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ing three thousand dollars, to be held by said corporation and appropriated as a fund by said trustees, which they may at their discretion vest in bank stock or otherwise, or lay out for the use and benefit of said institution.

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26. Be it further enacted, That the said trustees, or such of them as may choose to act, before they enter upon the duties assigned by this act, shall enter into bond with good and approved security, before the county court of Henderson, in the penal sum of 30,000 dollars, payable to the commonwealth of Kentucky, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the several duties imposed on them by this act; which bond may be put in suit from time to time in the name of the commonwealth, for the benefit of any person injured by a breach thereof.

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$27. Be it further enacted, That the said managers shall within ninety days after the drawing of said lottery is completed, pay to the fortunate persons, or their order, all such prizes as may be due, agreeable to the scheme which they may have adopted and published.

28. Be it further enacted, That the said lot tery shall be drawn in the town of Henderson, of which particular time and place due notice shall be given, and shall be superintended by three at least of the trustees of said academy for the time being, who, together with a clerk appointed by the county court of said county, before they enter upon the duties [of their] respective offices, take an oath before some justice of the peace for said county, to act faithfully and impartially in the discharge of their several duties.

29. Be it further enacted, That if the said lottery, or any class thereof, be not drawn within three years after the scheme thereof shall have been published, the purchasers of tickets may demand and receive of and from the said managers, any sum they may have paid them for said tickets, unless they have been compensated for the same according to the scheme of said lottery.

$30. Be it further enacted, That the trustees Shelby acad. of the Shelby Academy, be, and they are hereby emy. authorised to raise by way of lottery, in one or

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more classes, the sum of five thousand dollars, to be applied to the use of the said academy, as the trustees thereof shall direct, under the same rules, regulations and restrictions as are before required by this act for the Henderson academy.

31. Be it further enacted, That the trustees Newport ac- of the Newport Academy, be, and they are hereademy. by authorised to raise by way of lottery, in one or more classes, the sum of five thousand dollars, to be applied to the use of the said academy, as the trustees thereof shall direct, under the same rules, regulations and restrictions as are before required by this act for the Henderson academy.

§32. Be it further enacted, That the trustees Woodford ac- of the Woodford Academy, be, and they are hereademy. by authorised to raise by lottery, in one or more classes, any sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, to be applied to the use of the said academy, as the trustees thereof shall direct, under the same rules, regulations and restrictions as are before required by this act for the Henderson academy.

33. Be it further enacted, That the trustees Harrodsburg of the Harrodsburg Academy, be, and they are academy. hereby authorised to raise by lottery, in one or more classes, any sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, to be applied to the use of the said academy as the trustees thereof shall direct, under the same rules, regulations and restrictions as are required by this act for the Henderson academy.

$34. Be it further enacted, That upon the receipt of the monies produced by the before mentioned lotteries, (where it is not otherwise specially provided for) the commissioners appointed to the respective lotteries, or a majority of them, shall by public advertisement or private contract, as to them may be deemed best, proceed to let out the said paving work or improvements, as contemplated by the lottery to which they are ap'pointed commissioners; and the undertakers shall enter into bond with security to the acting commissioners, for the faithful performance of the said paving work or improvements so undertaken · which may, upon a breach thereof, be put in suit by said commissioners, and recovery of damages

be had, as in other cases; and in every case the said commissioners shall in like manner be bound to the undertaker for a compliance on their part.

§ 35. Be it further enacted, That it shall and Falmouth may be lawful for James King, James Wilson, Press. G. Kennett, John Bennett, Jeremiah Monroe, Joseph K. Glenn and Joseph Wingate, gentlemen commissioners, or a majority of them, to raise by way of lottery, in one or more classes, as to them may be judged necessary, any sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, to be applied in defraying the expences in improving the Main and Cross streets in the town of Falmouth, and for building a meeting-house in said town; and if there should be a surplus of the proceeds of the sum so raised after completing said work, it shall be laid out in such way as may be most advantageous and beneficial to the interest of said town, under the same rules, regulations and restrictions as are before required by this act for the lottery in the town of Lancaster.

