Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-03-20

To provide for the removal of the county seat
of Belmont county from the village of st.
Clairsville to the city of Bellaire, in said
county, and to authorize the county COM
missioners to erect Court House and coun-
ty buildings in case of such removal.
SECTION /. Be it enacted By the Gen
erat assembly of the State Of Ohio, That
the county seat of Belmont county,
Ohio, be- and the same is hereby remov-
ed from the village of st. Clairsville to
the city of Beliaire; but this act shall
not take effect as to such removal until
the adoption thereof by majority of
all the electors of said county voting at
the next general election, and the per-
formance of the stipulations provided
in the remaining sections of this act.
SEC. 2. That at the next general
election after the passage of this acL the
question upon the adoption or rejection
thereof shall be voted upon by the elec-
tors of said county; and those electors
desiring to vote in favor ofits adoption,
shall have printed or written upon
their ballots, the words, ':FOr remov-
al, and those opposed to its adoption.
shall have printed or written upon their
ballots the works, against remOval;"
and if a majority of the ballots cast at
such election have upon them the
words, For removal" this act shall
Immediately upon the making of the
record of the abstract of votes by the
cl erR of the court of common pleas,
and the donation of land and the erec-
ton and completion of the buildings,
as provided in subsequent sections OF
this act, go into full force and effect.
SEC. 3. The sheriff, or coroner, as
the case may be, shall cause proclama-
tion to be made to the electors of the
county in the same manner and atfithe
same time as by lay be is required todo
with respect to their e.ectlOu5, notify
| ing said electors to vote as aforsaid
upon the question by this act submit
ted to them; but the omission to pub
| lish sucn proclamation shall not be
deemed to impair the validity of any
returns that are made in persuance Cf
the next following section; and in such
case the judges of election shall, never
theless, return statements Of the votes
for and against said removal as herein
after provided.
SEC. 4. The judges and clerks of the
several voting precincts, at the general
election, shall count all the vutes that
may be given for or against removal,
i'll the same manner tnat other votes
are by law required to be counted, in
doing which all tickets upon which the
words, "For removal" are not printed
or written, shall be counted at votes
against removal, as fully as though the
words Against removal" ,"were print
ed or written thereon; and they shall
enter and certify in the poll book re-
|spectively OF said general election the
number OF votes SO counted for removal,
and the number so counted against
removal, which poll books shall be re-
turned and opened as required by the
laws regulating general elections and
the opening of the returns thereof; and
the officers opening the returns of said
elections shall, at the same time that
they make, certify, and sign the alb
stracts required by law, also make, GER
tify, and sign II separate abstract of all
tina votes SO returned for removal and
against removal, showing the number
so given in each voting precinct, and
the footings or aggregate number so
given in all the voting precincts, which
abstract shall forthwith be deposited in
L00 cl6Tk 3 OIuC6 Vi Sdlu cUu0ty, anu
by said clerk recorded in a book to be
provided by him for that purpose, and
kept by him as the other records in his
office, which record, or duly certified |
copy thereof, shall be taken and receiv-
ed as legal evidence for all purposes as
the result of said voting.
SEC. 5. That in the event that a ma
jority of the electors Of said county of
Belmont vote for removal. as berein-
before provided, nevertheless this act
shall not be held to operate rs remo-
val of said county seat, unless the said
city of Bellaire, or the citizens thereof
donate, on or before the first Monday Il
in March, A. ID. 1850, lot or lots oi +,
land in said city of Bellaire, OF sufficient
size and suitable location, upon which
10 erect the courthouse, Jail, and ne
,essary county Offices, nor until the
county com missiUners Uf said county, \;
,s hereinafter provided, have caused
o be erected and completed on such lot
,r lots Of land, la said city of Bellaire,
suitable yfDr d courthouse,
all, and all offices and rooms I
necessary for the transaction Of all the IL