Columbia gazette., 1854-04-22


AN ACT to Create the County Of
Stanislaus, to Define its Boundaries,
and to Provide for it, Organization.
Tie People Of tie State Of California,
represented in Senate and Assembly.
do enact as follo,cs:
SECTION l. There shall be formed
out of the western portion of the County
Of Tuolumne, new County to be called
Stanislaus.
SEC. 2 The boundary Of the Coun-
ty Of Stanislaus shall be as follows:-
Commencing on the northeast of the
corner Of the Counties of Calaveras and
San Joaquin; thence southerly to the
southern line Of Tuolumne County;
thence west along said line to the San
Joaquin river; thence up said river to
the mouth Of the Merced river, thence
in due southwest direction to the
summit of the coast range; thence in a
north-westerly direction, following the
summit of said range; thence to the
southwest corner of San Joaquin Coun-
ty; thence north-easterly along the line
Of said county to the place of beginning.
Sec. 3. The Seat of Justice shall
be at such place as may be determined
by the qualified electors of the County
at the election for County officers a
provided for by this act.
Sec. 4. There shall be held an e.
lection for County officers, and to deter
mine the County Seat in said County of
Stanislaus, on the tenth day of June Of
the present year, 1854.
SEC. 5. At the election mentioned
in the preceding section, there shall be
chosen one County Judge. one County
Attorney, one County Clerk, who shall
be er cOscio County Recorder, one
Sheriff, one County Surveyor, one As
SCISSOR, one Treasurer, one Coroner, and
one Public Admistrator; also place to
be the seat of Justice.
SEC. 6. John D. Patterson, Eli S.
Marvin, G. D. Dickinson, John w.
Lard, Richard Harmer, of the County
Of Stanislaus, are hereby appointed and
constituted Board of Commissioners
to designate the election precincts in
said County of Stanislaus !or the said
election, to appoint the inspectors and
judges Of the several precincts as de-
signatcd, to receive the returns of cleo
ton, and to issue certi6 Gates of election
to the persons entitled to the same.
SEC. 7. The laws of general ma
ture now in force regulating elections in
this State shall apply to the election or
dered by this Act, except that the
Board of Commissioners herein appoint
ed shall designate the election precincts,
appoint the Inspectors and Judges of
election, receive the returns of election,
issue the several certificates to the per-
sons elected, and declare what place re-
ceives the highest number of votes for
County Seat.
Sec. 8. Said Board of Commission
ers shall meet and hold their first session
for the transaction of business at Dick
inson Ferry, in said County.
SEC. 9. The said Board Of Com
missioners shall meet on the Monday
two weeks previous to the election. At
such meeting said Board shall appoint
one Of their number President and one
as Clerk. A record of their proceed
ings shall be kept. The attendance of
a majority of the members of the Board
shall be necessary for the transaction of
business. At the said meeting the Board
shall designate the precincts of the
County, and appoint the Inspectors and
Judges of such precincts, and give no.
tice at each Of the said precincts.
SEC. 10. Sealed returns from the
officers of election may be delivered to
any member of said Board. The said
Board shall meet on the fifth day subsc
quent to the election, at Empire City.
and the returns shall then be opened
and read, and under their direction and
in their presence, tabular statement
shall be made out showing the vote Civ
en- at each precinct of the County, for
each person, and for each of the Offices
to be filled at the election, and also the
entire vote given for each person, and
in the County for County seat, and for
what place or places cast. The state
ment made out by such Board shall be
signed by its President and Clerk
The place for which the highest mum
Der Of legal votes shall be found to have
been cast, shall be the County seat
The persons having the highest number
of legal votes for the several Offices to
be filed, shall be declared elected, and
the President shall Immediately make
out, and send or deliver to each person
chosen, o Certificate of Election, signed
by him as President of the Commission
ers, and attested by the Clerk.
SEC. II. The County Judge shall
qualify before the President of the
Board, and enter upon the discharge of
the duties Of his Office the day succeed
ing the meeting of the Board, as pro-
vided in the preceding section. The
Persons elected as County Officers, as
provided in this Act, shall qualify be-
fore the County Judge, within ten DAYS
thereafter, and enter upon the discharge
of their duties.
Sec. IL. The President of the |
Board shall transmit without delav. a !
copy Of the tabular statement prepared. |
as nrovided for in Sert;ov &o~th ~