36. Be it further enacted, That William T. Glasgow. Bush, Henry Crutcher, William Mosby and Joseph Winlock, or any three of them, as commissioners, be, and are hereby authorised to raise by way of lottery, in one or more classes, any sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars; one half of which they shall pay over to the trustees of the town of Glasgow, and be applied by them in draining the ponds and improving the streets in the town of Glasgow, and the balance to be paid over to the trustees of the Glasgow seminary, to be applied by them for the use of said seminary. And the said commissioners shall in conducting the lottery hereby authorised, be governed in every respect by the rules and regulations prescribed by this act for the government of the commissioners in conducting the lottery for the improvement of the streets of the town of Winchester.

$37. Be it further enacted, That the trustees Boone acadeof the Boone Academy, be, and they are hereby my. authorised to raise by way of lottery, in one or more classes, the sum of five thousand dollars, to be applied to the use of the said academy, as

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the trustees thereof shall direct, under the same rules and regulations as are before required by this act for the Henderson academy.

38. And be it further enacted, That the trus Hardin acad. tees of the Hardin Academy, be, and they are hereby authorised to raise by way of lottery, in one or more classes, any sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, to be applied to the use of the said academy, as the trustees thereof shall direct, under the same rules, regulations and restrictions as are required by this act for the Henderson academy.

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CHAP. CLXXVI.

An ACT to add additional Trustees to the Somerset
Academy, and for other purposes.

APPROVED January 17, 1818.

1. BE it enacted by the General Assembly of Additional the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That Tunstall trustees ap- Quarles, jun. John Tummelson, Daniel Clare pointed. and Galen R. Elliott, be added to, and incorporated with the present trustees of the Somerset academy; and as a body corporate, shall exercise all the powers and privileges that are now enjoyTheir powers ed by the trustees of any academy within this commonwealth; and on the death, resignation, removal or other disqualification of any of the trustees of the said academy, a majority of the remaining trustees shall fill such vacancy; and the person or persons so appointed shall be vested with the same power and authority as those appointed by this and former laws; and by the name and style of the Trustees of the Somerset Academy, may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, or may be sued and impleaded in any court of law or equity having jurisdiction of the same.

§2. The said trustees and their successors shall use one common seal, with power to alter or change at pleasure, and shall have power in their corporate capacity to purchase or receive by donation, any lands, tenements, hereditaments, monies, rents, goods and chattels, and to hold the

same by the name aforesaid, to them and their successors forever, to the use of said academy; and may sell, alien and transfer, or rent or lease all lands and tenements that have been or may be hereafter donated, or granted, or purchased, for the benefit of said academy; and shall apply the proceeds thereof to the use and benefit of said academy.

3. The trustees aforesaid shall severally take an oath, to be administered by some justice of the peace, well and truly to execute the duties of their office; they shall select their chairman from their own body, who shall have power to notify and call a meeting of the said trustees when necessary, and shall have power to adjourn from day to day, to make and ordain such by-laws, rules and ordinances as they may deem proper, not inconsistent with the laws of this commonwealth, a majority of all the said trustees being present; they shall fix on a proper place for erecting the buildings for the said academy; they shall have power to engage and employ a competent number of preceptors and tutors to said academy; may fix their salaries; they shall appoint their clerk, who shall keep a fair record of all their proceedings; they shall fix the terms of tuition, and on the misconduct of any preceptor, tutor or student, they may dismiss or expel such preceptor, tutor or student from said academy.

CHAP. CLXXVII,

An ACT further to regulate the Town of Williamsville, in Jefferson County.

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APPROVED January 17, 1818.

BE it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That John Jones, Charles L. Harrison, Hector W. Moore, James C. Johnston, Daniel Carter, David Jewel and John Reed, gentlemen, be, and they are hereby appointed trustees to the town of Williamsville, in Jefferson county; and that said trustees have the same powers and authority that the trustees

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