thousand dollars, to be applied towards purchasing a lot of ground in the town of Millersburg, not exceeding two acres, for the purpose of erecting the necessary buildings thereon for a public school; and said commissioners, or such of them as superintend the management of said lottery, shall be, and they are hereby bound to pay to the fortunate persons the amount that each shall be justly entitled to by the event of the drawing of said lottery, or in case of failure be liable to the action of the party aggrieved.

14. Be it further enacted, That the drawing of said lottery shall take place in said town of Millersburg, in the presence of two justices of the peace for Bourbon county, whose duty it shall be to see that the same is fairly and properly conducted; and each of the drawers, examiners and clerks, and all other persons concerned in drawing said lottery, shall, before the same com*mences, take an oath before some justice of the peace, to act fairly and impartially. And if said lottery shall not be drawn within two years from the passage of this.act, it shall be lawful for the purchasers of tickets to demand and receive the money they have respectively paid, from the persons receiving the same: Provided, that the said commissioners, before they enter on the duties of their office, shall enter into bond in the county court of Bourbon, in the penalty of fifty thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties imposed on them by this act.

§ 15. Be it further enacted, That the said Hugh Talbott, Anthony Sheriff, Michael Welch, Joseph Miller, James M'Cleland, Martin Baker, Daniel Talbott, Dixson Kenit and Lewis Vemount, shall be, and are hereby appointed trustees of said school, who, or a majority of them, shall have power to make choice of a situation suitable for the purpore of erecting the necessary buildings for a public school, and to purchase the same, not exceeding two hundred acres; and the said tract of land, when purchased as aforesaid, shall be conveyed to the trustees nf the town of Millersburg and their successors in office forever, to be held in trust and for the use of the Millersburg

public school, subject to the control and direction of the trustees of said school.

16. Be it further enacted, That the said Hugh Talbott, Anthony Sheriff, Michael Welch, Joseph Miller, James M'Cleland, Martin Baker, Daniel Talbott. Dixson Kenit and Lewis Vemount as trustees of the Millersburg public school, or a majority of them, shall have power, after they shall made the purchase of the lot of land aforesaid, to contract for the building of a suitable house thereon, for the use of the school aforesaid: Provided however, that [if] the proposed sum to be raised from the lottery aforesaid should not be sufficient for the purpose of purchasing a lot of land and erecting the necessary buildings thereon, then, and in that case, said commissioners shall have power to open books and receive any subscription or donation that they may deem necessary, for the purpose of carrying into effect the school aforesaid.

17. Be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for Elijah G. Browning, John Mills, George Webb, Richard French, James Daniel, Cary K. Duncan, Thomas R. Moore, Jonathan Taylor and Peter Flannigan, gentlemen commissioners, or a majority of them, to raise by way of lottery in one or more classes, as to them may seem necessary, any sam not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars, to be applied in defraying the expences in paving and improving the Main street in the town of Winchester, as it is now laid out, or as it may be extended before the drawing of the said lottery shall be completed; and any surplus of the proceeds of the sum so raised after completing said Main street, shall be applied to the repair and paving such other street or streets as may be most advantageous and beneficial to the interest of said town, as shall then be confirmed by the county court of Clarke county. And said commissioners, or such of them as superintend the said lottery, shall be, and the same are hereby bound to pay to the fortunate persons the amount that each shall be justly entitled to by the event of the drawing of the said lottery, or in case of failure to be liable to an action of the party aggrieved,

Winchester.

Lancaster.

18. Be it further enacted, That the drawing of the said lottery shall take place in said town of Winchester, in the presence of two justices of the peace for Clarke county, whose duty it shall be to see that the same is fairly and properly conducted; and each of the drawers, examiners and clerks, and all other persons concerned in drawing said lottery, shall, before the same commences, take an oath before some justice of the peace for said county, to act fairly and impartially. And if said lottery is not drawn within three years from the passage of this act, it shall be lawful for the purchasers of tickets to demand and receive the money they have respectively paid, from the persons receiving the same: Provided, that the said Elijah G. Browning, John Mills, George Webb, Richard French, James Daniel, Cary K. Duncan, Thomas R. Moore, Jonathan Taylor and Peter Flannigan, before they enter on the duties of their office, shall enter into bond in the county court of Clarke, in the penalty of fifty thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties imposed on them by this act.

