The Van Buren press., 1877-06-26
COUNTY SEAT REMOVAL.
In the Matter of the Removal of the
County Seat of Crawford County
inthe State of Arkansas, from Van
Buren, to Alma in said County

an this day this cause came on to be heard
~ on the amended petition filed by N.
NJ. f. Locke, and other petitioners, praying for
an election on the proposition Of the said pc
titioners to remove the county seat of Craw-
form county from Van Buren,. where Is now
established co Alma, in Crawford county,
aforesaid. And the Court. after an exalnina-
ton of said petition. being satisfied that the
said petition is in all things regular as e.
quired by law. and the same being accompa-
MED by an abstract of the title to the lands
TO which such county seat is proposed to be
moved, and which are proposed to be donat-
ed to said county of Crawford, by Nj. f.
Locke and other citizens of Alma which lots
are numbered 0, 10, ii and IL in Block ii. In
said town of Alma. And 1t being made to
appear. by evidence to the Court, that over
one-tliird OF the qualified voters of said Craw-
ford county h"ve joined in signing said petit
ton for the change or removal OF said county
seat Of said Crawford county from Van Ru
rem, where it is now established, in said Craw
ford county. the court is of the opinion that
the prayer OF said petitioners should be gran
ted. 1t Is. therefore, considered, ordered and
adjudged. by the court, that the proposition,
to- wit of NJ. f. Locke. and Others, be submit
ted to the qualified voters OF Crawford coun-
ty. on the 10th day of July. a. d., 1877. And
1t is further ordered and adjudged, by the
Court that an election be held at each and all
the voting precincts in said Crawford county
on the 10th day of July, 1877. at which time
and places of voting the proposition OF said
petition, to-wit, of NJ F. Locke, and others,
for the change and removal of said county
seat of said county of Crawford from Van
Buren, to Alma, shall be submitted to the
qualified voters OF said county OF Crawford,
ami that said election for that purpose be con-
Quoted and held in the same manner as gene
raj elections are required by law to be held.
aud the returns thereof to be made rs prescri-
bed by law, in all things pertaining to said
election. and the returns thereof to be made
to this Court at the next July term thereof, as
prescribed by law. And it is also considered,
ordered and adjudged by the Court that pub.
lie notice shall be given of said election, here
in ordered, for such proposed change or re-
ty from Van Buren, to Alma by publication
in the Van Buren Press and Argus and Alma
Herald news papers published in the county
of Crawford And the Sheriff of Crawford
county Is hereby ordered directed and re.
quired to put up public notices or hand ills
from printed copies of this order, in not less
than four OF the public places OF each town
ship In said county OFT raw ford, not less than
thirty days before the day Of election. t!ere-
inhetore o. dered to be held, ut which tbc pro-
position for the change or removal of the
county seat of said Crawford county, i voted
upon, all of which said notices shall be pub
lished and continued up until the day OF said
election as provided by law.
\ true copy Of the record of date April 80,
II, d.. 1877
Attest: ED. A. SooTr, Clerk.