The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-11

Pr0yided-No disposition or sale Of such public
buildings shall be made until the court house ant
public buildings a: Bloomshurg shall be completed
and the public records and offices be removed there
to-.
Sec 3. That so soon as tho public buiding
are completed according to the provisions of th
act, the Commissioners aforesaid shall file a repor
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 beiug made by endorsement on said report, the
Commissioners SSherif Of said county shall there.
upon cause the prisoners, il 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 Danville, to be safely depo
slted in the new buildings so as aforesaid built and
prepared for therecepton 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
Bloomsbury, in the said county, and the public of
fees heretofore kept and the courts oijustce hereto
f.re held at DanviIlc, ,in&for said county oColumbia
shall be kept and held at BloomsbuIg in the build
ings erected for their accommodation as aforesaid.
SEC A. 1t 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 arc 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 coll
ccted to be applied towards defrayng the expenses
Of such buildings.
SIC. 5. 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 shall vote ont of his their proper dstCt, or
shall vote mere than once on said question, he or
they so offending upon conviction thereof before
the proper court of quarter sessions Of said county,
shall be subject to the penalty provided for in the
general election laws Of this Commonwealth.
SEC G. If any judge inspector of the election
authorised to be held by virtue of this act shall
knowingly or wiIfuIly 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 with
first section of this act, or shall receive the vote OF
pelson not qualified to vote as aforesaid on said
question, he or they SO offending, upon conviction
hereof before the proper court of quarter sessions
{ said county, shall forfeit and pay forthe use Of
aid county for every such offence, a sum not less
than three hundred or more than six hundred dol
lars at the discretion of.he court, and shall undergo
an imprisonment in the uiI of said county for a
period of not lees than twelve months or more than
two years.
SIC. Z. If any Judge, inspector or clerk of the
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shall wilfully miscount, or shall falsely and faudu
emily add up and return the votes received upon the
question aforesaid or shall keep alalse tally paper,
or shall be guilty of any fraud in the discharge Of
his duties, every person so offending upon conVic
ton thereof in the proper court of quarter sessions
of sold county, shall be subject to the same fine and
penalty as are imposed upon delinquent Judges or
Inspectors by the general election laws ofthis Com.
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