The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-26
He ~ MO AL
BILL.
AN ACT

Concerning The RemovM cTthe Seal
n Justice QC CoiumJia County
/rOm Daaviile 10 BlO0msbug.
Section |. Be il enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives Of the Commonwealth o
Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, aud it i,
thereby G acted by the authority of the same,-Tha
lit shall and may be lawful io the Qualified Vo
tiers who have Resided la Columbia Coun
)Ity for at LEAST SIX CILE.ND.IH
.HO.N'TEYS Immediately preceding Tie ncri Ge"
Ierai Election, to vote at such election upon Tho
Question oflheremoval of their Seat of Justice from
Danville to BloomsbulgIn said county, in the man
liner following to wit; Those in favor of Removal
shall vote a written or printed ticket l'DelIed
I" SEAT OF JUSTICE" and containing the
words FOR BLOOMS BURG" aud those op.
posed to a Removal, shall vote written or print
ed ticket labelled as aforesaid, and containing the
words FOR DANVIILE;" the said tickets to be
deposited in a box which shall he provided for that
purpose at each and every of the election polls of
said county, and the returns of said election shall
be made in the same manner by the Return Judges
as IN the case of the election Of Members Of the
Assembly and ii on the meeting Of tho Return
Judges 1t shall appear that majority OF the votes
have boen given IN favor of Boomsburg, then the
following sections of this act shall be of full force
and effect; but if it shall appear that majority of
votes have been given against Bloomsbury, then
the following sections ofhs act shall be null q void
SEC. 2. That if majority of The voters Of said
county of Columbia, qualified as aforesaid, voting
on said question of Removal shall decide in the
manner provided in the first section of this act in
favor of tke Removal of the Seat of Justice of said
county to the town of BIoOmsburg, the citizens Of
}Ioomsburg IN said county shall erect, or cause to
be erected, aT THEIR OI:N PROPER
EIFE.NsE, within three years from and after
such election, in the town of BlOOmsburg suitaLlc
buildings of BRICK or STONE, of the MOST
APPROVED PLAN. for a Court House and
Prison, and different Offices for the safe keeping of
lhe county records, under the direction of the
County Commissioners, who are authorised to re
ceiye a conveyance for such lot or lots of ground|
ior the use Of such County buildings not LESS
han ONE ACRE, in fee simple clear Of all in
cumbranccs, for the use the county Of Columbia,
he said building TO be erected on such lot OF lots
Of ground thus conveyed. And the Court House
md otherpubc buildings and real estate OIL whlc
they are erected or is appuTtenant thereto, at til,
town of DanvlIlc, are hereby granted aid confirm
ed to the inhabitants Of Mahoning township, with
full authority to sell and dispose of the same to the
hes, advanage,and thatso much o. the proceeds Of
said Saleas is necessary to refund TO the citizens Of
DanyiIle whatever amount of money they may have
givon for the original construction OF tue public
buildings at said town, and the purchase of he lots
of ground on which they are erected, shall bc Ie-
funded to the said citizens, and the balance to he
paid into the Comfy Treasury for county purposes
Pr0yidcd--No disposition or sale of such public
buildings shall be made until the court house aud
pub lie buildings a. Bloomsbury shall be completed
and the pubic records and Offices be removed there
to-
SEC. g. That so soon as the public buildings
are completed according to the provisions of thi,
act, the Commissioners aforesaid shall file report
OF the same in the Court of Common Pleas OF said
county and SAID Court being satisfied that said
buildings are fully completed according to the trucI
intent and meaning of this act, and a record there
Of being made by endorsement on said report, The
Commissioners aSheyll Of said county shall there
upon cause the prisoners, if any there confined III
the old prison, to be safely removed 10 the new.
and the public papers and records then remaining
in the public Offices at Danvillc, to be safely dcpo
slted in the new buildings aforesaid built and
prepared for the reception thereof and fIom thence
forth the Seat Of Justice in and for the county OF
Columbia shall cease to be at DanviIlr, aid h, |
same shall be removed and fixed at the town ol
Bloomsbury, in the said county, and the public OF |
fees heretofore ptand the courts of Justice hereto
f.rc held at Danvein&iOr said county olCoIumhia |
shall be kept and held al BIoomsburg in the build.
ings erected for their accommodation as aforesaid.
SEC. 4. 1t shall he lawful for the citizens Of
BIoomsburg to obtain subscriptions from any per
son or persons willing to subscribe any mOnev OF
materials for the erection of such public building
AS are provided for in the second section of this act
ana in default of the payment of the same, the
county Commissioners are hereby empowered to
cause suits to be brought in the name of the county
to enforce the recovery of the same, and when col
rctcd to be applied towards dctraying the expense
If such buildings
SEC. 3. II any person or persons shall vote on
the question Of removal of the seat Of Justice OF said
county of Columbia, at the election authorized to
be held by virtue of this act not duly qualified to
vote in accordance with the first section of this act
or sh Ill vote ont of his or their proper district o
shall vote moro than once on said question, he OF
they so offending upon conviction thereof bcior,
the proper court ofquartcr SESSIONS of said county
shall be subject to the penalty provided for in the
ItlitId thtllpu ldNo VI lllo CuHlIliOUNtdliu
Src. 6. Ilany judge inspector OF the election
authorised TO be held by virtue of this act shall
knowingly or wiIluIly reject the vote Of citizen
qualified to vote on the question Of Removal o! the |
seat OF Justice in said county in accordance thc,whh
first section of this act or shall receive the vote o
person not qualified to vote as aforesaid on said
question: he or they offending, upon conviction
thereof before the proper court of quarter sessions
l. Il Il
said county iorcvery such offence, a sum not less
than three hundred or more than six hundred dol
lars at the discretion oithe court and shall undcrgoI
an Imprisonment in the Jail of said county for
period OF not less than twelve months or more than
two years.
Src II any Judge inspector or clerk of ihc
election authorized to be held by virtue of this ac
shall wiIiuIIy miscouut, shall falsely and iiaudu-
cnrIy add up and return the votes received upon the
question aforesaid, or shall keep false tally paper,
or shall be guilty fany fraud in the discharge OF