The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-07-19
REMOVAL
BILL.
Concerning tie kemoeai cffhe Sea
IF Justice Qf Columbia County
from Danviiie TO Bioon,Sburg.
AN ACT

from Danviile to Bloomsbury.
Section |. BE it enacted by the Senate AM
House OF Representatives Of the Commonwealth o
Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it i
hereby Ell acted by the authority Of the same,-Tha
it shall and may be lawful 70, the Qualified Vo
ters who have Resided I'm Columbia Coun
lty for at LEAST SIX C.gLE.vD.gR
.uO.N'TIfS Immediately preceding the nert Gea,
erai Election, to vote at such election upon tn,
question ofthe removal of their Seat of Justice from
Danville to Bloomsburgin said county, in the man
ner following, to wit:-Those in favor of Remova
shall vote written or printed ticket labelled
|" SEAT OF JUSTICE," and containing thu
words "FOR BLOOMSBURG," aud those op
posed to Removal, shall vote a written or print
ed ticket labelled as aforesaid and containing tht
words 4" FOR DANVILLE;" the said tickets to bC
deposited in box which shall be provided for that
purpose at each and every of the election polls o
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 if on the meeting of the Return
Judges 1t shall appear that majority of the votes
have boen given in favor of Bloomsbury, then the
following sections of this act shall be of full force
and effect; but if il shall appear that majority Of
votes have been given against Bloomsbury, then
SEC. 2. That if a 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 BloomSburg, tho citizens of
bloomsbury IN said county shall erect, or cause to
be erected, 1T THEIR OWN PROPER
EXPEN E, within three years from and after
such election, in the town Of Bloomsburg, suitable
buildings of BRICK or STONE, of the MOST
APPROVED PLAN for a 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 a conveyance for such lot or lots of ground
for the use of such County buildings, not LESS
than ONE ACRE, in fee simple clear of all in
cumbrances, for the use ofthe county of Columbia,
the said building to be erected on such lot OF lots
of ground thus conveyed. And the Court House,
and otherpublic buildings and real estate on which
they are erected or is appurenant thereto, at the
town of Danville, are hereby granted and confirm
ed to the inhabitants of Mahoning township, with
ul authority to sell and dispose of the to the
best advanage,and that SO much OF the proceeds Of
said saleas is necessary to refund to the citizens Of
Danville whatever amount of money they may have
given for the original construction of the public
buildings at said town, and the purchase of the lots
If ground on which they are erected, shall be re-
unded to the said citizens, and the balance to be
laid into the County Treasury for county purposes
Pr0uided-No disposition sale of such public
buildings shall be made until the court house and
pub lie buildings a: Boomshurg shall be completed
and the public records and Offices be removed there
to.
SEC 8. That so soon as the 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
buildings are fully completed according to the true
intent and meaning of this act, and record there
of being made by endorsement on said report, the
Commissioners 6rSherff 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 al Danve, to be safely depo-
sited in the buildings so as 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 Danville, aid the
same shall be removed and fixed at the town of
Bloomsburg, in the said county, and the public of.
fees heretofore kept and the courts justice hereto
fore held atDanville n&for'said county ofColumbia.
shall be kept and held al Bloomsburg in the build
ngs erected for their accommodation as aforesaid.
SEC 4. 1t shall be lawful for the citizens of
Bloomsbury to obtain subscriptions from any per.
son or persons willing to subscribe any monev OF
materials for the erection of such public buildings
as are provided for in the second section ofthis 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 to be applied towards deiraying the expense.
of such buildings.
| SEC. 5. If any person or persons shall vote or
the question of removal of the seat of Justice of saiC
county of Columbia, at the election authorized I,
be held by virtue of this act not duly qualified {,
vote in accordance with the first section of this act
or shall vote ont of his their proper distIict. O
lshall vote more than once on said question, he o
they SO offending upon conviction thereof befor
1.-THE proper court ofquarter sessions Of said county
shall be subject to the penalty provided for in tn
general election laws of this Commonwealth.
SEC. G. If any judge or inspector of the eectio
authorised TO be held by virtue of this act, sha
knowingly or wllfuy reject the vote of a citize
lqualiied to vote OIL the question of Removal of III
seat of justice in said county in accordance the wit
first section of this act, or shall receive the vote
la person not qualified to vote as aforesaid on sa
. Question, he or they offending, upon eonvictic
thereof before the proper court of quarter session
d of said county, shall forfeit and pay for the use
said county for every such offence, a sum not lie
THAN three hundred or more than six hundred dc
lars at the discretion the court, and shall under
an imprisonment in the Jail of said county for
perod of not less than twelve months or more th
o two years.
!, SEc. Z. If any Judge, inspector OF clerk of t
election authorized to be hsd by virtue of this
shall wilfuly mscount, or shall falsely and Fl aud
e ently add up and return the votes received upon
Question aforesaid, shall keep false tally pap
. lor shall ha cnity of env fraud in the 1ischarra