Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1868-09-23
Htisdi.aamUus Hsactrp.
AN ACT

County of Jniafa relutige to change
Of County Seat Of said Coang and
the erection of ne,c Comfy Buildings.
WHEREAS, Great dissatisfaction exists
in regard to the present location of the
County seat.
AND WHEREAS, The grand jury Of
said county at the February sessions of
one Thousand eight hundred and sixty
eight reported in favor Of ana recommend
ed the erection of new court house.
AND WHEREAS, The inspector of pris-
ous appointed by the Governor of the
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania has ex-
amined and reported the jail in sand county
of Juniata unfit Tor the comfort and safe
keeping Of prisoners.
AND WHEREAS, New county buildings
have been recommended and must ueces-
sarily soon be erected and it is desirable
t. locate the sa-rs in .sora cchtr9l ard
convenient place. Therefore
SEC. |. BE II enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives. ot'ate Con-
n,o1tweoih Of Peaawicaaia IN General
Asscmby met, and it is hereby enacted By
the authority OF the same that the quail
fed voters of the county OF Juniata shall
at :heir respective places of voting on
the second Tuesday of October in the
year \. D. 1868, (being the 18th day Of
said month"; vote foI or against the reno
val of the county seat from Mtfiintova t.
Perrysyille in the following manner, to
W.T. All in favor Of removal shall vote by
ballot on e written OF printed ticke; labell-
ed on the outside County Seat and on
the inside For Pemocai aud those oppo-
sed to removal shall vote by ballot similar
label on the outside AID on the inside
Agaiost Reniocal, aud the tickets thus
polied shall be placed in seperate box to
be counted out, and the number OF voters
ior and against returned in like manner
(by the return judges as those for coun-
ty officers and be filed In the office of the
clerk OF .he cour, o. quarter sessions of
the said county, who shall also certify the
number Of votes polled as aforesaid in
the several districts cf said county to the
county Commissioners agreeably to the
ninth section OF the act of J une thirteenth
4. D oGe thousand eight hundred and
forty relating 20 the election of Assessors
and Assistant; Assessors.
SEC. , 1t shall be the duty Of the
Sheriff of sad county to give notice of
said election rs is Low provided for by law
for the election of State and county Of
fccrs.
SEC. g. If the minority Of the votes
pol!ed shall be against removal then it
sha.. no: be lawful :or the commissioners
named ia this act to locate the county
buildings at Perrysvile, but the county
seat of (Juniata county to be and remain
q. VI filiutown where it now is; but in
case majority Of the votes poled shall
be Far Re,soral then the county seat Of
said county Of Juuiata shall be located at
Perrysville in said county.
SEC. 4. Tia: in case majority of the
votes polled as Aforesaid shall be for re-
moval, james McCulioch, Joseph Pome-
roy, John S Lukens, john NJ. Kepner,
and William Cox, Of said county, be and
are hereby appointed commissioners to Sc
lect in ;he borough Of Perrysvil!e in said
county CT Juniata suitable grounds on
which to erect the necessary county build
ings, aud cause good and valid deed or
deeds Of conveyance in fee simple for the
Gaae without cost or expense to the county
to De made and delivered to the county
COiiEll lONcIS lOl TIE use % SdIC CUUUtt
whereou to erect court house, Jail and
necessary county buildings said deed or
deeds to be approved by the president
Judge of said coauty.
SEC ). That as soon as the deed or
deeds for said site or plot Of ground as
provided for in section four of this act
shall be placed in the hands of the county
commissioners and after the expiration OF
five years from the passage Of this act
unless sooner recommended by two sue
cossive grand juries after the question Of
removal shall have been decided, they
shall proceed without unnecessary delay
to erect all the required county buildings
on said site selected as provided for in
section four of this act said court house
to be built of brick with the necessary
fire proof rooms for the safe keeping OF
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