Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-01

An Act to change the mode Of doing county business
ia the county Of Decatur.
SECTION l. Be enacted By the General Assembly Of the
State Of Indiana, That shall be the duty of the qualified
of Decatur county the general election be held
in said county, the first Monday in August next elect
three commissioners oT said county, for the Of
three years from and after their election, and until their
successors elected and qualified
SEC 2. That the clerk of the Decatur circuit court SHALL
after the expiration Of ten days from the day Of said cleo
tion make and deliver said commissioners severaly
certificate of their election which shall be sufficient autho-
Iity for said commissioners discharge their duty said
commissioners, and said commissioners before entering
the duties Of their Office shall severay take the oath pre-
scbed by the second of the FIST of the
enlh chapter OF the Revised Statutes Of this State
force.
SEC. g. Said commissioners when elected and qualified
shall be considered body corporate and polite, by The
and style Of The Board of Commissioners of the county Of
Decatur, and as SUCH and in such name and STYLE
aud be sued plead and be implicated defend and be defended
against and be answered in any either
Of law equity and do aud transact all business behalf
of said county that be assigned 10 them from time
time by law and in all where said county may have
been injured in lis goods chattels lands enemC ns tights
credits effects, contracts such commissioners may, in
their corporate and STYLE without setting forth their
individual names, bring any suit SUITS action actions
either in law equity, which may be best calculated
obtain redress for the injury done
private individuals might could do, and may In like
ne their and style be sued BY any person
persons having of claim against said county
SEC Said bolId Of hen legally organ
lied shall constitute board for doing county business f
county in the place and stead Of the boad Of
of said county and have the rights powers and ur
dcOn possessed by law by the board Of justices of said
county and said board of commissioners in the discharge Of
official duties shall be governed by the first article Of
the chapter V the Revised Statutes Of the State Of
Indiana force far as the same shall be applicable
aud commissioners in the discharge Of their official du
ties shall be governed by all the laws in force regard to
the duty aud jurisdiction Of the board Of justices Of said
county said board Of commissioners shall possess all
rights and privileges and discharge all the duties belong
ing to the board Of justices Of said county.
SEC D. The board If justices Of said county shall con-
and business of said until
said board of commissioners shall be elected and qualified
and said board of commissioners when elected aud qualified
may for their services the Of
dollars per day whilst actually engaged in the discharge
of the duties of said Office Of the county treasury OF said
| county
SEC g. This act take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and publication in the Indiana ate Journal
aud State Sentinel. ROBERT N. CARNAN,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives,
PARIS c. DUNNlNG,
President OF the Senate.
Approved January 9th, 1877.
JANFS WHITCOMB