The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-05-24

Concerning tie RentOUaI cfthe Seal
n Justice IF Columbia County, |
/r0m DaRUihe TO BiOomSburg.
Section |. BE ii enacted by tho Senate and
House OF Representatives of the Commonwealth OF
Pennsy lvania in General Assembly met, and it i,
hereby acted by the authority of the same,-That
it shall and may be lawful for the Qualified VO-
ters who have Resided in Columbia Coun-
ty for at LEAST SIX C.gLE.N'D.IR
.HO.N'YRlS Immediately preceding lie neat Gen
erGl Election, to vote at such election upon the
question olthe removal of their Seat of Justice from
DanVillc to Bjoomsburg,ln said county, in the man
ner following, to wit:-Those in favor of Remova
shall vote IA written or printed ticket labelled
" SEAT or JUSTICE" and containing the
words FOR BLOOMSBURG," aud those op.
posed to a Removal, shall vote written or print
ed ticket labelled as aforesaid, and containing tn,
words FOR DANVILLE;" 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
he made il the same manner by the Return Judges
as IN the case Of the election Of Members of the
Assembly, and if on the meeting of the Return
Judges It shall appear that majority of the votes
have been given IN favor of Bloomsburg, then the
following SECTIONS Of this act shall be of full force
and ellcct but il il shall appear that majority Of
the following sections ofhs act shall be null d void
SEC. ?. That fa 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 tbc Removal Of the Seat of Justice of said
county to the town of Bloomsbury, the citizens OF
Boomsburg IN said county shall erect, or cause to
be erected, .8T YEsEgR OWN PROPER
IA FE.NE, within three years from and after
such election, in the town of Bloomsbury, suitable
buildings Of BRICK or STONE, of the MOST
! IAPPRUVED PLAN. for Court House and
Prison, and different Offices for the safe keeping o
the county records, under the direction of the
County Commissioners, who are authorised to re-
coi,e a conveyance for such lot or lots of groun,
for the use of such County buildings, not Less
! than ONE a GRE, in fee simple clear of all in
cumbanccs, for the use ofthe county of Columbia,
the said building to be erected such lot ol lots
Of ground thus conveyed. And the Court House
md oiherpubc buildings and real estate on which
jhey are erected or is apputenant thereto, at the
town Of DanyiIle, arc hereby granted and confirm
ed 10 ihe inhabitants Of Mahoning township, will
ull authority to sell and dispose Of the to the
best adyantage,and that 50 much Of the proceeds Of
said salca is necessary to refund to the citizens
| DanvillC whatever amount of money they may have
given for the original construction of the public
buildings at said town. aud tho purchase of the lots
Jf ground on which they are erected, shall be re.
funded 10 the said citizens, and the balance to bC
paid into the County Treasury for county purposes
! PT0UideI-Nu disposition or sale Of such public
buildings shall be made until the court house aul
pul''c buildings a. Boomsiurg shall he completed
and the public records AMI Offices be removed there
| TO-
SIC. 3. That 50 soon as tho public building,
are completed according to the provisions of thi.
act, the Commissioners aforesaid shall file repor
Of the same in the Court OF Common Pleas Of said
county and sand Court being satisfied that said
buildings are fully completed according to the true
intent aud meaning Of this act, and record there.
Of being made BY endorsement on said report the
| Commissioners SShCTG Of said county shall there
upon cause the prisoners, il any there confined in
the old prison, to he safely removed TO the new,
and the public papers aud records then remaining
lin the public Offices at Danyille to be safely dcpo.
sltcl in the new buildings so as aforesaid built and
prepared for lLe1ecopion thereof, and hom thence
forth the Seat OF Justice in and for the county of
| Columbia shall cease to be at DanyiIlc and the
same shall be removed and fixed at the town OF
| Bloomsburr. in ,Ee said county, and the public Of
fees heretofore keptand the courts ofus,ce hereto
fore held at OanviIle said county ofColumba
shall be kept and held at Bloomsbury in the build.
nes erected for their accommodation as aforesaid.
SEC 4. II shall be lawful for the citizens of
DIoomsburr TO obtain subscriplions from anv per.
son or persons willing to subscribe anv money or
materials for the erection of such public buildings
as are proyded for in the second section of his ncl
and in default of the payment of the same. tho
comfy Commissioners are hereby empowercd to
couse snits t Inc bro,oht in tho name or The conn,
to enforce the recovery of the same, and when col