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An Act to amend an act incorporating the town of Mayfield, Graves county. 1855 vol. I 195 (1855)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0747 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF KENTUCKY. upon the condition prescribed in this act, in any subse- quent year. § 24. That this act chall take effect from its passage. Approved January 19, 1856. CHAPTER 26. AN ACT to amend an act incorporating the town of Mlayfield, Graves county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kcntucky: § 1. That from and after the passage of this act the trustees of the town of Mayfield shall have power and authority to grant coitbe-house license, and tax the same in a sum of' not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars; and it shall be the duty of said trustees, as soon after the passage of this act as may be, to fix the amount of tax as aforesaid, by an order on the records of said town; and on the first day of January of each year thereafter, they shall fix the same again, which shall be the tax for the ensuing year; and upon presentation and payment of the tax so fixed, by any person or persons, a license to keep a coffee-house for one year shall be issued, signed by the chairman and countersigned by the clerk of the board: Provided, That on granting such license the applicant or applicants shall take an oath be- fore the Police Judge of said town, that he will not, during the period his license remains in force, sell or give, or cause to be sold or given, to any slave of which he is not the owner and possessor, or which is not in his employ by contract with The person having the rightful authority to hire the slave, any wine, brandy, whiskey, or other spiritu- ous liquor, or a mixture thereof, without an order in writing from the person owning or having authority over such slave for the time being; and for a violation of such oath, the oflender shall be subject to all the penalties prescribed by law. § 2. That a Police Court be and the same is hereby established in the town of Mayfield, in Graves county, .,.lh court shall consist of a Judge and Marshal, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of said town, and at the same time and in the same manner that the trus- tees of said town are elected. § 3. In case of a tie the same shall be decided in the same manner and under the same rules and regulations as now prescribed by law in relation to a tie vote for County Judge; and all vacancies in either of said offices of Police Judge and Marshal shall be filled, until the regu- lar election, by the County Judge of Graves county. 185. The truoteee to have power to =rnt coffee- and fix the a- Inount of the tax thereon, Th1e 1l, llcaul for lleetme to take an oath. A Police court may be eatab. Inhed. Police Judge nod Alarshal to be elected bl the voters of the town. now a tie mtay be deet4ed,

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