Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-02-27
THE BILL AUTHORIZING THE REMOVAL
OF THE COUNTY SEAT OF MEAGHER
COUNTY.

authorized and required to cause a special
election to be held in said county on the first
Monday in May, 1879, for the purpose OF de-
termining whether the county seat OF said
comfy shall remain 1T Diamond City, the
present location thereof, or be removed to a
point to be selected by said board, at or IN
the vicinity of the White Sulphur Springs
in said county.
See. 2. AT such election the ballots shall
have written or printed upon them the
words For county seat of the county OF
Meagher,' and underneath said words the
name of the place for which the voter de-
sires to vote. but which shall be mentioned
in the notice of election and submitted by
the provisions of this act.
Sec. 3. The judges of said election shall
be appointed by the county commissioners,
and such election shall in all respects be
conducted as provided by law for general
elections, except that no judge, clerk, OR
other officer of such election, or the county
clerk or other county officers shall be enti-
tied to have or receive any compensation
tor services rendered in connection there
with. 454 j.
Sec. 4. Upon the canvass OF the vote so
cast the board OF canyassers shall make.and
sign a certificate, setting forth a number OF
votes so cast for the places submitted, and
the place having the highest numbef OF
votes shall be by them in said certificate de-
clared to be the county seat OF Meagher
county, and such certificate shall be filed in
1 the office of the county clerk. Provided in
case of a tie vote between the places named,
fireplace which has been granted the largest
!, sum by subscription toward the erection OF
county buildings, shall be declared the
county seat.
See. 5. When it shall have been determ-
fined by the election that the county seat is
changed from Diamond City, and the sum
of not less than ST. 900 shall have been de-
posted in the county treasurer's office by
persons interested in the location Of said
county seat as a donation to said county and
a warantee deed to a tract Of land OF at least
two acres. situated at the point to which
said county seat has been changed by the
vote SO taken shall haye been made and filed
in the office of the county clerk, it shall be
the duty of the said commissioner to i'm.
Immediately thereafter cause the erection Of
suitable Offices for the several county of
fcers, and the comfy Jail upon the tract OF
land herein specified. provided that the sum
Ito be expended for such county buildings
land for the removal of the county seat shall
not exceed the sum of 81 900 over and above
the amouno received by subscriptions there
for. t
Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the com
missioners to within sixty days from the
time. of the canvass of the vote, as required
in section four Of this act, to cause the
books, Office furniture and records of the
county to be moved to the place declared to
be the county seat by said election, proyid-
ed they shalIfirst have received a written
guarantee from two or more persons, guar
auteeing the tree use of a building which
may by them be deemed suitable for ascoart
room for the district court Tor five years.
Sec. z. If upon the canvass of the vote at
the election provided in this act it shall be
determined that the county seat is not NOV
ed from Diamond City, the county commits
sioners are authorized to, upon receipt of a
petition signed by $50 legal voters Of their
county, to submit the question Of the re-
moya1 of said county seat at the next gen
eral election, provided that no election shall
be ordered or held under the provisions oil
this.act until 100 voters ofsaid county have
petitioned for the removal Of said county
seal.
The President nominated Edward e.
Lane, of Illinois, u. S. Consul at Tunstall: