The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-06-07
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AN ACT

AN ACT
COncerning the hcmooH cEMe Seal
n Justice Qf tOiumbia County |
Irom Dan0ille To Bl0omsburg.
Section |. BE it enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives Of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it l. |
hereby o acted by the authority of the samr, r,--Tha
it shall and may be lawful 70, the Qualified Vo-
tcrs who have Resided in Columbia Coun-
ty for at LEAST SIX G..EE.N'H.IR |
.HO.N'THS Immediately preceding the ncai CEN
eral Election, to vote at such election upon the
question oIthe removal of their Seat Of Justice from
DanVille to Boomsburg,n said county, in the man
ner following, to wit Those in favor Of Removal
shall vote a written or printed ticket hbeed
|" SEAT OF JUSTICE" and containing thel
words FOR BLOOMSBURG," aud those op
posed to a Removal shall vote a written or print.
ed ticket labelled as aforesaid and containing the
words FOR DANVII.LE;" the said tickets to be
deposited in box which shall he provided for that
purpose at each aud every of the election polls Of
said county, and the returns of said election shal
be made in the same manner by the Return Judges
as IN the case OF the election of Members of the
Assembly, and II on the meeting Of the Return
Judges 1t shall appear that majority of the votes
have b0cn given IN favor of BIoomsburg, then the
following sections of this act shall be of full force
and effect; but if it shall appear that majority Of
Votes have been given against BoomGburg, then
the following sections ofthis act shall be null d void
SEC. 2. That if majority of the voters of said
Icounty 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 Bloomsbury, the citizens Of
BIoomsburg IN said county shall erect, or cause to
be erected, 1T THEIR OEy1N PROPER
I E4PEaNE, 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 Of
the county records, under the direction of the
i County Commissioners, who are authorised to re,
ceiye 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
|cumbranccs, for the use the county of Columbia,
the said building to be erected on such lot OF lots
of ground thus conveyed And the Court House,
and o;hcrpublic buildings and real estate on winch
hey are erected or is appuItenant thereto, 0t the
town of Danvlle, are hereby granted and confirm
led to ihe inhabitants of Mahonng township, with
full authority to sell and dispose of the same to the
best advantagea and tAatsO much Of the proceeds of
said sae,as is necessary to refund to the citizens of
Danve whatever amount Of money they may have
lgivcn for the original Con5rUCOn of The public
buildings az said town. and the purchase of the lots
of ground on which they are erected, shall be re-
funded u the said citizens, and the balance to be
paid into the County Treasury for county purposes.
| Pr0vided-No disposition or sale of such public
buildings shall be made until the court house and
pub lie buildings a. Bloomsrurg shall be completed,
and the pubic records and Offices be removed there
Ito.
SEC. 8. 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 sad Court being satisfied tlat 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, thci
Commissioners 9SherT Of said county shall there.
upon cause the prisoners, if any there confined inI
the old prison, to he safely removed to the new
and the public papers and records then remaining
in the public Offices at DanyiIIe, to be safely dcpo
slted in the new buildings so as aforesaid built andI
IpINPdltu OI 'tiL.l VIZ ISbl, anu O ltIlCp
forth the Seat of Justice in and for the county Of
Columbia shall cease to be at Danvic, aid thel
same shall be removed and fixed at the town of
bloomsbury. in the said county, and the public Of
fees heretofore heptand the courts OF Just ce hereto
fore held aDanyille n&Gor sadc county olCoIumbia
shall be kept and held at Boomsburg in the build.
mgs erected for their accommodation as aforesaid.
SEC, d. 1t shall be lawful for the citizens OF !
Bloomsbury to obtain subscriptions from any per.
son or persons willing to subscribe any money 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 t. |
cause suits to be brought in the name of the county
to enforce the recovery of the same, and when col
lccted TO be applied towards deiraying the expense
Of such buildings.
SEC. >. II any person or persons shall vote on
the question Of removal of the scat Of Justice of said
county Of Columbia at the election authorized t,
be held by virtue Of this act not duly qualified to
vote in ac :ordance with the first section Of this act.
or shall vote out of his their proper district, OF
shall vote more than once on said question, be o.
they SO offending upon conviction thereof before
the proper court ofquatCr SESSIONS cf said count,
shall he subject to the penalty provided for in the
general election laws Of this Commonwealth.
SIC. 6. lfNny judge or inspector of the clcctionI
authorized to be held by virtue of this act, shall
knowingly Or wllully reject the vote Of citizcnI
qualified to vote on the question of Removal Of the
scat Of justice in said county in accordance the witt
first section Of this act, or shall receive the vote oil
person not qualified to vote as aforesaid on saidl
question, he or they so offending, upon conviction
thereof before the proper court OF quarter session,
of said county, shall forfeit and pay for the use Of
said county torevery such offence, a sum not les
than three hundred or more than six hundred dol
lars at the discretion ofhe court, and shall UNDERGO
an imprisonment in the Jail of said county fer
period of not les. than twelve months Or more than
two years.
SEc. lfony Judge inspector or clc,k Of the
election authorized to he held hy virtue Of this act
IN ,,.LL, NJ ~.