The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-08-03
AN ACT

10 H"ihoriSe the RemoUai of The Seat of
S"Sf'ce N the County Of Columbia, a,ic
| tor OF er purposes.
| WHEREAS, large majority of the taxable in
habltants OF the County of Columbia have. NV thei
memorials, set forth to the General Assembly ~
tins Commonwealth, the great hardships and inron
venlence they sulcr in consequence If the sea, n
Justice Tor said county being located at DanviIlo
whlch they state to he situated on the verge of IN,
county and praying the same may be removed I,
tle Town oi BloOnsbulg. For remedy whereof
SECTION l. lie 1t eUacicd by tie Senate ma
Ho"Se " Representatives. ofhe Commonwealth nj
Pe"nSDfrania IN GcneraI Ass8enably met. aad III;
here6y enoctcd 6y the ~uthoyjfy ofMe same, Tha
at any time within three years from the passaue Of
lhls actlt shall be lawful for the citizens OF Blooms
burg, IN the county of Columbia to erect. or cans,
to be erected, at THEIR OWN PRopEp
IN fLNsE. ~ the town Of Bloomsburg sutabl,
buildings OF brlck or stone, of not less size and d
menslohs than the county buildings now at Dan
vile, for Court House, Prison. and different Off
ces for the keeping of the public records. under III.
direction of The county Commissioners, who ar,
authorised to receive conveyance for such lot or
lois OF grounds lor the use of such county build
rigs not exceeding one acre, in fee simple clear OF
all lncumbrances, for the use of the county of Go.
lumbla. The said buildings to be erected ON such
lot or lots OF ground thus conveyed. And the said
county Commissioners are hereby authorised TO
sell at public auction or otherwise all the right t
tic and interest Which the said county NAV hav,
IN the real estate situate in the town of DonviIIe.
and to execute conveyance to the purchaser or
purchasers, and the MONEY ARISING FROM
TIE SAME TO BE PAID INTO THE
COUNTY TREASURY FOR COUNTY PUR.
POSES.
SEC. ,. That as soon as the public buildings are
competed according to the provisions of the frs
section of this act, the Commissioners aforesaid
shall file report of the same in the Court of Com
mon Pleas of said county, and thereupon tho com
mlssloners and sheriff OF said county, shall caus,
the prisoners If any there confined in the old prison
TO be safely removed to the new, and the public pa
peIs and records there remaining in the public Off
ces at DanviIIe to be safely deposited in the new.
buildings so As aforesaid built and prepared for the
reception thereof, and from thencefoith the seat of
justice IN and Tor the county of Columbia shall
cease to be at Danville, and the same shall be
removed and fixed at the town of Boomsbu,g, in
the said county, and the public offices heretofore
Kept and the courts of justice heretofore heu al
Danvllle, IN and for said county of Columbia shall
'e Kept and held ot Boomsburg in the buildings
erected for their accommodation as aforesaid
SEC. 3. 1t shall be lawful for the citizens OF
"''"lhSuu'S u ootdln SUBSCRIPTIONS from any per
son or persons willing to subscribe any money OF
materials Tor the erection of such public buildings
is are provided for in the first section of this act
and in default of the payment of the samethe coun
y commissioners are hereby empowered 10 cause
suits to be brought in the name of the county toI
enforce the collection ofthe same and when collect
I'd to be applied towards defraying the expenses OF
such buildings.
SEED. So much of the existing laws of this
Commonwealth as are altered by this act be and
he same are hereby repealed