Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-03-25
Bill f0r the Nev. County.


Senator Siifer, en- the l4ti inst
An &C. Cor the erection Of new county
out Of Il part cf Uuion county, 10 BE-
called Snyder, and relating to the Sc..:
of Justice i'll Cpion county.
SIC. 1. Fixes tie division line accord
ins to the petitions in circulation. The
south side 10 be called "SNYDER COUN-
TY."
Sec. 2 Provides for Commissioners for
marking said boundary line.
See. 3. That suitable grounds and
buildings and Jail for county purposes
for said county of Union, to be approved
by a m.jority of the Court and Grand
Jurors Of the respective counties wiihou.
any tax or cost whatever being imposed
upon the taxables of the said counties for
such expenditures.
Sec. 4. That to secure the conditions
expressed in the third section Of this act,
there be pledged iu trust to the Associate
Judges and the Commissioners Of Union
county, on or before the frs. day of Au.
gust next, one or more responsible and
binding subscriptions of not less than ten
thousand dollars, from within each county
aforesaid, for the purchase Of grounds and
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buildings to be stone Or brick arch, fire.
proof roofs and fre-proof vaults, for the
security of records, and that said sutscrip-
tions, &c, pledged shall be approved by
the Judges and Commissioners aforesaid,
and published with the names of the list
for which they are pledged in the new.pa-
pers Of Union county, the second week III
TIE month Of August next, and upon such
notice being given to the people Of Union
county; tue subscriptions aforesaid shall
be transferred to the building committees
provided for such subscriptions respective
ly, and the grounds necessary with the
proper county buildings shall be completed
and conveyed il fee simple to the proper
authorities of the respective counties on or
before the first day Of January, 1885.
That the seats Of Justice Tor the counties
of Union and Snyder shall be fixed upon
AS follows: at the general el1c:ion in Cc
tober next, the qualified voters of the sew
eral election districts in the counties aicre-
said, may vote written or printed tickets
labeled on the outside :" County Seat" End
in the inside with the name Of the Town
ship, Borough or Town which they prefer
for the seat of Justice. The judges of
elections shall return the the names cf the
places SO voted for, as the names ii per-
sons voted for are now returned, and The
place in each county having the highest
number CT votes, shall Le .he sea. Of JUS
tee for each county; provided that no
votes shall he returned fer 10 Township,
Borough, or Town which shall hot have
furnished Us Ecreinbc:ore stated an ap-
proved guaranteed subscription, Of no; less
than ten thousand dollars, for couaty
buildings and Jai! as aforesaid.
That the bonds Of 5000 dollars
issued by the Commissioners Of Union
county, in payment Of the subscription Of
that amount of stock, made to the capital
stock Of the Susqueiianna Railroad COM
pany be answered by the county of Union,
as ORGANIZED by this act, in such manner
as shall fully and entirely release and ex-
oncratc the said county of Snyder from any
responsibility created By said bonds, and
the said stock SO subscribed shall be for
the use of and enure alone to the benefit
of the said county Of Union, as limited
and organized by this act.
The present public buildings, &C., to be
sold, and the proceeds divided equally be-
tween the two counties, and the present
Jail to be used until Jails are constructed
for the other counties.
Both counties to remain in their present
Judicial, Congressional, Senatorial and
Representative districts.
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