The Russellville Democrat., 1878-03-14


 1 the General Assembly in relation tu the location of the county site Of lizard county.
 Sec. 4. The election provided for in this net shall be understood in the same manner as general elections are required by law to be understood, and the poll-books thereof shall b returned by one of the election officers, to be nesignated 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 shaI have written or printed upon them the words, ssFor Change" or "Agafnst Change;' meaning for or against change from the existing locaiion, and the words, "For" Gone of the localities allowed by the act to be voted for, naming and describing the place), to which the change or removal is pro- posed.
 Sec. 6. If a gajority of the qualified voters of the county shall vote in favor of the change from the existing loca- tion, and also if a majority of the quali- fled voters of the county shall be given for one Of the places to which it is pro- 1 posed to change or remove eff more than one be submitted), the County I Court shall make all necessary orders, providing necessary means appoint | ing commissioners. etc., to carry into effect the will of such majorities so ex- pressed, without unreasonable delay, according to existing laws not hereby repealed, and the provisions of this act {; Provided, however, That if such major l ity of the qualified votes, although given i'll favor of a change or removal 1 from the existing location, be not given 1 for the place Cor one of the places, if more than one place be submitted), to which the change or removal is propos- ed to be made, the proposition shall be considered as rejected, and it shall be the duty of the County Court its next regular meeting, to order a new cleo 1 ton to be governed ill all respects like the first, except at the second election only the two places having the highest and greatest number of votes at the /, frs election shall be put in nomination and voted for, and all votes cast for other than the two places above designated shall pc void, and the place receiving the highest and greatest number of votes shall be and become the county seat.
 Sec. r Before any orders of the Coun- ty Court contemplated by section six co of this act shall be made, or if made, before they shall be executed, the ven- dor or donor of the new location, shall make or cause to be made and deliver to the County Judge good and sufii- cient deed, conveying to the county the land or location so sold or donated, in fee simple without reservation or con- dition, and also an abstract of the title, papers, deeds and eonveyanees, and assurances by or through which the title thereof is derived, who shall fife the same for record in the Recorders office of such county, to be recorded as other title deeds and papers. Then the the place so deeded shall be the perma- nent county seat, and the title shall be vested in the county.
 Sec. 8. That when the deed to the new location shall have been executed, and the title vested in the county, as provided in the preceding section for the purposes and intention of this act, the County Court be and is hereby au- thorized and empowered to appoint three discreet citizens Of the county commissioners, who shall take an oath to faithfully demean themselves as such, and who, under the orders and directions of the County Court in pur- suance of the provisions of this act, shall superintend and contract for, in the name and behalf of the county, the clearing, grubbing and laying off such new location into suitable and conyen- tent town lots, and the erection or pur- | chase of all needful buildings on such new location, preparatory to the actual removal and change of the county seat; and as soon as such building shall have been made ready for the several Courts holden at the county seat the respective officers thereof and the archives thereof, the commissioners shall report the same to the County Court at the next term, then in that case the next, and every succeeding term thereof shall be held at the -new county seat, and the Cirouir-Court and all other Courts for said county of superior or gem eral jurisdiction shall be held as the new county seat, and all processes issu- ing therefrom shall be made returnable thereto.
 Sec. 9. Whenever an election has been held in pursuance of this net and the county seat changed in compliance herewith, it shall not be lawful to change the county seat again under ten years.
 Sec. 10. That to ascertain the number of qualified voters of any county for the purposes of this act. and the lawful majority necessary to authorize the change or removal of any county seat as herein provided for, the County Court shall be governed by the number of persons liable to pay poll-tax as returned upon the Assessors books.
 Sec. II. The County Court when sit- ting for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this act shall be or gantzed as required by section thirty (30) of article seven (7), of the Con sti- tuition of this State, when sitting for the purpose of levying county taxes and making appropriation to pay the expenses of the county.
 E Sec. l2. That chapter thirty-four (3i), title County Seats,n Gantt's Digest and all laws and parts of laws in con- flict with this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.
 See. i3. That this act be in force and take effect from and after it's passage.
 Approved March ,, 1875.