lieved of the disabilities of infancy, and empowered to transact business as if they were adults: Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to confer the right of suffrage on the said Prather and Carter. § 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from its passage. [Became a law without approval of Governor May 2, 1888.] CHAPTER 1415. AN ACT to amend section 7 of article 8 of an act, entitled "An act to amend an act, entitled 'An act to reform the common school laws of this Commonwealth, and to legalize certain acts of the trus tees of common school district No. 32, in Henry county.'" Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That section 7 of article 8 of the act mentioned in the title hereof be, and the same is hereby, amended by inserting after the words "wants of said district," in the eleventh and twelfth lines thereof, the words, "or to the purchase of a suitable lot, with a building or house thereon." § 2. The trustees of any district are hereby authorized to use any funds arising from any levy heretofore made or hereafter to be made in the purchase of such lot and building. § 3. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved May 2, 1888. CHAPTER 1416. AN ACT to amend the charter of the town of Turner's Station, in Henry county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That the charter of said town be amended to read: "That on failure of the trustees to hold an election at the regular time, the county judge be empowered to appoint trustees to serve until the next regular election." § 2. That G. Turner, W. T. Coblin, Geo. Skinner, L. L. Russell and E. Bishop, be appointed to act as trustees until the next regular election. § 3. That the office of police judge be made concurrent with the office of magistrate in civil cases, and fixing the time of holding said court on the first Saturday in January, April, July and October. § 4. That this act shall take effect from its passage. Approved May 2, 1888. CHAPTER 1417. AN ACT to amend an act, entitled "An act to create the office of county treasurer for Grant county," approved March 7, 1862. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That the treasurer shall keep a well-bound book, in which he shall enter every receipt of money on the date of receipt, showing amount received, from whom received, on what account received, and date of receipt; and he shall also enter in said book all disbursements made by him on date of disbursement, showing amount disbursed, to whom disbursed, on what account disbursed, and date of disbursement, which book shall at all times be open to inspection of judge of the Grant county court and county attorney. Said book shall be paid for out of county levy, and shall be the property of the county; and the treasurer shall, at the expiration of his term of office, turn said book over to his successor in office. § 2. And it shall be the duty of the judge of the Grant county court to require the treasurer to comply with the provisions of this act; and in case the treasurer fail or neglect to do so, the county judge shall have power by fine to compel him to do so. § 3. Upon a settlement of the accounts of the treasurer by the judge of the Grant county court on account of any fund, the treasurer shall balance his book as to that fund, and show the result as reached by the settlement. 4. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved May 2, 1888. CHAPTER 1418. AN ACT to enable M. M. Berry, a justice of the peace for Union county, to appoint a clerk for his court. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: § 1. That M. M. Berry, a justice of the peace for Union county, is authorized to appoint a clerk for his court, who, when appointed by said justice, shall have the power to do the clerical work of said court, and issue all process in the name of the said jnstice; which clerical work so done, and processes so issued, shall have the same force and effect as if done by said justice. § 2. The appointment of the clerk provided for in the first section of this act shall be made by an order of said justice, recorded upon his docket, naming the person appointed; said clerk shall take the same oaths prescribed for justices of the peace to take, which shall appear and be noted of record on the said justices' docket, before he proceeds to act as clerk; which clerk shall be authorized to administer oaths as justice of the are now authorized to do. § 3. This act to take effect and be in force from its passage. Approved May 2, 1888. CHAPTER 1419. AN ACT to amend the charter of the Owensboro, West Louisville and Sebree City Railroad, and to allow certain civil districts to subscribe stock to same. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: capital stock. § 1. That it shall be lawful for the city of Owens- Subscription to boro, and also for any magisterial district in any county through which said railroad shall run, to subscribe to the capital stock of said railroad company in the following manner, and pay therefor in the negotiable bonds of the said city or county magisterial district of said county, running not more than ten years, and bearing interest at the rate of not exceeding five per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, which bonds and coupons shall be made payable at a place designated therein; and the said bonds may be redeemed at the expiration of five years, if so desired. Whenever application shall be made to the city council of Owensboro, or to the county judge of any of the counties of Daviess, McLean or Webster counties, of twenty resident tax-payers of the city of Owensboro, or of each or either of the magisterial districts in the aforesaid counties, requesting that the question of subscribing to the capital stock of the said railroad company, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the said petition, be submitted to the legal voters of said city or magisterial district, it may be lawful for the city council of said city, or the county judge of said county or counties, to order an election to be held in said city or county or counties on the day named therein, to ascertain the wishes of the legal voters thereof upon the question of making such subscription, and to cause notice thereof to be published in a newspaper published therein, or by printed notice to be posted at the court-house door in such city or county or counties, Bonds. or such other public places as the order may direct, giving not less than twenty days' notice of said election. And at said election votes shall be received for the railroad subscription and against the railroad subscription; officers of said election shall be appointed by the city council for the city of Owensboro, and by the county judge of the respective counties, for the magisterial precincts to hold said elections, and make due returns thereof to said city council or county judge, in the manner provided by law: Provided, That if the petition prescribing more than one series of terms and conditions of subscription shall be submitted by said city council or county judge, the said council or judge may select such terms deemed, or may prescribe in its order of election to be submitted to the voters of said city or county such terms or conditions of subscription to the capital stock of said railroad company as may be deemed proper. The bonds which may be issued for stock subscription of the city of Owensboro, or any magisterial precinct in Daviess county, shall not be delivered to said railroad company until trains of said road are running from Owensboro to West Louisville, Kentucky, or of any McLean county magisterial district, until trains are being run on said road to Beech Grove, McLean county, or a part within one mile thereof; or if any Webster county magisterial district, until trains are being run to Sebree City, in Webster county, from Owensboro, Kentucky. § 2. After an election shall be held under the pro visions of this act in any magisterial precinct of any of the counties named, and as soon thereafter as may be, the county judge, together with the county clerk of the said county, shall canvass said vote and determine if a legal majority of said vote of said magisterial precinct were in favor of said subscription; and if they were, the county judge of said county shall thereupon enter an order subscribing in behalf of said magisterial district to the capital stock of said |