19. Be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for David L. M'Kee, Thomas Buford, William Cook, Robert Lytel and William Huffman, commissioners, or a majority of them, to raise by way of lottery, in one or more classes as to them may seem necessary, any sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, to be applied in improving the public square and Main Cross streets in the town of Lancaster; and said commissioners, or such of them as superintend the said lottery, shall be, and the same are hereby bound to pay to the fortunate persons the amount that each shall be justly entitled to by the event of the drawing of said lottery, or in case of failure be liable to the action of the party aggrieved,

§ 20. Be it further enacted, That the drawing of said lottery shall take place in said town of Lancaster, in the presence of three justices of the peace for Garrard county, whose duty it shall be to see that the same is fairly and properly conducted; and each of the drawers, examiners and

clerks, and all other persons concerned in draw ing said lottery, shall, before the same commences, take an oath before some justice of the peace for said county, to act fairly and impartially. And if said lottery is not drawn within two years from the passage of this act, it shall be lawful for the purchasers of tickets to demand and receive the money they have respectively paid, from the persons receiving the same: Provided, that the said M'Kee, Buford, Cook, Lytel and Huffman, before they enter on the duties of their office, shall enter into bond in the county court of Garrard, in the penalty of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties imposed on them by this act.

Nicholas se

21. Be it further enacted, That it shall and For the be may be lawful for the trustees of the Nicholas se nefit of the minary, and their successors in office, or a majo- minary. rity of them, to raise by way of lottery, in one or more classes as to them may seem necessary, any sum not exceeding six thousand dollars, to be applied by them to the erection and completion of their seminary, and to the purchase of books and school apparatus; and the said trustees, or such of them as may superintend the said lottery, shall be, and the same are hereby bound to pay to the fortunate persons the amount that each may be justly entitled to by the event of the drawing of said lottery, or in case of failure be liable to the action of the party aggrieved.

$22. Be it further enacted, That the drawing shall take place in the town of Carlisle, in the presence of two justices of the peace for Nicholas county, whose duty it shall be to see that the same. is fairly and properly conducted; and each of the drawers, examiners and clerks, and all other persons concerned în drawing said lottery, shall, before the same commences, take an oath before some justice of the peace, to act fairly and impartially. And if said lottery is not drawn within the time appointed by said trustces, it shall be lawful for the purchasers of tickets to demand and recover from the said trustees the amount which they had respectively paid: Provided, that before they enter on the duties assigned them,

they shall enter into bond in the county court of Nicholas, in the penalty of twelve thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties imposed on them by this act.

23. Be it further enacted, That it shall and Barbourville. may be lawful for Richard Ballinger, Richardson Herndon, Peter Engle, Thomas Tuggle and Benjamin Catching, commissioners, or a majority of them, to raise by way of lottery, in one or more classes, as to them may seem necessary, any sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, to be applied in purchasing a lot and building a schoolhouse in the town of Barbourville. And said commissioners, or such of them as superintend the said lottery, shall be bound to pay to the fortunate persons the amount that each shall be justly entitled to by the event of the drawing of said lottery; or in case of failure, to be liable to the action of the party aggrieved.

Henderson academy.

§ 24. Be it further enacted, That the drawing of said lottery shall take place in said town of Barbourville in the presence of three justices of the peace for Knox county, whose duty it shall be to see that the same is fairly and properly conducted; and each of the drawers, examiners, clerks, and all other persons concerned in drawing said lottery, shall, before the same commences, take an oath before some justice of the peace 'for said county, to act fairly and impartially.And if said lottery is not drawn within two years from the passage of this act, it shall be lawful for the purchasers of tickets to demand and receive the money they have respectively paid from the persons receiving the same: Provided, that the said Richard Ballinger, Richardson Herndon, Peter Engle, Thomas Tuggle and Benjamin Catching before they enter on the duties of their office, shall enter into bond in the county court of Knox, in the penalty of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties imposed by this act.

$25. Be it further enacted, That the trustees of the Henderson Academy may raise by way of lottery, in one or more classes, as to them may be deemed most expedient, any sum not exceed