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An Act to establish the town of Stylesville, in Pulaski county. 1851 554 (1851)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0704 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. 1852. value thereof; they shall have power to levy a capitation tax on all white male citizens and resident slaves over twenty-one years of age, not to exceed one dollar in each year, and they may appoint a marshal and coliector to serve them for twelve months, and may require the collector to give bond and security for the fiithful perfbrmance of his ,duties, in such penalty as they may deem proper. Power to § 7. That this charter may be altered or amended at the ssadrscrved. pleasure of the general assembly Approved January 3, 1852. CHAPTER 274. AN ACT to establish the town of Stylesville, in Pulaski county. § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Common- wealth of Kentucky, That it shall be lawful for Samuel Grif- fin, of Pulaski county, to lay off any number of acres of tLitiof town. land, not exceeding forty, of the tract whereon he now lives, in said county, on Buck creek, as a town, with the necessary streets and alleys, and in lots of such size as he may think proper; which town shall be known and called by the name of Stylesville. § 2. That John Kilburn, Campbell Griffin, Solomon Kil- Tmatm. burn, General Griffin, and Abraham Vaught be and they are hereby appointed trustees of said town, who shall have the same power and authority that trustees of other towns in this commonwealth possess, under the general laws regulating towns. Isteuo, § 3. That it shall be lawful for the free white male citi- zens of said town, over the age of twenty-one years, and the owners (f lots in said town, who are legal voters of said county, annually to elect five trustees for the govern- ment of said town ; the first election to be held on the first Saturday in April, 1853, and on the same day in every year thereafter, until which time the trustees herein ap- pointed shall remain in office and are duly qualified. P o §'4. That said trustees shall have power to fill vacancies ase which may occur in their body, until the regular election; they may make such by-laws as they may deem necessary for the good government of said town, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state; and they shall keep a fair record of their proceedings as trustees; and be- fore they enter upon their duties they shall take an oath before some justice of the peace of said county, to faith- fully discharge the duties of their offices aforesaid. Approved January 3, 1852.

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