Covington & Lexington Railroad v. Kenton County Court

^-A'n act- of the Legislature was passed in the year 1849, (Sess. acts, 1848-9, page 382,) to amend the charter of. the Licking and Lexington Railroad Company, by which the corporate name of the company was changed to the “Covington and Lexington Railroad Company,” and in the eighth section of the act, it was provided that the counties of Kenton, Pendleton, Grant, Harrison, Scott, Bourbon, and Fayette, might subscribe to the capita] stock of said company, not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars each, and • might borrow money to pay the same ; Provided,the real estate holders residing in…