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Book Title: A History Of Jessamine County, Kentucky

First Charter.

   The first charter of Nicholasville was passed in 1812, and is as follows:

CHAPTER CCCCIV.

   An act authorizing the trustees of the town of Nicholasville to sell real
property in said town, under certain restrictions:

                              Approved February 8, 1812.

   Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky, that the trustees of the town of Nicholasville, in the county of
Jessamine, shall have power to levy a tax on the real property in said town, in
proportion to the value of lots, not exceeding one hundred cents for every
hundred dollars; and the trustees, or a majority of them, shall have power to
cause an assessment to be made of the lots in said town, in order to enable them
to fix the sum to be paid by the proprietors or occupants of the lots, provided,
however, that a majority of the trustees shall concur in levying the tax.

   Sec. 2. And the trustees, or a majority of them, may appoint some fit person
to collect the tax; and should the owner or occupant, refuse to pay the tax for
the space of three months after the amount of the tax is fixed as herein
provided, in that case the collector shall, after giving thirty days' notice by
advertisement at three of the most public places in said town, expose for sale
the lot or lots, or so much thereof, as will be sufficient to pay the tax and
cost of sale; but the owner or owners of the lot or lots, his, her or their
heirs, executors or administrators, shall have twelve months from the time of
sale of the lot or lots, or parts of lots, to redeem the lot or lots., or part
of lots, by paying to the purchaser the amount of the lot or lots, or part of
lots sold, with 100 per cent thereon; and the collector shall be entitled to 7
per cent on the amount of the tax collected under this act.

   Sec. 3. Arid the trustees of the town shall have full power to convey to the
purchaser, by deed or deeds of conveyance, the lots, or parts of lots, sold
under the provisions of this act, and not redeemed within the time allowed for
redemption, which shall vest in the purchaser, his, her or their heirs, or
assignee, or assigns, all the right, title and interest of the owner, or owners,
in and to the lot or lots, or parts of lots, saving, however, to infants, femes
covert, and persons of unsound minds, a right to redeem within three years after
their several disabilities shall be removed, or come of age; provided, however,
that the collector shall not be allowed to sell any lot or part of a lot where
sufficiency of personal estate can be found on such lot or lots, or parts of
lots, to satisfy the tax due; which the collector is hereby authorized to seize
and sell.


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

A HISTORY OF JESSAMINE COUNTY, KENTUCKY,
FROM ITS EARLIEST SETTLEMENT TO 1898.
By BENNETT H. YOUNG,
PRESIDENT POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY; MEMBER FILSON CLUB; MEMBER CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION, 1890; AUTHOR HISTORY OF THE CONSTITUTIONS OF KENTUCKY, OF "BATTLE OF
BLUE LICKS, ETC, ETC.

S. M. DUNCAN, ASSOCIATE AUTHOR.

Every brave and good life out of the past is a treasure which cannot  be
measured in money, and should be preserved with faithfullest care.

LOUISVILLE, KY.: COURIER-JOURNAL JOB PRINTING CO., 1898.


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