AN ACT to alter District No. 2, in Pike county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the boundaries of district No. 2, in Pike county, be so changed as to include the residence of John Clay, in district No. 2. Approved March 24, 1851. Office of secretary of board abolished. Who to act as secretary of the board. CHAPTER 731. AN ACT to abolish the office of Secretary of the Board of Internal Improvement, and to change the organization of said Board. § 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That so much of the act, entitled, an act to amend the law establishing the board of internal improvement, approved March 3, 1842, as authorizes the appointment of a secretary of said board, at an annual salary of five hundred dollars, shall be and the same is hereby repealed; and the said office of secretary of said board is hereby abolished. § 2. That the first auditor of public accounts hall, cr officio, perform the duties of secretary of said board until the first day of September, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, and thereafter the auditor of public accounts, for the time being, shall, ex officio, perform said duties. Approved March 24, 1851. CHAPTER 733. AN ACT to amend the charter of the Southern Bank of Kentucky. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the Southern bank and branches shall have the privilege of issuing notes of less denomination than five dollars, but not less than one dollar; and that said bank shall, on the first day of July in each year, pay into the treasury an annual tax of fifty cents on each one hundred dollars of stock paid in, which shall go in aid of the sinking fund. Approved March 21, 1851. RESOLUTIONS. No. 1. RESOLUTION to appoint a Committee to visit the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That a committee of three on the part of the senate, and five on the part of the house of representatives, be appointed to visit the deaf and dumb asylum at Danville. Approved November 18, 1850. 1850. No. 2. RESOLUTION to postpone the day for the election of Commissioners to revise the statutes, and simplify the rules of practice. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the election of three persons learned in the law to codify the laws of this state, and for the election of three persons to simplify the rules of practice, fixed by joint resolution for this day, be postponed until Wednesday the 25th inst. Approved November 18, 1850. No. 3. RESOLUTION to appoint a committee to visit the Institution of the Blind, and Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That a committee of three from the house of representatives and two from the senate, be appointed to visit the blind asylum, and marine hospital at Louisville. Approved November 18, 1850. No. 4. RESOLUTION to appoint a committee to visit the Lunatic Asylum. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That a committee of five on the part of the house and three upon the part of the senate, be appointed to visit and examine the condition of the lunatic asylum at Lexington, and report thereon. Approved November 18, 1850. RESOLUTION to instruct the committee on the Library to inquire whether or not there be a State Librarian. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the committee on the library be instructed to inquire into the present condition of the state library, and report whether or not there be in office at this time a state librarian; and what action, if any, they deem necessary in the premises. Approved November 18, 1850. No 6. RESOLUTION authorizing the purchase of one hundred and fifty copies of a lithographed skeleton map of the State of Kentucky. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the secretary of state be authorized to procure for the general assembly, one hundred and fifty copies of a lithographed skeleton map of the state of Kentucky, presenting the outlines of the counties and rivers of the state, with the number of qualified voters in each county: Provided, they can be furnished for a sum not exceeding fifty dollars. Approved November 18, 1850. No. 7. RESOLUTIONS in relation to the action of the Indiana Convention concerning the death of Col. Richard M. Johnson. Resolved, That the general assembly of Kentucky do appreciate the kind and patriotic feelings which prompted the members of the convention of the state of Indiana to condole with Kentucky in the loss which she has sustained in the death of our fellow citizen, Col. Richard M. Johnson, and feel that their resolutions are another proof that "republics are not always ungrateful." Resolved, That a committee of three on the part of the senate, and five on the part of the house of representatives, be appointed to communicate with the governor of Indiana, acknowledging the receipt of the foregoing resolutions, and transmitting a copy of these resolutions. Approved December 7, 1850. No, 8. RESOLUTION inviting the Rev. R. J. Breckinridge to deliver an address on Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the Rev. R. J. Breckinridge, superintendent of public instruction, be requested to deliver an address on Tuesday evening next, the 10th of December, at 7 o'clock, in the hall of the house of representatives, upon the subject of education and common schools. Approved December 7, 1850. 1850. No. 9. RESOLUTION directing an examination into the condition of Transylvania Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the committee appointed by the senate and house of representatives, to visit the lunatic asylum at Lexington, be directed to visit and examine the condition and prospects of transylvania university, and report the same to this house. Approved December 7, 1850. No. 10. RESOLUTION in relation to the funeral discourse delivered on the death of Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That a joint committee of three on the part of the house of representatives and two on the part of the senate, be appointed to communicate with the Rev. Stuart Robinson, and request of him, for publication, a copy of the funeral discourse delivered by him on the 20th inst., on the occasion of the death of Col. Richard M. Johnson; and that said committee tender to him the thanks of the general assembly, for the able manner in which he discharged the duties devolving upon him on that occasion. Approved December 7, 1850. No. 11. A RESOLUTION to add Benjamin L. Owens to the committee to visit the Lunatic Asylum. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That Benjamin L. Owens be added to the joint committee to visit the lunatic asylum at Lexington. Approved December 9, 1850. No. 12. A RESOLUTION in regard to a law of Congress, granting bounty lands to certain officers and soldiers. Whereas, the late law of Congress, granting bounty lands to certain officers and soldiers, who have been engaged in 1850. the military service of the United States, has been construed to give but one warrant to any soldier, though he may have performed sundry tours of duty in the manner specified in said act; and whereas, the certificates, or warrants, which may issue to the soldier under said act, have been decided not to be assignable. Therefore, Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That each officer and soldier should receive bounty land for each distinct term of service he may have performed, in such quantity as is given by said act for any such term of duty; and that any act of Congress, giving land in proportion to the duration of any single tour, without at the same time extending the bounty to any and all other tours of duty, which may have been performed by the officer or soldier, results in manifest injustice and inequality. Resolved, That it would greatly redound to the interest, convenience, and benefit of said officers and soldiers, to allow them to sell and assign their certificates, or warrants, at any time after they shall issue. Resolved, That our senators and representatives in congress be requested to use their best efforts and influence for such modifications of said law as will accomplish the above objects; and that copies of these resolutions be sent to each of them by the Governor. Approved December 9, 1850. No. 13. RESOLUTION to appoint a committee to inquire into the expediency of removing the Seat of Government to Louisville, or some other place. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That a committee of five on the part of the house of representatives and three on the part of the senate, be appointed, whose duty it shall be to inquire into the expediency of removing the seat of government from Frankfort to Louisville, or some other place, and to inquire by correspondence, or otherwise, as to the terms which can be made for the removal of the same to said city of Louisville, or some other place, and what would be the cost, or charges, to the commonwealth of Kentucky. Approved December 16, 1850. No. 14. A RESOLUTION calling on the clerk of the Court of Appeals for the amount of his fees. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, That the clerk of the court of appeals be and he is hereby requested to furnish, for the information of the general assembly, a full and complete report of the gross |