Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-02-17
LEGISLATIVE NEWS.

The following Senate bills passed
since our last report: One amending
the charter of the Northern Bank of
Kentucky; one Incorporating the
Locust Creek Turnpike Road, in
Bracken County; one renewing the
charter of the Alexandria and Flagg
Spring Turnpike Company, in
Campbell County; one incorporating
the Kentucky Henford Cattle Asso-
citation; one reducing into one the
several acts in relation TO the turn
pike roads in Nicholas county, and
providing for a turnpike Commits
sioner one regulating compensation
for certain services on public roads
in Webster county; one amending
the charter of the Owenton and Clay
Lick Turnpike Company; one TO in
corporate the Somerset and Pittman
Creek Turnpike Road Company one
incorporating the Millersburg and
Redmond Turnpike Company, in
Bourbon county; one legalizing two
contracts between Belleview, in
Campbell county, and certain parties
for improvements on streets in said
town; one amending the charter of
the city of Maysville and comforting
special and necessary powers on its
city authorities one authorizing the
Franklin County Court to issue bonds
to pay the present outstanding bond
ed indebtedness of the county one
incorporating the town of Salt LICK,
in Bath county; one authorizing the
extension of the Powels Valley Rail-
road from Virginia and Kentucky |
State Line into Bell county; one ill.,
cooperating the Infrmary of Brack-
en- county; one Incorporating the
Capital Brewing Company, Of Frank
fort; one incorporating the Paducah
and Illinois Bridge Company one
for the benefit of the l., Il n. Rail
road, providing for authority to build
double track from Louisville to New
port and Lexington and from Bagdad
to Shelbyvillc; one regulating the
salaries of Circuit Judges in this
The bill provides ,
| salary of $4,000 per year for such
Judges instead of ~, 400, as now pro-
,ided. One amending the General
Statutes, making Y pounds of corn
II shucks legal bushel; one estab-
ishing Normal School at Garrett, :
n Meade county one providing for
buildings of certain
haracter with permanent fire es-
apes. This applies to cities of l989Q20tl
r more inha AZ hEe Bank of Elkton l, II
d one incorporating the Paducah "a
MON Depot Company. " "
House bills passed: One to incor- "
,rate the Peoples Homestead and :
lving Association of Henderson '
ie to reduce into one the several
It's concerning the town Nebo in
.opkins county; one to establish
ublic landing on the OHIO River in
ne county of jefferson one author
ling special term of the Court of
Claims in and for Marshall county
or the year 1888, aud to empower
aid court to levy an al valorem tax
o build or rebuild, or repair the
court house and clerks offices in
said county an act providing for
working persons committed to the
custody of the jailers of Pike, Letch-
Ell, Martin, Knott, Floyd, Elliott and
Carter counties; one to incorporate
the Merchants Bank of Paducah one
to incorporate the Paducah Water
Company one to prohibit the sale
and use of spirituous or malt liquors
in Bath county; one to incorporate
the Methodist Protestant Church for
the Tennessee District, which en-
braces a part of Kentucky; one to
prevent the use of intoxicating
drinks at or within three miles of
the election ground at any election
in the counties of Floyd and john
son and one to regulate the salaries
Of the County Superintendent, Coun-
ty Judge and County Attorney, of
Floyd county.