The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-03-02

MovisG County SEATS -The follow
ing Act TO move County Seats, passed
by our Legislature on thes2ed ult., We
g find in the Journal sand Sentinel, and
copy it for the information OF ''whom it
may concern: -.
AN ACT to amend sections one and hfee Of act,
entitled IAN act to provide for the relocation of
County seats, and for the erection Of public bull
dingsin counties in case of such re ioca ion," ap
proved March ?, 1865; and to amend section one Of
an act amendatory of said act, approved December
10, 1855; and to provide for the appointment Of
Commissioners.
SECTION L. Be Il enacted BY the General Assepabiy
Of the State of Lda,sa That section OF the above
entitled act be and tae is hereby amended
TO read follows:
SECTION l. That whenever ff.y-fve per cent. Of
the legal voters of any county in this State SHALL by
written petition request the Board of Commissioners
oil their county to relocate the county seat of such
county, designating in such petition the site where
such relocation is desired and shall procure the con-
to such Board by Decd conves good title
of two lots Of ground, and containing less tan
two acres site for the Court house, and seresa
e. tanning moi less than fourth Of acre as
site for tie County Jail, be heid ~ such Board
for that purpose, and shall deposit 18th such Board
the sum of one hundred dollars to pay architect,
and one hundred and fifty dollars to pay Commission
ers to assess damages then such Board shall proceed
to have new county buildings erected thereon, and
the county seat removed thereto, in the manner and
upon the conditions forth in the following sections
Provided, That such relocation of county seat
shall be made ness it shall be removed least three
miles, :isa
SECTION 2. That section Sd, OF the same act, first
same is hereby amended so to read as follows:
s. SECTION 3. If such petitioners, or some of them
shall, within three months after such estimates and
plans presented to De paid into the county
treasury, or the payment thereof secured to such
Board, to their satisfaction equal to the value
Of the real property belonging the county, at the
then county seat, then such Board shall at cause
the Auditor to adye rtse Immediately in the newspa
pers of such county, if any there be- if none then
In the nearest newspaper of general circulation and
by posting in public places in said county, for
sealed proposals for the erection of such buildings
according to said plans and specifications, such pro-
posals to be presented the Beard at its next
lar session. sH
SECTION 2. To ascertain md fix the amount and
value OF the real property of any county, at tbs
county seat it shall be the duty OF the County Boa
of any county, before whom petition shall be filed
direct
the Auditor Of sal id county to notify the Governor
the State of the filing of the same, who shall upon the
reception OF said notice, appoint three disnerested
PERSONS on-resients of said county, as Commits
sioners, to examine said real estate at said county
seat and assess the value thereof and enable them
TO do they shall meet at said county seat on a day
whereof public notice shall be given, and they may
examine competent witnesses as to such value and
after they, or majority of them shall have agreed
they shall make out duplicate statements of such &C.
ton and conclusions, and file copy with the Au
itor of said county and transmit, by mall the other
to the Governor of the State.
SEcTIoS t. Whereas, az emergency exists for the
immediat e taking effect of this act therefore it shall
bein 70 from AMI after It's passage and pubiica
ton in the Sentinel and Journal.
WILL CUMBACK
President of the Senate.
A. P. STANTON,
Speaker of IA, House of Represent atives
EeceiTed February .. and approved February "a
CONRAD BAKER, Governor