The Russellville Democrat., 1878-03-28
The Hoase passed the Maya. ap. propriationsbill. N4
Provide for Locating and Changing Of COun-

l. as s M ty Seats.
 | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas:
 Section l. That unless for the pur- pose of tle temporary location of county seats in the forinatiol of new counties, it shall be ,inlawful to estab- fish or change any county seat, ill this
 State without the consent of a majority of the qualified voters of the county to
 be affected by such change, nor until
 the place or places at which it is pro- posed to establish or change any county 1 seat shall be fully designated, such des- 1 ignation embracing complete and in- teliigible description. of the proposed 1 locations, together with an abstract of
 the title thereto, and the terms and 1 conditions upon which the same can be
 purchased ortlonated by or to the coun- 1ty; Provided, The County Court shall knot order the election hereinafter pro Eyided for, unless it shall be satisfied I that good andvaIid title can and will
 be made 10 the proposed new locations
 or one of them.
 See. 2 The temporary location for 1 the county seat of any new county shall be fixed by the Act of the General As f sembly, authorizing the formation and JOTSdiiiLtttAOi cuNH lsN tONh'oM NtiA l such temporarv location for the Spur-
 poses of this act shall be considered the
 permanent and established location unless changed or removed as herein provided for the cfahge or removal of
 other county seats.
 Sec 5. Whenever hesqualifiel voters of any county in this State 10 the num-
 Der of one-third thereof shall join in
 the petition to the Caunty Court Of
 such county, for the change or removal of the county seat, embodying in the petition the designation and abstract of title and the terms and conditions of ! sale, or donation, as provided for and
 required by section one of this act, the | County Court shall order an election to be held at the severs voting places in fthe county, directing that the proposi ton of the petitioners for the change or tremovgl sliallbe submitted to the quail lifiett voters. The County Court shall
 also order and require that public no-
 tiee shall he given Of such proposed Echange @or removal, hy publication thereofin solae newspaper printed Tn the county, if any there be, and by i. directing and requiring the Sheriff to lpost up, in hand bill form, printed
 copies of such ort.er, ih not less than three of the most public places in each township of the county, not less than thirty days before the election at which
 tbe proposition for the change or re-
 movai is to he voted upon. All of which notices shalls be published and
 continued up until the day of election,
 and any person defacing, tearing or destroying any of them shall be deeme-
 guilty. of mistlemeanor, and upoa con- . III. ..al.. f- now provided 'by law for defacing, tear
 ing down or destroying public notices or advertisements. S SProvided, That nothing in this act shall be So Acon- strued as to amend the act passed by
 the General Assembly in relation to
 the location of the county site of lzard
 county.
 Seed The election provided for in
 this act shall he understood in the
 same manner as general elections are required by law 10 be understood, and
 the poll books thereof shall b. returned by one of the election officers, to be
 uesignated by the judges of election,
 under seal, to the Clerk of the. County
 Court within five days thereafter, who shall take to his assistance two Justices of the Peace of the county and shall open and compare the polls of such ,, election, and declare the result, and make return thereof to the County Court, if it then be in session; if not to next term thereof.
 Sec. !. The ballots of the voters shall
 have written or printed upon them the
 words, s.t'or Change,o or Against Change;' meaning for or against
 change from the existing location, and
 the words, "For" (one of the localities followed by the act to be voted for, naming and describing the placel, to
 which the change or removal is pro-
 posed.
 Sec.6. If amajoriry of the qualified
 voters ofthe county shall vote in favor
 of the change from the existing loca- ton, and also If amaiority of the quali- | fed voters of the county shall be given for one of the places to which it Is pro- posed to change or remove eff more than one be snbmitted), the County
 Court shall make all necessary orders, lproviding necessary means appoint Ling Commissioners. etc, to csirry into effect the will of such majorities so cx- pressed, without unreasonable delay, according to existing laws not hereby repealed, and the provisions of this act;