The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-06-29
AN ACT

10 HuihoriSe the Removal of the Seat nf
justice IN the County IF Columbia, aid
J0r OF er purposes
WHEhEAS, large maj jorily Of the ,sxsb. in.
haDitanls OF the County Of Columbia have bv ,hsi,
memorials, set forth to the General Assemble of
thIs Commonwealth, the great hardships and in,on.
velienee they suffer in consequence Of the seat of
'usuce ior said county being located al DanviIle,
winch they state to De situated on the verge of The
Iouh'y' ana praying the same may be removed "a
the town Vi BloomsDurg. For remedy t,,hsrsof
SLeTloN /. BE 1t eHacted by ne Senate md
House q Representatives. Of the Commonwealth If
Fe'sa1ytoait'a IN General ASSEMBLY met. and jtis
Iaereoy enacted 6y the authority ofMe slnse. Ina,
at any Time within three years from the passere Of
thls actlt shall be lawful for the citizens of Blooros
Iourg, IN the county Of Columbia 10 erect mr. cops
to be erected, at THEIR OWN PRnpEp
IN ENsE, IN the town Of Booms5rra suitable
buildings, OF BRICK OF stoe, Of not less SIZE and d
mensions than the county buildings how at Dan.
VlIe, Iof CouEt House, prison, and different off.
es Tor the keeping Of the public records updsr III,
direction Of the county Commissioner ,ybo Y,s
authorised to receive q conveyance 70. srsh IA, n.
otS OF grounds, for the use Of such county bp;ld,
2gs not exceeding ore acre in fee sinple eas. oe
81! membranes, tor the of the county NJ r.
lumbla The said buildings to te erected on sncb
lot or lots OF ground thus conveyed And tbe sa;J
county commissioners are hereby autborseJ !, ~,
'el at public auction, otherwise, all the rrbt ii.
ie ana interest which the said county NAV have
the real estate situate in the town of UanyiIle.
iho 70 execute Conveyance to the purchaser or
purchasers, and the MONEY ARISING FRoM
rHE SAME TO BE PAID INFO THE
IGOUNTY TREASURY FOR COUNTY Ptk.
POSES. u"
SEC. '. That as soon as the public BUILDINGS ,re
completed according to the provisions of the FIST
section oil tins act, the Commissioners aforesaid
'hall hle report OF the same in the Court of Conn
mon Fleas ol said county, and thereupon the conn.,
mssoners and Sheriff OF said county shall co,,s,
the prisoners, If any there confined in the old nriso
10 oe safely removed to the new, ard the public pa
pers and records there remaining in the public Off.
ces at Danvl'le to be safely deposited in the new
oulldtngs so as aforesaid built and prepared for tie
reception thereof, and from thencefoth the ses, of
justice in and for the county of Columbia shall
cease to be at DanviIle, and the same shall he
lrcmoved and fixed at the town of Bloonsbn,r =,
the said county, and the public Offices heretofore
Kept, and the courts OF Istce herecf re heLl a.
Dsnville, IN ard for SAID county of Columbia shall
re k 'pt and held ot Bloomsburg in the bnidiess
lerected for their accommodation as aforesaid
SEC. B. 1t shall be lawful for the citizens Of
Bloomsburg to obtain subscr ptions from sny prr.
son or persons willing to subscribe any nor ev ar
materials for the erection OF such public buildings.
rs are provided for in the first section of this Act.
and in default OF the payment of the same the conn
lly commissioners are hereby empowered 70 ca,,so
suits to be brought in the name of the couotv N
enforce The collection Of the same, ahd when collect
}. ed to be applied towards defrayng the expenses OF
>, such buildings.
j. SEC. 4. SO much Of the existing laws Of this
Commonwealth altered by this act be and
the same are hereby repealed.