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

Concerning The Removai cfthe Seal
IF Justice IF Coium6iu county
/rom DdHviHe TO BiO0mSburg.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House oi Representatives Of the Commonwealth ~
pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and il j.
hereby acted by the authority Of the same, ,'rhat
lit shall aud may be lawful fo, the Qualified VO-
ters who have Resided In Columbia Coun-
Ity for at LEAST SIX C.gLE.ND.fR
.uO.NTffS Immediately preceding the nert CEN
erdt Election, to vote at such election upon the
question ofthe removal of their Seat Of Justice from
DanVille to Bloomsburg,m said county in the man
ner followineto wit: Those in favor Of Removal
shall vote a written printed ticket beIled,
|" SEAT OF JUSTICE" and containing the
words " FOR BLOOMS BURG" aud those op
posed to Removal, shall vote a written or print
ed ticket labelled as aforesaid, and containing the
words FOR DANVILLE;" the said tickets 10 be
deposited in 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 manner by the Return Judges
as IN the of the election of Members of the
Assembly, and if on the meeting of the Retum
Judges 1t shall appear that majority Of the votes
have boen given IN favor OF BloomsbuIg, then the
following sections of this act shall he of full force
votes have been given against Bloomsbury, then
the following sections ofths act shall be null void
SE0. 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 the Removal of the Seat of Justice of said
county to the town of Boomsburg, the citizens OF
Bloomsburg in said county shall erect, or canse to
he erected, 1T THEIR OWN PROPER
EII'E.N Sc, within three years from and after
such election in the town Of Boomsburg, suitable
buildings of BRICK or STONE, Of the MOST
APPROVED PLAN. for Court House and
Prison, and different offices for the safe keeping OF
the county records, under the direction of the
County Commissioners, who are authorised to re-
ceive 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
lcumbrance5, for the use fthe county of Columbia,
the said building to be erected on such lot o lots
Of ground thus conveyed. And the Court House
and otherpublic buildings and real estate on which
they are erected or is appurtenant thereto, at th,
town of Danvle, are hereby granted and confirm.
f ed to thc inhabitants Of Mahoning township, with
Il full authority to sell and dispose of the to til,
best advantage and that so much O. the proceeds o
said sac,as is necessary TO refund to the citizens
Danville whatever amount of money they may have
buildings at said town, and the purchase of he lot
lof ground on which they are erected, shall be re
funded u the said citizens, and the balance to b,
paid into the County Treasury for county purposes
Pr0uided-No disposition or sale of such publi
buildings shall be made until the court house an,
= pub lie buildings a: Boomsturg shall he completed
and the public records and offices be removed there
to.
y SEC. g. That so soon as the public building
i are completed according to the provisions of th
act, the Commissioners aforesaid shall file repo
of the same in the Court of Common Pleas Of sd
county and SAID Court being satisfied that sa
buildings fully completed according to the trt
intent and meaning of this act, and record thc
!, of being made by endorsement on said report, ii
Commissioners 8Sherinf Of said county shall thcr
u upon cause the prisoners, il any there confined
the old prison, to be safely removed to the ncv
and the public papers and records then remainn
in the public offices at Danville, to be safely dep
slted in the new buildings aforesaid built
prepared for the reception thereof and fIom theme
forth the Seat of Justice in and for the county
columbia shall cease to be at Danville, aid III
same shall be removed and fixed at the town
Eloomsburg, in the said county, and the public o
fees heretofore kept,and the courts justice hereto
f.re held al Danville en&fur said county oiColumb
shall be kept and held al Bloomsbuig in the bull,
lln5s erected Tor tnelr accommodation as uiOTesau
SIC 4. 1t shall be lawful for the citizens
Boomshurg TO obtain subscriptions from any pc
son or persons willing to subscribe any monev
materials for the erection of such public buidinj
as are provided for in the second section of this d
II ana in default of the payment of the same, Il
county Commissioners are hereby empowered
cause suits TO be brought in the name of the count
to enforce the recovery of the same, and when CO
ected To be applied towards dciray ing the expcns
( Of such buildings.
Il SEC. s. If any person or persons shall vote c
the question of removal of the seat of Justice OF sa
Il county OF Columbia, at the election authorized
be held by virtue of this act not duly qualified
vote in accordance with the first section of this al
or shall vote ont of his or their proper district,
shall vote more than once on said question: lie
they so offending upon conviction thereof befo
the proper court ofquarter sessions of said count
shall be subject to the penalty provided for in Il
general election laws of this Commonwealth.
ad SEC 6. If any Judge or inspector of the elect,
' authorised TO be held by virtue of this act, sh
: knowingly or wl(ully reject the vote Of a citia
@ qualified to vote on the question of Removal OF Il
seat Of justice in said county in accordance the wi
first section of this act, or shall receive tho vote
d person not qualified to vote as aforesaid on sa
question, he ~ they 80 offending, upon convict
thereof before the proper court of quarter sessio
OF said county shall forfeit and pay for the use
- said county for every such offence, sum not i
than three hundred or more than six hundred d.
lars at the discretion of the court and shall under
:, an imprisonment in the Jail of said county fol
period of not less than twelve months or more til
two years,
SIC. Ifany Judge, inspector or clerk of
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