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

Pr0pided-No disposition or sale of such public
buildings shall be made until the court house anC
public buildings a. Bloomsbury shall be completed
and the public records and offices be removed there
to.
SIC. 3. That so soon as the 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 said Court being satisfied thIt said
buildings are fully completed according to the true
intent and meaning OF this act, and record there.
of being made by endorsement on ead report the
Commissioners &Sherif Of said county shall there
upon cause the prisoners, II 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-
sted in the new buildings 80 as aforesaid buIlt and
prepared for the reception thereof and tom thence
forth the Seat of Justice in and for the county Of
Columbia shall cease to be at Danyille, aid the
same shall be removed and fixed at the town Of
Rlanpah,.. =, 'h~ aid county, oud tho public Of
fees heretofore keptand the courts oijustce hereto
re held at DanvilIe n&for said ldcountg ofCoIumba,
shall be kept and held at Bloomsbulg in the build
ings erected for their accommodation as aforesaid.
SIC. 4. 1t shall be lawful for the citizens of
Boomshurg to obtain subscriptions from any per-
son or persons willing to subscribe any money or
materials for the erection of such public buildings
az 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
lccled TO he applied towards deiraying the expenses
Of such buildings
SIC. s. II any person or persons shall vote on
the question of removal 0! 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 vote ont Of his or their proper district or
shall vote more than once on said question be or
they so offending upon conviction thereof before
the proper court ofquartcr SESSIONS Of said county
shall be subject to the penalty provided for in the
general election laws Of this Commonwealth
SIC. 6. II any Judge or inspector of the election
authorised to be held by virtue of this act shall
knowingly Or willully reject the vote Of a citizen
qualified to vote Oh the question Of Removal Of The
seat of justice in Naid county in accordance the with
first seclion of thisNCt or shall rCcriye the vote OF
person not qualified to vote ns 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 for the 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 oihe court and shall undergo
an Imprisonment in the Jail of said county for
period of not less than twelve months or more than
two years.
SIC. T. Ifeuy judge, inspector or clerk Of the
election authorized to be held by virtue Of this act
shall wiltully miscount, or shall falsely and faudu-
emily add up md return the votes received upon the
question aforesaid, or shall keep aiaec tally paper,
or shall bo guilty Of any fraud in the discharge Of
hrs duties, evory person SO offending upon conyic
ton thereof in the proper court Of quarter sessions
Of said county shall he subject to the same fine and
penalty as are imposed upon delinquent judges or
Inspectors by the general election laws ofthis Com
ni0nwPalth.
s'cc 9. It shan be tie duty Of tie Judges a0j