Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-03-06

and until their successors may be elected
and qualified.
Sec. 6. That Thomas G. Linton be, and
he is hereby, appointed Sheriff Of said
county, and shall! continue in office until
the first Monday Of the month Of April
next, and until hissuccessor may be elect
ed and qualified, and said Sheriff shall be
qualified TO enter upon the discharge Of
the duties Of his said office upon filing his
oath Of office in the Clerks office Of the
District Court Of Clayton, which oath of
office may be administered by said Clerk.
Sec. 7. That all actions at law or equi-
ty in the District Court Of Clayton Coun-
ty, commenced prior to the organization
Of Allemakee County, where the parties,
or either Of them, reside ip said county
Of Allemakee, shall be prosecuted to final
judgment, order or decree, as fully and
effectualIy as if this act had not passed..
Sec. 8. That William C. Linton, John
Francis, and James Jones, Of the county
Of Clayton, be, and they are hereby ap-
pointed, Commissioners to locate and es-
tablish the seat Of Justice Of said county
Of Alemakee
Sec. 9. That said Commiss oners, or a
majority O.. them, shall meet a, the house
Of Thomas C. Linton, in Allemakee coun-
ty, on the fifteenth day Of June next, or
within three months thereafter, and pro-
coed to locate and establish the Seat of
SAID county.
Sec. 10. Said Commissioners shall first
take and subscribe the following oath, to
wiz: awe do solemnIy swear Tor aftirm)
that we have no personal interest in the
location Of the Seat Of Justice Of the coun-
try Of Allemak ee, and that we will faith
fully and impartially locate the same &C.
cording 10 the best interests Of said coun-
ty, taking into consideration the future,
as we'll as the present population of said
county," which oath or affirmation may
be administered by any person authorized
zed to administered oaths: And the off,
Ger administering said oath, shall certify
and file the same in the office Of the Clerk
of the District Court Of the county Of AL
lemakee, within three months after a
Clerk Of the District Court shall have
been elected for said county, whose duty
| IL SlIOll W W lCCOlu llIC SNtllS.
Sec. II. That as soon as said Commits
sioners shall have come 10 determna-
ton where said Seat Of Justice shall be
located, they shall commit the same to
writing, giving a particular desert ption
of the place so selected and located upon
and shall file the same in the office Of the
Clerk Of the Board Of Commissioners Of
Allemakee County, whose duty it shall
be to record the same, and TO keep the
same on file in his office, and the place
, thus designated shall be the seat of Jus
tce Of said county
Sec. 10. Said Commissioner shall each
be entitled to receive The sum Of Two
, Dollars per day, while necessarily EN-
I ployed, and the sum of Two Dollars FOL
| every twenty miles travel in going t.
, and from said Seat of Justice; which sun
= shall be paid out Of the first moneys ari
: sing from the sale Of town lots in suci
$ Seat Of Justice.
t Sec. IS. This act shall take effect anc
, be in force from and after its publication
: in the Miners Express and Jackson Co
? Democrat.
f SMILEY II. BONHAM,
I Speaker Of the House.
JOHN J. SELMAN,
: President Of the Senate.
f Approved, Jan. 18th, 1849.
), ANSEL BRIGGS,
SECRETARY's OFFICE, Iowa.
d Iowa City, Feb. 90, 1849.
| hereby certify, that the foregoing