Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-03-25
E0rlY.ElCth Session.


of an act entitled Az &C, to provide Tor
the relocation of County Seats. and for
the erection oi public buildings In coun-
tics, in case oil such relocation. approx
ed March ., 1865: and To provide for
for the appointment of commissioners
SEcTloS /, BE 1t further enacted
6y the General assembly Of tie State
Of Indiana, That section ,aie uftlse above
entitled act be aud the same In hereby
amended SO ne To read AS follows:
SECTION !, That whenever finy>five
per cent OF the legal voters oil any county
in this State shall b. wtiucn petition, re-
Qucs, the Board oI Commissioners Of their
county to relocate the county seat Of such
county designating in such petition the
site where such relocation is desired. and
procure The conveyance 10 such Board by
decd converting good lille Of two lots OF
ground. one containing not lcse than two
acres. as site for the Court House. and
the other containing not less than ono
fourth OF an acre as site Tor the County
Jail. 10 he held by such Board for that
purpose. and shall dessosi,~ with such
Board the sum of one hundred dollars to
fiIty dollars TIA pay the Commissioners to
assess damages, then such Board shall
proceed 10 have coun,y buildings erected
thereon, ard the county seat reuoved
thereto, in the manner upon The c"a>
diiiOns set fourth ia tue following section:
SECTION ., Tha, section three oi said
act, first above recircd. approved March ,.
J. 65, be and the same is 9peby amended
so as [, read as follows:
SECTION 3, If such petitioners. or come
Of them. shall within three months ailer
such estimates and plans are presented.
I treasury, or :hc payileut Hereof
secured TO such Board, To their satisfac-
ton, n sum equal To the value of the real
property belonging 10 the county. at the
then County seat. then such Board shall sa
! once cause the Auditor To adv rise hume
diateb in the newspapers of such county
+, if any there be, or il none. then with the
i nearest newspaper with a general circuls>
iisn, and by posting in six public places in
the said county, for sealed proposals for
the erection of such buildings according
tn said plans and specifications. such pro
posals To be presented to the Board ut lis
next regular session.
SEcTIoN 2 To ascertain anil fix the
amount and value Of tue zeal property OF
the county, at the comfy seat, il shall be
the duty of the county Board OF any coun>
ty, before whom petition shall be filed
as provided ia the first section OF this act,
10 direct the Auditor of said county To no.
ltify the Governor Of the Slate. Of the filing
Of the same, who shall upon the reception
OF said notice, appoint three disinleresied
persons, noH>resideIts cf said county, as
| Commissioners, Ia examine said real es>
tate M said county seat, and assess The
/ value thereof; md to enable them SD 10 do
they shah Iscet al said county seat on q
day, whereof public notice shall lie given,
and lib. may examine competent witness
SEES MS In such value, and afler they, or q
majority efthem. shall have agreed. hey
shall make out duplicate statements Of
such action and conclusions, and file ORR
COPY with The Auditor of said county. and
transmit. by mail. the ether copy 10 the
Governor Ut the Stale. $3.50
Sections. w hereas an emergency exists
for The immediate taking effect of this act
therefore il shsll he in force from and af'
ter its passage and publication in the Sen
TISEL and Jouy,tds 80
ssti =. WILL CUMBACK.
President sfihe Senate.
/ A. p. STANTON,
Speaker of,he HOUSE OF Representatives.
Received February "a aBd approved
CONRAD BAKER,
Governor.