Littell's Laws Volume 2

The following are some of the personal acts passed by the Kentucky legislature from 1792 to 1801, taken from Littell's Laws of Kentucky, Volume 2.

pg. 358   An Act for the relief of certain Spies                  
approved Dec. 21, 1799 JOHN STEPHENSON, JAMES PICKINS, WILLIAM HINKSON,
and JACOB VANMETRE, having been called on by the executive, in the year
1793, to act as spies on the frontiers of Bourbon, were by this act,
allowed five shillings per day, out of the treasury, for that service.


pg. 423  An Act for the relief of ROBERT HODGINS, Sheriff of Hardin
Country approved Dec. 4, 1800 He was allowed six months to complete his
collections, and obtain a quietus.


pg. 364  An Act for the relief of SENA HOGLAND, and the heirs of AMOS
HOGLAND, deceased.                               approved Dec. 21, 1799
In consideration of the disappointments and death of the husband, the
widow and children were allowed 200 acres of land, for 30 pre hundred
acres.


pg. 195   An Act for the relief of JOHN HOLDER                 approved
Dec. 13, 1798 Holder was security for ROBERT HIGGINS, sheriff of
Clarke---an execution obtained by the commonwealth against Higgins and
his securities, had been levied on Holder's property.  This act
authorises a suspension of the proceedings against Holder; that the
sheriff should return the execution staid by this act, but that the lein
should be perserved, and other executions should go out against Higgins,
or his estate--Holder's property to be sold by Venditioni exponas, if
the debt should not otherwise be discharged.


pg. 54  An Act concerning the marriage of ELIZABETH JONES       approved
Jan. 22, 1798 This act authorises Elizabeth Jones to be divorced from
her husband, if he shall be found by a jury to have deserted her, and
lived in open adultery with another woman, in any other state except
Kentucky.


pg. 425  An Act granting certain lands to JOSHUA JONES                
approved Dec. 13, 1800 This grant was of 1000 acres, to enable him to
carry on a Bloomery, the price 30 dollars per hundred acres.


pg. 487  An Act for the benefit of JOSHUA JONES                        
approved Dec. 2, 1801 He was allowed two years longer to locate the land
granted him last session and permitted to locate it in eight surveys.











pg. 187  An Act concerning the marriage of ELIZABETH KING     approved
Dec. 7, 1798 Elizabeth was allowed a divorce from ROBERT KING, on a
jury�s finding that he had deserted her and was living in adultery with
another woman.  And the same jury were to enquire into his property and
find the value of one third for the support of his wife and her
children.


pg. 485  An Act for the benefit of MAURICE LANGHORNE      approved Dec.
19, 1801 He had, as deputy sheriff of Bourbon, collected some audited
warrants, payable out of militia fines.  The law of 1800, respecting
militia fines, prevented him from availing himself	of these warrants.
 This act directed the paymaster to pay them.


pg. 359  An Act authorising JAMES LANIER to erect a Mill-Dam across the
South Fork of Licking, on entering into bond, with security, in the
penalty of 3000 dollars, in the county court of Pendleton, conditioned
for clearing out and keeping in proper repair, a canal at the end of his
dam, thirty feet wide.


pg. 365  An Act directing the payment of money to JOHN LEIPER and
others.   approved Dec. 16, 1799 MICAJAH HARP, for sundry unheard of
murders, had been committed to the Danville District jail, from whence
he escaped; and the governor offered 300 dollars toward apprehending
him.  Leiper and his associates, undertook it, and incurred very
considerable expence and toil in pursuit of him, and when they found
him, were under the necessity of killing him, before they could catch
him--by which, it seems, they were not entitled to the reward under the
proclamation.  This act gives it to them.


