The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-04

Prouided-No disposition or sale Of such public
buildings shall be made until the court house aud
pub lie buildings d: Bloomshurg shall be completed
and the public records and offices be removed there
TO-.
SEC. 3. That so soon as tho public buildings
are completed according to the provisions of this
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
building are fully completed according to the true
intert and meaning of this act and a record there
Of being made By endorsement on said report, the
Commissioners dSherif of said county shall there
upon Cause the prisoners, if any there confined in
the old prison, To be safely removed to the new,
and the public papers and records then remaining
In the public offices at Danve to be safely depo-
slted in the new buildings so as aforesaid built and
prepared for the reception thereof and fiom thence
forth the Seat Of Justce in and for the county Of
Columbia shall cease to be at Danville, aid the
same shah be removed and hSed at the town oC
fees heretofore kept,and the courts oJusrce heretO
re held al Danville iu&fOr said county oiCoumhla,
shall be kept and held al Bloomsbug in the build.
ings erected for their accommodation as aforesaid.
SEC. a. II shall be lawful for the citizens of
Bloomsburg to obtain subscriptions from any per-
son or persons willing to subscribe any monev or
materials for the erection of such public buildings
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
lected he applied towards deiraylng the expenses
Of such buildings.
SEC. s. If 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 all vote ont Of his their proper district, or
shall vote more than once on said question, he or
they 80 offending upon conviction thereof before
the proper court of quarter Of said county
shall be subject to the penalty provided for in the
! general election laws Of this Commonwealth.
SIC. 6. If any judge or inspector of the election
. authorised to be held by virtue of this act shall
knowingly or wilfully reject the vote of a citizen
qualified Ia vote OH the question of Removal Of The
seat of justice in said county in accordance the witt
first secton of this act, or shall receive the vote
person not qualified TO vote aforesaid on sale
question, he or they offending, upon conviction
hereof before the proper court of quarter session
}. said county, shall forfeit and pay for the use
aid county for every such offence, u sum not les
than three hundred or more than six hundred dol
lars at the discretion ofthe court, and shall undergo
an imprisonment in the Jail of said county for
period of not less than twelve months more thai
; two years.
sEc 7. If any Judge, inspector or clerk of tn
election authorized to be held byvirtue of this ac
+ shall willully miscount, shall falsely and audu
entity add up and return the votes received upon tn
e question aforesaid shall keep afalse tally paper
't OF shall be guilty of any fraud in the discharge
ol hs duties, every person 50 offending upon convl
re ton thereof in the proper court Of quarter session
c of said county shall be suhjectto the same fine an
Is penalty as are imposed upon delinquent judges
p Inspectors by the general election laws lths Con
e 'monwealth.
4. SEC. &. It shall be the duty of the judges an