Columbia gazette., 1854-04-29


The People Of the 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 Tuclumne, new County to be called
Stanislau..
SEC. 2 The boundary Of the Conn
ty Of Stanislaus shall be as follows: =
Commencing on the nort!, cast cr the
corner OF the Counties Oft 'a.avcras and
San joaquin; thence soa.icrly to the
southern line of 'ruolumnc County
thence west along said line to the San,
joaquin river; thence up said river to
the mouth OF the Merccd river, thence
in a due, southwest direction to the
summit Of the coast range; thence in !,
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 as
provided for by this act.
SEC. A. There shall be held an e.
lection for County officers, ana 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 o9ieio County Recorder, one
Sheriff, one County Surveyor, one As
SCISSOR, one Treasurer, one Coroner, and
one Public Administrator; also a 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 Stanislais, are hereby appointed and
constituted Board of Commissioners
to designate the election precincts in
said County of Stanislaus FOR the said
election, to appoint the inspectors and
judges of the several ,,precincts as de-
signated, to receive the returns of elec-
ton, and to issue certificates Of election
to the persons entitled to the same.
Sec. 7. The laws of a 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
cd 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. s. Said Board of Commission
ers shall meet and hold their first session
TOR the transaction of business at Dick
iuson Ferry, in said County.
SEC. 9. The said Board of Com
missioners shall meet on the Monday
two weeks previous to the election. Al
such meeting said Board shall appoin,
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 oi
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 te
any member of said Board. The sale
Board shall meet on the fifth day subse.
quent to the election, at Empire City
and the returns shall then be opened
and read, and under their direction ane
in their presence, tabular Statement
shall be made out showing the vote Civ
en- at each precinct of the County, fo
each person, and for each of the Office
to be filed at the election, and also tn,
entire vote given for each person, an,
in the County for County seat, and 70
what place or places cast. The state
ment made out by such Board shall b.
signed by its President and Clerk
The place for which the highest mum
Der OF legal votes shall be found to hav
been cast, shall be the County seat
The persons having the highest numbc
Of legal votes for the several Offices t
be filed, shall be declare,! elected, an
the President shall Immediately max
out, and send or deliver to each perso,
chosen, a Certificate Of Election, Si-ne'
by him as President ef,he Commission
ers, and attested by the CT rk.
SEC. IL. The County Judge shal
qualify before the President of t;i
Board, and enter upon the discharge 0
the duties Of his Office the day succeed
ing the meeting Of the Board, lis pro
vided in the preceding section. iii
Persons elected as County Officers, Il
provided i'll this Act, shall qualify lc
fore the County Judge, within ten day
thereafter. and enter upon the discharg,
of their duties.
SEC. II. The President Of III,
Board shall transmit without delay,
copy of the tabular statement prepared
as provided for in Section tenth, to tht
Secretary Of Stata. The election re.
turns Of tho County, and duplicate
tabular statement, shall be furnished Il