pg. 488  An Act authorising the sale of part of the estate of GEORGE
M'CULLY, deceased, and for other purposes.                              
   approved Dec. 19, 1801 He owned considerable land in Kentucky, an had
given bond to make deeds; but owing to difficulties in obtaining titles
himself, had not complied with them.  He had later died intestate, at
his farm in Alleghany County, Pennsylvania, leaving a widow and a
daughter. Judgments had been obtained against his administrators on the
bonds aforesaid, and his farm in Pennsylvania, likely to be sold, to
prevent which, and for the support of his daughter.  This Act appointed
five commissioners, whom it invested with powere to sell as much as 8000
acres of his Kentucky land for the purposes aforesaid.


pg. 484  An Act for the benefit of SAMUEL M'GEHEE           approved
Dec. 14, 1801 Fifteen dollars, was by this act, given for a beef, taken
from him by CAPTAIN RAY'S company, on the Wabash expedition, in the
year 1786.


pg. 484  An Act for the benefit of HANNA M'KINLEY      approved Dec. 18,
1801 She was allowed 50 dollars for services rendered by her husband,
DR. M'KINLEY, to a wounded soldier, who was unable to pay.


pg. 364  An Act for the relief of JOHN M'KINNEY and his securities.    
approved Nov. 31, 1799 A judgement had been obtained against John
M'Kinney, as sheriff of Bourbon, for taxes, which he did not collect,
because he thought he was not authorised to do it.   This act
releaseshim from damages on account of non payment, and gives him three
months to pay the principal.


pg. 220  An Act for the relief of  ALENANDER M'LARDY    approved Dec.
20, 1798 M'Lardy, as a sergeant in the Revolutionary War, was entitled
to 200 acres of land, which was improvidently located and patented
within Henderson's grant.  This act vacates the patent, and upon his
filing a relinquishment of title, and entering into bond with security,
to pay all damages which may occur from such relinqishment, permits him
to withdraw his warrant, survey, and patent.


pg. 53  An Act authorising the sale of the lands of JESSE MORGAN,
deceased, for the benefit of his creditors.                 approved
Jan. 30, 1798 Morgan died intestate, indebted, but with little personal,
but some real property.  This act empowered his administrators to sell
and convey his lands for the payment of his debts.


pg. 236  An Act authorising the sale of part of the estate of WILLIAM
MONTGOMERY, deceased.             approved Dec. 22, 1798 This act
authorises THOMAS MONTGOMERY to sell part of the lands of William
Montgomery, deceased, to pay his debts and complete his title to other
lands.


pg. 359  An Act to amend an act entitled an act authorising a sale of
part of the extate of WILLIAM MONTGOMERY, deceased.         approved
Dec. 9, 1799 THOMAS MONTGOMERY, having by mistake, sold some land which
he was not authorised by the former act to sell, this act authorises him
to convey what he had sold, prohibits him from selling 500 acres which
that act had authorised him to, and authorises him to sell 200 acres on
the head of Green River.


pg. 485  An Act for the relief of WILLIAM MORROW and his securities.  
approved Dec. 19,1801 Morrow had been sheriff of Bourbon, and the
Commonwealth had obtained a judgement against him and his securities for
taxes.  This act granted them an indulgence of six months.


pg. 426  An Act authorising JOHN MULLIN to locate six hundred acres of
land.     approved Dec. 15, 1800 He was entitled as heir to his father,
a revolutionary soldier, to 600 acres of land.  by the neglect of the
superintendant, it had not been surveyed until the time of surveying had
expired.  this act authorises a survey yet to be made, and patent to
title.


pg. 174  An Act authorising JACOB MYERS and company to locate certain
vacant land. approved Feb. 10, 1798 By this act, Jacob Myers and company
were authorised to locate, not exceeding 2000 acres of land in Lincoln
County, for the purpose of procuring timber from it for the Iron Works
they were erecting, paying therefor, 30 dollars per hundred acres.


pg. 52  An Act authorising Trustees to sell the lands of MAURICE NAGLE,
deceased, for the benefit of his creditors.               approved Jan.
26, 1798 This act appointed trustees to sell Nagle's estate, pay his
debts, and place the balance of the money in the treasury.


