The Arkansas advocate., 1832-01-04

holding said election, oy posting up at feast one advertisement in each town slip ei such count, and t shall further
 De the duty of said judge, in case there
 beno judges ol election appointed in the
 V p c! ssel.. :..ss:.sts appoint in the townshipsof such county three quail ! flied voters in each Of the townships Of such county, judges of election to con- duct the same; and the qualified voters Iof such county shall assemble at tue time and places so appointed, and vote
 for five commissioners; and the judges so appointed shall conduct said elcc- tions in the same manner now prescrl-
 bed by law, and return the poll-book ol 1 thesan,e, within ten days thereafter, 10
 the clerk of the circuit court, enclosed
 under seal; and 1t shaii be the duty of the clerk, taking to his assistance two of
 the justices of the peace of such county,
 to open the poll-books of such election,
 and count the votes given, and tine five
 persons having received he highest
 number of votes, shall be considered duly elected commissioners for tho loca-
 ton Of the seat Of justice of such ceun- l ty; and the clerk shall give to each of
 the persans 50 elected, .a certificate of
 their election; and in case .any two or more personsshali reeeivean equalnum-
 Der of votes, the clerk shall notify the
 same to the sheriff, who shall proceed
 to hold new election, first giving ten
 days notice thereof, at the places atore- lsaid; and the judges of said election
 shall meet at said places and hold an
 election.for q choice between the per
 sons having such eGaal number of votes, and return the poll-books tlereofin
 manner aforesaid.
 Sec. ?. aad be 4 farther enacted, That all seats of justice, selected andlocated, or hereafter to be located under the
 laws of this Territory, or the provisions
 of tliis act, shall be deemed in law the
 seats of justice for the several counties 1 where the same may be situate; and 1t shall not De lawful to remove the same, lunless whenever the people of any conn ll5 shall, by their petition to the circuit court of the county, show that it Is the wish Of tWo-thirds ol the taxable lnfab Iitants thereof 10 remove the seat of jus
 tiee Of their county; then. and in that
 case. the cou Tt hall order the sheriff of such county to hold an election agreea- ble to the first section of this a0t.
 Sec. 5. .fnd be q further eaaetea, That |all commissioners, elected under lhe provisions of this act, shall. before en= tering upon the duties of their office. take an oath or affirmation, before some judge justice Of tie th peace, that that ttiiie
 will locate the seat Of justice of snca county inlpartiaily, and as little as nav be to the prejudice of q majority of the inhabitants thereof, taking into consd. eration donations, future divisions, and tho eee..era!! int rest ef the people of snch county; and on the commissioners be- ing so qualified, they shall immediately thereafter meet at the then seat of jus. tice of such county, giving, in the mean tine, thirty days notice ef the same, and proceed to select suitable scite for the location of the seat of justice of such county; and in caseany commissioner shall fail 10 make theslocation of their seat of justice for the term of twelve months from tine date of their election, then and in that case their powers as commissioners shall cease; and the sheriff of such county shall proceed to hold another election for other commis- slonerssin their stead, agreeable to the provisions of this act; aud all commis- sioners qualified under or invirtue of. this act, shall sit on their own adjourn- ments, and give due notice of the same, y advertisement posted up at the door. of the house where the courts are usu- ally held in their respective counties.
 Sce.4. -aadJca fsrther eaactea, That, u case q vacancy s'.as, sm happen i, the of flee of commissioner in any county in this Territory, by death, resignation, or ed, such vacancy shall be filled by ap- pontment by the judge of the circuit court; and the person appointed to fill such vacancy shall be q resident of the same township with the person yacating said office.
 Secs. ,dsa beit futher enacted, That all commissioners who may be elected or appointed in virtue of this act, shall possess all the powers and privileges oi commissioners of counties, and shall have power to open books of subscrip- ton, and to receive donations, in land