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Fiscal Court
The second constitution provided that the county court recommend to 1
the governor two persons each for the office of surveyor and for vacancies 1
in the offices of justice of the peace, coroner, and for two years, sheriff,
Ons of whom he shall appoint to each office respectively (Const, of 1799,
art, h, secs. 8, 51). This method of filling these offices, however, was
i discontinued with the adoption of the third constitution in 1850, which pro-
I vided that these offices be elective (Const. of 1850, art. h, sec. 5h; art,
6, sec. 1; see offices of Surveyor, Coroner).
‘ The county court appointed various inspectors within the county and,
hiaddition, appointed the county clerk (Const. of 1799, art. 5, sec. 9;
y art.lh seo. 10). But this method was discontinued with the adoption of
the third constitution, and the office of the county clerk was made elect-
ive (Const. of 1850, art. 6, sec. 1).
, ln 1851 the county court appointed a tax commissioner (Morehead and
Brmwn Digest, vol. 2, p. 1585). With the adoption of the third constitu-
tion, however, this provision for a tax commissioner was abolished, and the
duties of the tax commissioner were delegated to a board composed of the
cmnmy judge and the county clerk (Revised Statutes of Kentucky, vol. 2,
p. 257)· This board continued in force until 1862, when the county court
was authorized to appoint three taxpayers, citizens of the county, to serve
as tax supervisors, who should hold office for one year and bo eligible for
T€&pp0intment (General Statutes of Kentucky, 1875 ed., p. 72h). In 187h,
. with the definite establishment of the court of claims, it was provided that
4 this court should appoint one citizen, who was also a taxpayer, from each
. voting precinct, which group should compose a board of tax supervisors, who
performed the same duties as provided by law (General Statutes of Kentucky,
]~877 Gd., p. 979; see Board of Tax Supervisors, office of County Jud§;<·3).
~ An act of 1820 provided that the county court appoint a public build-
lU£§S' G5\I`@JG&ker (Morehead and Brown, Digest, vol. 1, p. 275). A S®&I`Gh of
the records seems to justify the belief that this particular office was a-
bolished after 1820 and resumed under the third constitution, which pro-
mimd that the jailer be the superintendent of public buildings (General
,   1875 ed., p, 705; see office of Jailer).
thx AH act QQSSGC1 in 1820 authorized the oounty count to mmilify Gnlld C11&T1{§@
I *~ ¤0¤S‘t&bles* districts (morohssd and Brown, Digest, vol. l, PP- U2},
425). With the adoption of the third constitution, however, the county
COWJG WGS authorized to establish justices! districts instead, and 130 @051%
n‘3‘bC·VOJCfLHg pltices and appoint two olootjori judges and Cl C1.0I`1C f·Ol` each
gr8Cl·11C1?  bulldlng, and majntsjmjng roads and bridges (Morehead and BrOWH, Qi-
@’ VOl• 1-: P· 506). The offices of surveyors of 1’11QQhW&Q/S GOHJG1I"1UGd to
ri-61-2;