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An Act to give additional power to the Madison County Court. 1851 552 (1851)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0702 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. 1852. and sworn to by him, having first been examined and cer- tified by the county attorney to be correct. § 3. That it shall be the duty of the clerk of said court Index to re- to index the record books, containing the record of wills, cord books. settlements of executors and administrators, and the settle- ments and reports of guardians, in ja well bound book pro- cured for that purpose; for which index said clerk shall be Clerk's cpmpen. allowed a lair and adequate compensation by said court, to be paid out of the county levy, said index to be, however, first examined and approved of, and so certified to said court, by commissioners appointed by. said court to exam- ine the same. Approved January 3,1852. CHAPTER 272. AN ACT to give additional power to the Madison County Court. WHEREAS, the county court of Madison county is prepar- ing to have a new jail erected for said county, which will cost more money, for its needful and speedy completion, than can be conveniently and justly raised from the current re- sources. Therefore, § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Common- wealth of Kentucky, That the county court of Madison, the presiding judge thereof and a majority of all the justices of the peace for said county being present and constituting Tax ror new the same, shall have full power and authority to levy an ad ;all; amount. 'valorem tax, not exceeding four cents on each one hundred dollars worth of property, of the citizens of said county subject to taxation fbr revenue; which said tax shall be collected in the same manner and upon the same terms, by the sheriff of said county, as the revenue tax, according to the assessments in the assessors' books, and he shall pay the same, on or before the twentieth day of December in each year, to such person or persons as said court may direct. § 2. That no levy shall be laid or collected on slaves; slavet not to nor shall a larger levy than one dollar per head be laid on betaxed. white tithes, by said court; but if that be not sufficient to defray the ordinary expenses of the county, the said court Court sppl shall have power to supply the deficit, as well as any deficiency, deficit that may now exist, out of the ad valorem tax. § 3. That the provisions of this act shall continue in force Act in force for two years. for two years. § 4. That the county court of Madison county is hereby May change authorized to change the order made at its last )ctober Countylevy. term, laying and fixing the county levy for the year 1852, and re-lay the same according to this act. Approved January 3, 1852.

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