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An Act for the benefit of Gideon S. and Susan Mary Mims, infant heirs of Gideon Mims, deceased. 1845 97 (1845)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0465 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. reside therein, shall meet at some convenient place in said 1846. town, to be designated by the Trustees in office, and elect five Trustees for said town, who shall continue in office for one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Said Trustees, and their successors, shall be and are hereby declared a body politic and corporate, by the name and style Trustees cre- of the Trustees of the town of Hillsboro', and by that name ated a body and style may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in all politic. courts and places, and may have and use a common seal. No person shall be eligible to the office of Trustee of said town who is not the owner of real estate therein, and hath been a resident thereof for one year previous to his election. SEc. 3. That said Trustees, and their successors, shall have May levy & power to levy and collect a poll tax from the citizens of said collect a tax. town, subject to a county poll tax, not exceeding one dollar and fifty cents from each ; and an advalorem tax on the prop- erty in said tctwn, now subject to taxation by the revenue laws of this State, not exceeding fifty cents on each hundred dol- lars worth of property: and shall have power to appoint an Appoint of- Assessor, Collector, Clerk and Treasurer, and such other offi- ficers, and de- cers as they may deem necessary and proper, and shall have fine their du- power, by ordinances and by-laws, to be passed by them, ties. to prescribe and define the duties of all such officers; may fix their salaries, prescribe the tenure of their offices, and require of them bonds, with security, for the faithful discharge Lf the duties of their respective offices. SEC. 4. That the said Trustees, and their successors, shall May p.ss by have power to pass by-laws and ordinances, to prevent all laws. disorderly conduct in said town, and the same may be en- forced by warrant before any Justice of the Peace for Flem- ing county, to be executed by any Constable thereof: Provi- ded, such by-laws and ordinances shall not be contrary to the Constitution and laws of this State. Snc. 5. That said Trustees, and their successors, shall have power to make contracts for the improvement of said town, May make in such manner as they may think proper, and pay for the contracts for the improve- same out of the funds raised by them by taxation, in pursu- met o the ance of the provisions of this act; and shall have power to do town. and perform all such acts and things as shall be deemed neces- sary and proper for the well being and good government of said town and its citizens. Approved January 29, 1846. CHAPTER 86. AN ACT for the benefit of Gideon S. and Susan Mary Mims, infant heirs of Gideon Mims, deceased. WHEREAS, It is represented to the present General Assem- bly, that Preston Brown, late guardian for Gideon S. and Su- 13

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