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An Act to incorporate the City of Lexington. 1831 57 (1831)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0207 and id is 1 raw text is: L4WS OF CHAP. DCXXXII. 1831. .NACT to change the constable's district in the first battalion in the 88th regiment of Kentwky militia. Approved, December 2, 1831. Stc. 1. Be it emrcted by the General dssembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the constable's dis- trict, which is composed of the first battalion in the eighty-eighth regiment of Kentucky militia, shall be so changed as to include the residence of general Sam- uel Ireland in said district. CHAP. DCXXXIII. .djV .CT to incorporate the City of Lexington. Approved, December 7, 1831. SlEc. 1. Be it enacted by the General 4ssembly of the Commonmealth of Kentucky, That so much of the Ctty Of Lxing- tnineorpora- county of Fayette as is contained within the following ted; style there- bounds, to-wit, one mile from the court-house in every of, &c. direction, shall be, and hereby is declared to be a City; and the inhabitants thereof are created a body cor- porate and politic, with perpetual succession, by the name and style of the City of -Lexingtoni and as such, by that name, shall be capable in law of con- tracting and being contracted with, of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and General corpo- being answered unto, in all courts and places, and in rate powers. all matters whatsoever; and may have and use a tor- porate seal, and change, alter, and renew the same at pleasure. SEC. 2. Be it fatrther enacted, That the fiscal, pru- dential, and muaicipal concerns, of the said City, with the government and control thereof, shall be vested in Thegovern- merit thereof one principal officer, to be called the mayor, and one vested inamay. City council, consisting of twelve persons, to he denom- or and telve inated the board of councilmen; who shall be elected councilmen. for the first time, on the first Saturday in Jasnuary next, in the way that the trustees of the town of Lex- ington have heretofore been elected; and the council- men shall hold their bffices for one year, and until their successors shall be duly elected and qualitled; and the To be elected mayor shall hold his office for one year, and until his annually, and successor shall be so elected and qualified; all of whom tion. shall have resided in said City two years next proceed- ing the election, and be citizens of this state. 11

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