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An Act to establish the town of Stamping Ground in Scott County. 1833 363 (1833)

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one hundred dollars worth of property. They may        1834.
also levy and cAllc t a poll tax, not exceeding one dol-
lar and fifty ce:nis oi, eachi male titheible; and to en-
able them to c'trrv into eff ct the several provisions of
this act, the trustees are cmpowered to appoint a col- And appoint a
lector, and make such ord r from time to time as to colector.
them may be deemed tit and proper.
Sec. (. Be itfitrther enacird, 'That the trustees -hall  May impose
have the same power to impose penalties on shows taxes on shows
and exhibitions
and showmen of s ery desc;-ip:ion, within the lim.ts of ant fines for
said town, and on suc~i a- ity race hots:-s. play ball, running horses,
or engage in anm s )rt of gamiiE within s:id town, as by &c. in sd town.
the existing I1.w. thie ti utcs of the town of Cynthiana
may do within that town.
[Approved January 24, 1831.]
CHAP. 283.-AN ACr to establish the town of Stamp.r. Gro ,td in
Scott County.
Sec. 1. B  it enacled b. Vie Geteral Ass n/b,  1 the
G )monw-ath ofi Ken!ucky, Th'tt upon the fir-t S itur- Five trustees to
day in March next, tha free white male inhibitants, be e ected in
living in that part of S'ott count.N known by   the IIrh by the
name of the Stamping Gou';d, in s meet at the house citizens of said
now occupied by Jatic. Scrug.e, where all who are
over the age of twenty-one years, and having resided
therein for six months last ) it preceding the election,
may vote for fire truste-s, in prc-encc of Andi ew Cal-
vert, or some oiher justice of th- pc'ac' for Scott coun-
ty, acting as judge of the el cti ,t who shall appoint Election, how
aclerk to set do.wn the vit,'s iven by the voters; and to be conducted
0                 and when and
those five citizens who shall receive the hizhest num- where held.
ber of votes shall be declared elected, who shall be
duly qu;iliied to fill the office of trustees for the town
of the Stamping Gromd, and shall r,-ceise from the
justice a certilicate of their oL,,th of office, for on year,
and until othets are qualified. They shill meet at the Trustees to ap-
same house in stid town. and appoint a clerk to hold point aclerk.
his office for one year, and until another be duly quali-
fied. The said clerk m ty be removed ftom office by
a resolution of the board of trustees, at their pleasure,
and another be appointed in his steid.
Sec. 2. B: it fitrther enac'ed, That the clerk shall
record the polls, taken at the elections, with the cer- he por for
tificate of the electors of the trustees, with all the or- trustees.

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