pg. 359  An Act to amend an act entitled 'an act authorising Trustees to
sell the lands of MAURICE NAGLE, deceased for the benefit of his
creditors'  and for appointing new trustees approved Dec. 16, 1799 The
trustees appointed by a former act, having declined, three others were
appointed by this act, with general powers and a particular authority to
submit to arbitration, contests respecting his estate, and to employ
counsel where they should deem it expedient.  A perpetual succession was
given to these trustees, and they were made accountable to the Mercer
County court.


pg. 363  An Act for selling part of the lands whereof JAMES NOURSE,
died, seized and possessed.                        approved Dec. 13,
1799 The Bairdtown district court were authorised to decree the sale on
the application of the administrators and guardians of the infant
children.  The sale was to be made for payment of his debts, and the
support of his family.


pg. 173  An Act concerning the marriage of SARAH OXFORD.        
approved Feb. 10, 1798 This act authorised a divorce of Sarah from
WILLIAM OXFORD, on a jury's finding that he had deserted her for three
years, lived in adultery with another woman, and had become a citizen of
another state.


pg. 362  An Act for selling part of a tract of land and mills, of which
RICHARD PARKER, died seized and possessed.                      
approved Nov. 30, 1799


pg. 362  An Act for selling part of the real estate of WILLIAM PITMAN,
deceased, for the benefit of THOMAS PITMAN, his security.       approved
Dec. 9, 1799


pg. 424  An Act  for the relief of GEORGE READING.           approved
Dec. 18, 1800 He was allowed twelve months to fix a lock and slope to
his dam, across the South Fork of Licking.


pg. 178  An Act to amend an act entitled 'an act for selling part of the
lands of which ALEXANDER REID, died seized and possessed'       approved
Feb. 3, 1798 The title to the land directed to be sold by the former act
being defective, so that the commissioners could not sell it, they are
directed by this act to sell Reid's undivided moiety of six hundred
acres, in Lincoln County.


pg. 182  An Act for the relief of JAMES S. H. ROBARDS      approved Feb.
13, 1798 Robards was allowed by this act 60 dollars for attending the
court of appeals 60  days, and furnishing wood and making fires.


pg. 362  An Act concerning the marriage of POLLY ROGERS    approved Dec.
9, 1799 This act authorises a divorce from ROBERT ROGERS, on a jury's
finding that he has deserted her altogether, and directs the jury to
find the value of one third of his property, for which judgment is to be
entered.


pg. 362  An Act concerning the marriage of POLLY RUSSELL.       approved
Dec. 16, 1799 This act authorises a divorce of Polly from WILLIAM
RUSSELL on a jury's finding that he has treated her inhumanly, or
deserted her for seven years, or refused to contribute anything to her
support.


pg. 486  An Act for the relief of WILLIAM ROGERS            approved
Dec. 2, 1801 William Rogers had brought a suit on behalf of the
Commonwealth, against PETER STIDGER, on the act concerning the public
arms and obtained judgment, which judgment was reversed in the court of
appeals, because the act was unconstitutional, and Rogers subjected to
the cost.  This act remunerated him thereof.


pg. 485  An Act  for the relief of WILLIAM ROUT.     approved Dec. 2,
1801 He had been a captain in Logan's expedition against the Shawnees in
1786, and received a wound which utterly disabled him from supporting
himself.  Wherefore this act gave him the sum of 18 pounds per anum.


pg. 485  An Act for the benefit of MARTIN SIMMS.    approved Dec. 19,
1801 He had discovered a salt lick on vacant land, and this act
permitted him to work it seven years without paying anything for it.


pg. 425  An Act for the relief of CHRISTIANA SMITH.      approved Nov.
26, 1800 This act authorised a divorce from her husband, TERRENCE SMITH,
on a jury�s finding that he had treated her inhumanly and barbarously,
and afterwards deserted her for one year, or failed to contribute
anything towards the support of her and her children during the time of
such desertion.


