The Arkansas advocate., 1835-11-20

qualifications that enlitle to a vote at gene ral elections, and it shall be duty of the she riff of said county to give notice of said election, by advertising in the same manner that sheriiis are by law required to advertise general elections, and il shall be the duty of the judges who may be appointed so con duct the general elections on the aforesaid second Monday in December next, to pre- side and manage said election in their re- spective townships, and make return of their poll books as directed by law in case of general elections; and the clerk shall give to each commissioner so elected, cer- ttiicae of his election.
 Sec. '. find Dc II thriller enacted, That sald commissioners so elected shall choose d place for the seat of justice for the county of Randolph, which place so chosen shall be the permanent seat of justice for said county; and the aforesaid commissioners, first having taken and subscribed before some judge or justice of the peace in and for said county, an oath or affirmation that they will faithfully and impartially locate the seat of justice in said county, as near cen tral as convenience will permit, and as little to the prejudice of the inhabitants of said county us may be ir their power, taking into consideration donations, the present and future population, and the general inie- rests of the citizens of said county; and af- ter being so qualified, sad commissioners, or majority of them being present, shall on or before the first day of March next, proceed to select place for and locate said seat of justice, and report 10 the next cir cult court thereafter, that they have selected a place for the court house of sad county, which place so selected shall be the .pernla- nent seat of justice for the county of Ran dolph; and 1t shall be the duty of the clerk of the circuit court of said county so soon as said commissioners shall have reported to said circuit court, 10 make all process by hin to be issued, returnable to the court house located under the provisions of this act.
 Sec. 8. find de it tttrah,er enacted, That it shall be lawful for the commissioners elected agreeable 10 the provisions of this act, to accept of any donation of lands, or otherwise, from any individual, and receive title or titles for the same, for the use of Randolph county, and lay off said land into lots, and have said lots sold under the di- rection of the circuit court of said county, and make title 10 lots so sold by said com missioners, in such manner as the circuit court may direct, and the money received for any lots so sold, shall be appropriated to the use of said county In erecting such pub lie buildings as the said circuit court may direct.
 Sec. g. .a,.d De it further enacted, That the commissioners so elected shall receive the sum of one dollar per day for every day they may be engaged in locating said seat Of justice for said county; and the clerk of said court, in vacation, shall be at liberty to keep his office, as clerk, at any place within one mile of said seat of justice.
 Sec. 10. find De it further enacted, That il shall be the duty of the clerk of the circuit court of said county, to remove the office, with all the documents and papers pcrtain- ing thereto, as soon as practicable after the said commissioners shall have located the seat of justice of said county.
 Sec. II. find be u fi@ther enacted, That the surplus of county revenue, if any there be, in the hands of the county treasurer of the county of Lawrence, be equally divided between the counties of Lawrence and Randolph; and that this act take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
 JOHN WILSON,
 Speaker of the House of Representations.
 CHARLES CALDWELL,
 President of the LegisLatipe Council.
 APPROVED, Oct. 29, 1885,
 VIM. s. FULTON.