kentucky. That the said Nicholas Mason, be, and he is hereby entitled to a credit of six tours of duty, and no more, for thirty days each.

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Credit of six tours of duty al lowed.

CHAP. CCXIV.

AN ACT to establish a town in the county of Washington, and to authorise the county court to add more land to the town of Bowling-Green.

APPROVED, January 31, 1815.

WHEREAS it is represented, that if a town was established on the head of Hardin's creek, on the lands of William Purdie, Robert H. Fogle, David Graham, George Mercer, Richard Foreste and Benedict Spalding, junr. who have consented thereto, it would operate to public utility.

Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of

Preamble.

The town of

fished.

the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That thirty-three Lebanon estab and three-fourth acres of land, claimed by the said William Purdie, Robert H. Fogle, David Graham, George Mercer, Richard Foreste, and Benedict Spalding, jr. lying on the head of Hardin's creek, in Washington county, and on the main road leading from Danville and Harrodsburg to Nashville, Beginning at the Presbyterian stand near the Hardin's creek meeting house; thence south forty-five degrees, west fourteen poles to a dogwood; thence south forty-eight degrees, east sixty poles; thence north forty-five degrees, east ninety poles to a stake thence north forty-eight degrees, west sixty poles thence south forty-five degrees, west seventy-six poles to the beginning, to be vested in David Clark, Trustees ap. Edward M. Elder, David Graham, Clement Parpointed. sons, Robert H. Fogle, Stephen Purdie, Benedict Spalding, jr. and James M.Elroy, gentlemen, trustees, and established a town by the name of Lebanon.

Duty of the trustees.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That said trustees, or a majority of them, shall proceed to lay off said town into convenient lots and streets; and sell the lots from time to time as they may judge proper, upon reasonable credit, giving as public notice of the time and place of such sale, as they may conceive the nature of the case may require; taking bond with security, for the payment of the purchase money which bond shall be assigned to the original proprietors of the land on which each lot or lots may be so sold and each proprietor shall enter into bond with sufficient security, to be approved by the counenter into bond. ty court of Washington county, for the reimbursing each purchaser of any lot or lots on his land in said town, if any prior or better claim should by due course of law obtain said land; which bonds, so given, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of said county court.

Proprietors to

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SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That said trustees shall execute deeds of conveyance for the lots to the deeds and bye- purchasers; make such rules and orders for the regular building of houses thereon, as to them may seem best; and to settle and determine disputes about the bounds of said lots, saving and reserving

laws.

to all and every person or persons, bodies politic and corporate, any right and title, either at law or in equity, in and unto the land aforesaid, as if this act had not been made and every purchaser that shall not have completed the building a house agreeable to the plan of said trustees, on his lot or lots, within one year from the date of his purchase of it or them, shall forfeit each and every lot so not built upon.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for the county court of Warren, upon the application of the heirs of George Moore, dec'd, by their guardian and Robert Moore, made in writing filed in said court, to add to the town of Bowling Green, any number of acres of land, belonging to the said Robert Moore and the said heirs, not exceeding ten: which when added to, and made a part of said town, shall be vested in the trustees thereof and their successors, who shall lay off the same in convenient lots, streets and alleys, and proceed to sell the same, under the same rules and regulations, and for the same purpose, as the laws now in force and operating on said trustees and town, require. Provided, however, that notice of said application shall be given and published in some authorised newspaper four weeks previous to such application to the court.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That one of the justices of the peace allowed to the county of Washington, be appointed and shall reside in the town hereby established, or within one mile thereof.

of

County court

Warren to add ling Green,

more land to Bow

CHAP. CCXV.

AN ACT to alter the Terms of certain Circuit and
County Courts.

APPROVED, January 31, 1815.

SEC. 1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That hereafter the courts of the county of Ohio, shall commence on the first Mondays in the months of March, June and

Oh courts changed.

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