pg. 426  An act for the relief of ELIZABETH SPAUN.      approved Dec.
17, 1800 In considersation of her poverty, she was credited for the
state price of a clement right on Green River until 1810.


pg. 487  An Act for the relief of the heirs of SOLOMON SPEARS     
approved Dec. 11, 1801 Some of them being under age, and they being
entitled to a moiety of two small tracts of land, encumbered with
interfering claims, this act authorised HENRY CRIST to make legal deeds
to the purchasers of the same.


pg. 164  An Act for the relief of SAUNDERS WALKER and YOUNG STOKES.
approved  Feb. 3, 1798 Walker and Stokes had undertaked to clear the
Crab Orchard  road---they had entitled themselves to receive, and had
received warrants on the treasury, in consideration of so doing; but
there being no money in the treasury, they were obliged to sell the
warrants at a discount of five per cent, which loss, this act makes up
to them.


pg. 365  An Act giving further time to RICHARD TAYLOR  to complete the
wall around the Penitentiary House.                   approved Dec. 20,
1799 He was given till the first of May.


pg. 221  An Act authorising the sale of part of the real estate of ISAAC
TELFAIR, deceased, for the benefit of his representatives.              
    approved Dec. 20, 1798 Isaac Telfair, having died, leaving some
valuable Mills unfinished and not enough personal estate to pay his
debts, this act authorised his administratrix to sell 150 acres of land
on Dick�s river, with the unfinished Mills and 200 acres where he had
lived, and out of the money to pay his debts, and lay out the balance in
military lands in Kentucky, or North West of the Ohio.


pg. 358  An Act authorising THOMAS THWEATT to survey a certain location 
   approved Dec. 20, 1799 Thomas Thweatt was entitled to 1000 acres of
land, for military services in the Revolutionary War, which he had
located within the military boundary, but from having been badly
wounded, and other disappointments, had been unable to survey and
register it in legal time.  This act authorised him yet to survey and
register it, provided his survey should not interfere with any of the
Green River settlement rights.


pg. 425  An Act to amend an act entitled 'an act to appoint Trustees to
convey certain lands of ROBERT TODD, deceased.       approved Dec. 13,
1800 One of the Trustees having died, and another removed, this act
appoints three additional ones--vests the new board with all the powers
the first board had, and provides that any three shall be sufficient to
proceed to business.


pg. 213 An Act for the relief of WILLIAM TOMPKINS.              approved
Dec. 19, 1798 William Tompkins, having, by mistake, surveyed his entry
on a prior claim, was permitted to withdraw the platt and certificate of
survey from the register's office, on filing a relinquishment of all
title which might be derived under it.


pg. 427  An Act  for the relief of CAPTAIN UNDERWOOD, and his
associates.        approved Nov. 29, 1799 They were Chickasaw Indians,
and this act allowed them 50 dollars without saying why or wherefore.


pg. 178  An Act appointing commissioners to sell a tract of land, of
which WILLIAM WALKER, died seized, for the benefit of his heirs.        
         approved Feb. 7, 1798 William Walker, of Woodford County,
having died intestate, leaving six small children, and only sixty acres
of land, this act directs that land to be sold by commissioners, and the
money arising from the purchase, to be laid out in Green River lands.


pg. 426  An Act authorising MICHAEL WOODS to locate fifty acres of
vacant land, for certain purposes.                 approved Nov. 26,
1800 It was for the purpose of building a mill on the waters of
Rockcastle.


pg. 487  An Act granting relief to the Children of JOSIAH YOUNG.  
approved Nov. 28, 1801 In consideration of their father and mother
having both died shortly after they had settled on some vacant land, and
their being poor, the children were allowed until 1812 to pay the state
price for 200 acres, including the plantaation where their father had
lived.