The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-04-25

AN ACT relative to the election OF Au,
ditor General, Surveyor GENERAL aud
County Surveyors by the people.
SEsrIos BE it enacted by The Sen
ate and House of Representatives. Of the
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania IN Gen
eraL .4ssembLy met. and 1t IS hereby
enacted by the authority Of the same
That the qualified v ters ol this Common
wealth sh all choose by ba lot one p r>on.'
fill the office OF A ud tor General. AMI "ne'
person TO fiji the office Of Surveyor Gen
neral, on The second Tursduy OF Oct'brr,
Ammo Dom nj, one thousand eight hun
dred and htty, and at their general, cleo
ton every third year thereafter.
SEcrI g. Tnat the AudI;or General !
and the Surveyor Genera, elected III pur-
.uauce OF theh. 81 section OF this acI, shall
commissioned by the Governor of this
Commonwealth, and shall assume The du-
ties of their respect We Offices OIL the trsl
Tuesday of Mav next ensuing their cleo
ton. uerforIn all the duties, aud be sub
iect 10 all the penalties lmi o>ed 10y tie
existing Laws Of THIS Commonwealth re a
tug TO Auditor General aud surveyor
General.
sEcrIos 3. That the general eject on
ernor of this Commonwealth. shall reg
ula,e the elections OF Auditor GrneraI and
Surveyor General; and in case any va
eaney should occur III either ot SAID OIL
ices by death eslguation or otherwise
the same shall be filled by appointments
Of the Governor. aud the person SO aP-
pointed shall continue In ottlcc until The
end of the term for which his predeceS
sor was elected.
SECTION 4. That so much of the act
twenty-n nth March, Ammo Domlnl. one
thousahd eight hundred and nlne;so much
Of the act of thirtIeth March, one thousand
g hundred & IL; & so much Of any other
act OF sets assemLl, now i ! TO ce, Il =
lates TO the appointment o! Auditor Gen-
eral or a Surveyor General by the Gov
vernon, Dc and the same is hereby re-
peaed.
SECTION 5. That the qualified voters Of
each county Of this Commonwealth shall,
on the second tuesday, cf October next,
and on the same day every third year,
thereafter, elect one competent person
being praclIca! surveyor, 10 act as coun-
" surveyor for the proper county, Tor tie
term of three years, who shaiI do and er-
form all the dutIes, aud have and receive
oil the emolunenIs now pertaining 1" the
respective deputies Of the Surveyor Cen
era.
SECTION That duplicate returns Of
the elections of said County Surveyors
shall be- made oul and certified by the re-
turn judges. in the nanner prescribed by
the laws regulating the GENERAL elections
OF this Common wealth, one copy where
Of shall be 6Ied with the Clerk o: The
court of Quarter Sessions OF the proper
county. aud the other transmitted by MI
TO the Surveyor General, 10 be filed III
his office, and no;ice Of his election shall
be gwen by The return Judges to the
person receiving the high numter
of votes: all contested elections under tins
act shall be subjected to the provisions of
tha laws relating to the tT'a OF contested
elections ofcounty officers.
SECTION 7. That the person SO elected
shall al The next curt Of Quarter Ses-
sionS OF the proper County. or as som
thereafter as practicable, take and sub
scroc an oath or affirmation 10 perform
all the duties Of his office with fidelity.
SECTION B. That the Courts OF Quartz
Sessions Of the respective counties shall
have power, on Cause shown, 10 remove
any Of SAID County Surveyors for neglect,
refusal, lncompetency, or inability 10 per-
form the duties OF his office, and shall also
remove Them on being convicted OF any
Infamous crime or mIsdemeanor
SECTION 3. That III case of any vacancy
Occasioncd by death. resis nation, REM
val, or o,he wise, il shall be the du-
ty OF the court OF Quarter Srss.ons of The
proper county 10 upon d competent per-
son, being a practical surveyor, ,n ill
such vacancy unul the time prescribed
by this act for the election of Said
officers.
SECTION 10. That so much Of any
&C, OF Assembly az authorizes the Survey