The Empire County argus., 1854-05-06

COUNTY SEAT OF Ell DoRADo.-lhe following Is
correct copy of the bill as it has passed the Legs-
lature, and become law, submitting to the people
of Ell Dorado, the question of the permanent loca-
tion of the county seat:
The People of the State of CALIFORNIA; represented IN
Senate and assembly, do enact as .follotcs:
Sec. l. The county Judge of Ell Dorado county
SHALL at least four weeks prior to the next general
election, make proclamation to the voters OF SAID
county, and shall cause the said proclamation to be
published il all the newspapers published IN the
said county, as often as the same may be issued,
that at the next general election the question OF the
removal of the county seat shall be voted on by the
qualified voters of said county, and stating the form
of ballot to be used at said election which shall be
as follows: 'For county seat" naming the place to
be voted for and the said ballots shall be counted
at the same time and in like manner those cast
for the officers to be chosen at the said election.
Sec. g The return of the votes cast for q
county seat, shall be made to the county clerk as
in manner provided by law.
SEC. 3. After the returns shall have been can
vassed it shall be the duty of the county Judge to
declare that place which shall have received the
greatest number of votes to be the county seat and
he shall cause the same to be certified to the Secre-
tary of State.
SEC. f. If it shall be ascertaned that the place
chosen, as aforesaid, for the county seat of said
county, is other than the town of Cooma, the Court
of Sessions shall Immediately proceed to make all
necessary contracts for the erection of Court House
and Jail and other necessary Offices for the county
seat which contracts shall be given to the lowest
responsible bidder. Bonds and suretics shall be re-
uured of responsible character, equal in amount
to the price to be paid for the erection of the build
ing specified in such contracts and payments shall
be made on the contracts il such manner as the
Court of Sessions shall deem most conducive to the
interest of the county Provided, that no payments
shall be made until the completion of the buildings
according to contract, and until they shall have
been received by the said Court of Sessions.
SEC s. No contract shall be made as specified
in the preceding section until after the proposals
for such contract shall have been advertised by the
Court of Sessions for at least two weeks in all the
newspapers published in said county. which propo
sals shall specify with exacness the size. and man.
aer Of construction, and the time within which the
said buildings shall BE- oompleted and no member
of the Court of Sessions or other county officers,
shall be interested either directly indirectly in
the contract so made.
SEC 6. Within sixty days after the execution
of such contract or as the buildings at the
new county seat shall be ready for use and occupan-
cy it shall be the duty of the Court of Sessions to
cause to be removed, the public archives, records
and other property Of said county, to the place SC
declared to be the county seat and the terms of the
county court court of sessions and the district
court for said county shall be hereafter holden at
the county seat.
Sec. 7. Whenever the buildings now occupied at
the present county seat shall be no longer needed
for public use, it shall be the duty of the Court OF
Sessions to order the sheriff Of me county to expose
the same for sale at public auction, to be sold tc
the highest bidder together With the ground there
unto belonging; the proceed ofwhich shall be paid
into the county treasury The sheriff shall furnish
bill of sale of all the property sold, to the county
Treasurer and take the Treasuror's receipt for the
monies paid him on account of such sale; which
receipt shall be filed as voucher with the county
Auditor
Sec. 8. All laws or parts of laws conflicting with
the provisions this act far as they either Of
them are applicable or relate to the county of E.
Dorado are hereby repealed
CoNvERsArIoN OUT WEsT.-"How are ye, Judge!'