Butte record., 1856-04-19
AZ, Act


Entitled An Act to change and fx the
County Seat of Butte County
The People of the State Of California. repre-
sensed in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section l. The qualified Electors Of Butte
County are hereby authorized, within forty
days after the passage Of this act, to deter
zniae by vote TO be taken thereon the ques-
ton Of the removal and location of the coun-
ty seat Of said county; whether the same ap-
ply to the choice OF the County Seat at its
present location, or TO the choice Of any other
place in said county for the county seat Of
said county; and the Clerk of said county.
shali ix a certain day, on or within the peri
Cd of the said forty days, on which special
election for the purpose aforesaid shall be
held. and said Clerk shall cause to be pub
lished in each newspaper printed in said
county. consenting to publish the ssme, due
notice Of the day Of election 50 fixed upon by
him, and the purpose fer which said election
is to be held at least twenty days before the
DAY Of said election the said Clerk shall also
cause to be published as aforesaid. correct
list Of the election precincts in said county,
with the names Of the Inspectors and judges
Of each as established and appointed By the
Board Of Supervisors who shall immediately
upon the passage Of this act establish and ap-
point the same
Section 9 This election shall be conducted
in strict cor formity with the act entitled IAN
Act to regulate elections" except as is herein
rpsci6ed.
election shall be written or printed, and shall
read thus-'For County Seat namin 2
in the blank the place voted for
Section 4. The Board Of CanYassers Of the
election shall declare the result Of the same,
aud shall cause to be published in the tabular
form the name Of each place yoged for, and the
number OF votes cast for each place voted for,
and the same shall be entered by the proper
officer on the records Of the county; and the
place receiving a majority Of all the votes cast
shall be the county seat OF Butte county, and
shall be declared by the said Board to have
been chosen for the county seat of said coun-
ty; it being nevertheless provided by this act
that no place thus receiving a ajority of all
the votes cast for the county seat Of said coun-
ty, except the present location Of the county
seat Of said county, shall finally be or become
the county seat of said county, until lot Of
land in the form Of a square, not less than one
fourth of an acre, with court house, jsil
and Offices, of as good and substantial build
and material, and in every respect IS ample
and commodious as the present county build
ings shall have been erected thereon, by twC
or more inhabitants Of the place thus chosen
and the said land and buildings shall have
been conveyed and delivered by q deed well
executed, free AMI unincumbered by any lien
claim whatever, free of any charge to the
said county Of Butte, and the said deed filed
in the Office of the Clerk of said county for re-
cord nor shall any place receiving q MAORI
ty of all the votes cast rs aforesaid, except the
present location Of the county seat as afore-
said, finally be or become thu county seat OF
said county unless the said lands and build
ings shall be decided and completed in manner
and form as aforesaid, to the acceptance anI
satisfaction of the Board Of Supervisors of said
county, and delivered by deed aforesaid
within the space of two hundred and forty
days after the passage Of this act 1t shall be
specified in the said deed that the land and
buildings therein mentioned, are decided for
the sole use and benefit Of the said county,
for the use of the county, and the tran saction
oscounty business and it shall be condi tional
in said deed that if at any time within the
space of FIVE years the county seat shall be by
law removed from such place thus chosen and
becoming the county seat as aforesaid, then
and in that case all the right title and inter
bst Of ssid county in said land and buildings
decided Us aforesaid, and vested in it by said
deed, shall revert to the grantor or grantors
Of said deed, wholly and absolutely to their
sole use and benefit.
Section 5. When the provisions and condi-
tions of the preceding section have been full
filed and complied with 10 the satisfaction Of
the Board of Supervisors Of said county, the
said Board shall, by an order entered on the
records required by law to be kept by them,
declare such place chosen SIS aforesaid to be
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ter be and remain the county seat until
changed by law, and the official business OF
the county shall be there transacted, and the
books, papers aud offce-iurniture belonging
to the county shall be removed to said place.
Section o. In case tho present location OF
the county seat of Butte county be chosen by
O majority of all the votes cast for the county
seat, then and in that case said place shall be
ana remain the county seat in the same man
ner rs though this act had never been passed
Section Z 1t shall be the duty of the Clerk
Of said county to cause to be published for
three consecutive weeks prior to the day OF
election in each newspaper printed in said
county consentng to publish the same, this
act, as the same shall be passed by the Legis-
lature.
Section 8 No pay shall be allowed for SER
vices rendered to any person serving as In
spector, Judge or Clerk OF thus election. nor
tor the bringing in Of the returns to the Clerk
OF the county.
J. T. FARLEY,
Speaker Of the Assembly.
L. NJ ANDERSON,
President Of the Senate.
Approved March Tenth, 1856.
J. NEELY JOHNSON.
STATE OF CALIFoRNIA,
County Of Sacramento, ?
Office Secretary Of State.
|, David F. Douglass, Secretary of State of
the State Of California, hereby certify that the
within is g true and correct copy of an Act
entitled ''An Act to change and fix the Coun-
ty seat OF Butte County" approved March 10,
A. d. 1856, now on file and recorded in this
ofiee DAVID F. DOUGLASS,
Secretary Of State.
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