The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-25
DAILY INTELLIGENCER.
Tuesday. November %. 1879
THE SEAT OF PIERCE COUNTY

Below we present the law enacted by
tha recent Legislature providing for the
relocation OF the seat of Pierce county:
SECTION 1. Be IL enacted By the L<gi'-
Mtice Assn.Jly Of the Territory Of Wash-
ington: That it shall be the duty OF
the County Commissioners Of Pierce
County to submit the question Of the
relocation Of the county seat Of said
county to tho legal voters of said
county At the general election in No
vember. 1880.
SEC. g Any legal voter Of said
county may at such election, designate
by ballot, either written or printed.
the name Of the place he prefers as the
county seat of said county. and may
vote in any precinct in SAID county; and
i. shall be the duty Of the County Com
missioners Of said county on or befo' o
the first Monday in December, A. u.
1880, to declare the place having the
majority Of all the votes cast on that
subject at such election for county seat
thereafter to be the permanent county
seat of said county. Procided. That
no person shall vote on this subject I'M
less he is otherwise legal voter in said
county, aud property holder ana
taxpayer therein; and be it further
proridsd, That the ballots on this sub
ject shall be deposited in separate
ballot box, and q separate list OF voters
on this subject shall be kept by the
indoes. inspectors and clerks Of cleo
ton; and if they arc satisfied by the
oath OF the person Offering 70 vote that
he is . legal voter on this subject. they
shall receive such vote, otherwise they
shall reject the same. And any person
voting in more than one precinc., or
illegally voting, shall be liable to l1e
penalties as for illegal voting at any
General election In this Territory.
SEC. 3. The votes cast in pursuance
of this Act shall be canvassed and re-
turned in the same manner as the vote
for officers is caDvassed and returned OF
other elections held in this Territory
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty OF the
Board Of County Commissioners, on or
before the second Monday in January
A. d. 1881, to cause t. be removed 70
the place declared TO De the county
seat. all books. papers and other county
property. which 10y law are required te
be kept at the county seat. Pr0rided
That before any county buildings are
erected at the expense OF tho county
the title to any lands upon which such
buildings are to be erected shall first
be approved by tho Judge Of the Third
Judicial District.of Washington Terri
tory, and such approval shall DO placed
in the hands Of the County Auditor, to
be by him filed and recorded in his Of.
flee.
SEC 5. After the order Of removal
is made as provided in section four oil
this Act, 1t shall be the duty Of all
county officers, who by law are required
to hold their offices at the county STAT
forthwith to remove their respective
Offices to the place declared by this
Act to be the permanent county seat Of
said county. And any county officer
who shall willfully neglect. or fail Sc
to remove his office, shall be liable &c
indictment, and to pay n fine not ex
ceeding five hundred dollars. or to be
imprisoned III the county jail Of said
county not exceeding thirty days. or t.
both such fine and imprisonment there
for.
SEC. G. From and after said removal
Of said county seat AS hereinbefore pro
vided. all terms Of the Probate, County
Commissioners. aud District Court.
held in Pierce county shall be held al
the said county seat. so selected at said
election, aud the Deputy Clerk of til.
District Court Of the Third Judicial
District OF Washington Territory. now
holding terms at Steilacoom for Pierce
county. shall forthwith remove his Of
flee to said county seat. and shall there
after keep and have his Office thereat
SEC. !. The provisions Of any &C
conflicting with the provisions of thi
Act be and the same are hereby re-
pealed. aud this Ac. shall take sffec
aud be in full force from and after it
passage aud approval.