Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-01-26
The Removal Question.

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The citizens Of CprwonsyiIIo oncr f.
erect the new court house. and alsooU III,
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own expense, II The county scat Is reno
we'd to that place and TO this end ask the
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question OIL removal 10 Nolo ol inc peo-
pie of the county. Petitions to this effect
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humerously signed.
The argument used bv the friends OF
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erecled at Clearheld, that II VIII require
the county tax to be largely increased and
tho county 10 inorr q Lo,,.,, doht al Of
Whlch would DO saved ny the acceptance
IF the proposition of the citizens of Cur
uorsriIIo
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20 couulcracJ lhcf cuoils, humOcr OF
the citizens of Clarified file a bond with
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ot then own pockets, whatever sum a new
court house would cost orcr SIS, 900.
DOHu oI inc CIClzelB OF OIC aInel0.
Know nll mon by thc,c prcsents That we.
Ricb,rd Shaw. Geerge /. Rrrd ion. Roynton.
William A Wallace Jamcs r Graham, I r.
McEna,Iy. las. II. Leonard. !. +. Weaver A
X. Wright Wm. l.. Moore n. w Moore g
Kratzer, ali of the Borough of ClcardcId are
held and firmly bopnd unto fine Coun,y or
ClearGeld in the sum of thirty thousand dol
lars nwrul money TO be maid to the said cam.
ty. her certain attorney or assigns. TO which
naymcnt well and truly TO be made and done.
we do bind ourselves ard each of us. our heirs.
executors and administrators Jointly and sew.
erolly. firmly by these presents. Sealed with
our seals and dated this 3Otb day of D,cpm.
Inr A n 1873
Now tho condirf,n of this olligation Is sucb.
That whereas by law the Commissioners OF
said countv ore raGnired to nrorncd to tho ..
rection Of a new Court Uouse in Cleordeld
ond cnr,,in nar,ios AZ Crrwnnsviuo d,siro tn
JoI,v thr con,roctin, ror said Conrt IIonso in
order that they NAV agitate for the removal of
the conntv seat. and we. desirous that tbe
same shall be lct and contracted according 70
law C,rtbwith if the Commissioners of said
corntv shall and do aoreo unon tbe uIan Of \
Court House os submitted TO them by George
Thorn, and shan aud DO advertise d let the
month mont bI from his dato and no nronosas ara re-.
eeiycd by them properly guaranteed to erect
the same for iil'een thousand dollars and inc
that t wa as, sb,II and do nav the amount necessary
therefor over and above the said amount; and
further that IN tue event ol tho Iunas OF the
fonnd inadcanlto TO meet tbe expences Of
said erection, that We shall and do provide the
necessary FUNDS therefor so lar as tn9y Y may p DC
;mhnrson,cnt % ,ri,6 igtiyCT ont Of the finds Of
the county at the present rate of taxation, then
the above oOllga;ion "a; 10 Oe vod, or else 10 Dc
I In witness whereof Of we have hereunto set our
hands and seals the day and FI,,. yeqT hTss above
w w" a Wallace rrs1 Richard Shaw shaw LIS. LIS.
Jon. Boyntou, fL.s.i Jas. T. Leonard, Is
Jas; b: Graham, Us >. F. Weaver LIS
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Q. Kratzer, Isl LIS.
Witness present, ,-....-.cn.,.i
nlod in the Commissioners Office of ClonrGelc
County. Wm. S. Bradley, Clerk, [Ls.I
IL VIII vuuS DC sec" ''i"O ''io ""o'' 0o'''
gave the Commissioners perfect guaEan-
tee. first, that the new court house should