amount of his fees per annum for the last five years; and, 1851. No. 15. RESOLUTION authorizing the Second Auditor to issue warrants for the pay of the officers of the General Assembly. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall be lawful for the second auditor to draw a warrant on the treasury in favor of the clerk and assistant clerk of the senate and house of representatives; also, in favor of the door-keeper and sergeant-at-arms of each house, for any amount they or each of them may require Provided, said warrant shall not exceed in amount their per diem allowance, as heretofore prescribed by law, up to the time of issuing said warrant. Approved December 21, 1850. No. 16. RESOLUTION requesting the Governor to cause salutes to be fired on the 8th of Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the governor be requested to order a salute of thirty-one guns to be fired on the 8th instant, in honor of the victory gained by the American army under major general Jackson against the British under general Pakenham on the 8th of January, 1815; also, the same number of guns to be fired on the 22d day of February next, in honor of the birth day of general Washington, and of the victory obtained by the American army under general Taylor at Buena Vista, in which the Kentucky troops bore a conspicuous and efficient part. Approved January 8, 1851. No. 17. RESOLUTION fixing a day for the election of public officers. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That they will, on Wednesday the 15th day of January, 1851, proceed by a joint vote of both houses to the election of the public officers of this state. 51 Approved January 15, 1851. RESOLUTION to add Camden M. Ballard, and others, to the committee to visit the Institution for the Blind, and Marine Hospital. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That Camden M. Ballard, Alvin Duvall, and Ambrose H. Talbott, be added to the joint committee appointed to visit the blind institution, and marine hospital, at Louisville. Approved January 21, 1851. No. 19. RESOLUTION of instruction to the committee on Banks. 1. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the committee on Banks open a correspondence with the bank of Kentucky, the northern bank, the bank of Louisville, the southern bank, and the farmers bank, in writing, putting to the president and directors of said banks such questions as, in their judgment, may be necessary to be answered to ascertain the true condition of said banks; also, such interrogatories as they may deem necessary to ascertain whether or not said banks have acted within the powers granted them by their respective charters; and that said correspondence shall supersede the necessity of visiting said banks; and that the whole of the correspondence between said committee and the president and directors of the said banks, be by them reported to the general assembly. 2. Resolved, That the committees on the lunatic asylum, deaf and dumb asylum, and institution for the blind, and marine hospital, be also instructed to open correspondence with those institutions upon the subject of their condition and prosperity, for the information of the general assembly; and that said correspondence shall supersede the necessity of visiting said institutions in person. Approved January 21, 1951. No. 20. RESOLUTION authorizing the publication and distribution of the General Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the public printer be and he is hereby directed and required to print a sufficient number of copies of the general laws, in pamphlet form. (the revised statutes and code of practice excepted,) passed during the present session of the legislature, for distribution at the earliest practicable period; and the secretary of state is hereby required to distribute them forthwith-one to each member and officer of the general assembly; one to each of the executive officers in Frankfort; one to each judge of the county court; one to each judge of the circuit court; one to each judge of the court of appeals, and one to each commonwealth's attorney. Approved March 24, 1851. 1851. No. 21. RESOLUTION for printing the Code of Practice. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the public printer be directed to print four hundred and fifty-four copies of the code of practice, in a separate pamphlet form, to be distributed as follows: one copy to each county and circuit judge, one to each judge of the court of appeals, one to each member of the legislature, and one copy to each clerk of the county and circuit courts. Approved March 24, 1851. No. 22. A RESOLUTION directing the printing of the act, entitled, an act to amend the Militia Law, and prescribing certain duties of the Adjutant General. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the public printer is hereby directed to print three hundred copies of an act passed at the present session, entitled, an act to amend the militia law, and deliver the same to the adjutant general, whose duty it shall be to forward, by mail, one copy of the same to the sheriff of each county, and one to each major general, brigadier general, and to each commander of regiments. Approved March 24, 1851, No. 23. RESOLUTION to furnish the members and officers of the General Assembly with the debates of the Convention. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the secretary of state be and he is hereby directed to furnish each member and officer of the general assembly with one copy of the revised debates of the convention, now in his hands and subject to the disposal of the legislature: Provided, that the members and officers of the general assembly, who have been heretofore provided for, shall not be entitled to the benefit of this resolution. PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTION requesting the Governor to inter the remains of certain persons in the Frankfort Cemetery. Whereas it is represented to the General Assembly, that in the month of Sept., 1848, Col. Edward Brooks, acting under the authorities of the town of Monroe and state of Michigan, transported and delivered to the mayor of the city of Covington the remains of fifteen of Kentucky's gallant volunteers, who fell in the memorable battle of the river Raisin on the 22nd of January, 1813, and which were, by the authorities of the city of Covington, deposited in the vault of the Baptist Cemetery in that city. Therefore, Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That his excellency the governor of Kentucky be requested to cause the said remains to be removed to the city of Frankfort, and suitably interred in the grounds of the Frankfort Cemetery. INDEX TO GENERAL LAWS. ACTS OF ASSEMBLY-. Certain publications of, to be evidence, When to take effect, 263 263 Private acts given in evidence without being specially pleaded, 263 Acts and resolutions-how to be printed, 263 Copies to be delivered to secretary of state, 263 Who entitled to copies of acts, 263 Secretary to transmit copies to executives of other states, and secretary of 264 Act to provide for running and marking the dividing line between the coun- ADAIR AND CUMBERLAND Act for running and marking county lines of, ADMINISTRATORS 1. 15 All settlements with made by judge of county court, (See "Executors and Administrators.") ADMINISTRATORS WITH WILL ANNEXED- ADULTERATING SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS Act to suppress the practice of, ALIENS Alien, not enemy, may hold real estate, after two years residence in state, 42 389 51 / 257 257 258 Alien friend may hold personal property other than chattels real, and have 258 ALIENATION Where the husband or father was citizen, wife or children, although born out Absolute power of alienation not to be suspended for longer time than life May be taken from decisions of Justices to County Court, From decisions of Judge of County Court to Circuit Court, |