The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-12-04

hNrENArt tNv OF sEEsHr0V.
no the Editor OF TINS CAnnoN ADvooArg;
understand there is again considerable
agitation at Haglelon and vicinity in favor
of the passage Of law by the next Legisla-
turc, so that the borough Of Hazleton and a
few surrounding townships can be annexed
and become part Of Carbon county. Ifit
were consumated Carbon county would be-
come separate Judicial and also Senatorial
District with probably three members ofthe
House Of Representatives. Whatever the
result would be in these respects it would be,
in my opinion, mutually beneficial To all
concerned. The people of Hazlcton aud vi
cinity have about so miles 70 travel at pres
ent to reach their county scat at Wilkes
barre. II requires time and money to get
there. On the other hand il would bring
much trade and business TO Carbon county.
The question was talked about considerably
IN 1873 when had the honor TO represent
Carbon county in the House Of Representa-
tives. was urged by prominent men of
both political parties Of Carbon county TO
introduce a measure to make annexation
possible, II the people would favor it. did.
introduce a bill for that purpose but it was
too late in the session to he finally acted up
on. In advocating the bill found that the
members from Armstrong county were in
favor of similar law. Hon. A. W. Bell,
from that county, had then introduced bill,
No. 2l2, which was reported with a Mega
tive Recommendation from the Committee
on Counties and Townships. l then made
common cause with the members from Arm
strong county because their bill was intro
duced earlier and was far ahead Of mine on
the calendar We met with so much oppo-
sition that very little headway was made in
the matter. l herewith send you a copy of
the Armstrong county bill for publication.
1t needs revision and amendments TO meet
the exigencies of the case.
Very respectfully yours, etc,
W. Nj. RAPSHER.
AN ACT
To authorize the separation Of townships
and boroughs and parts thereof from one
county, and the annexation thereof TO an
adjoining county.
SECTIoN |. Be 1t enacted By the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of The Commonwealth
Of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met,
and IL is hereby enacted by the authority Of the
same: That, IRON after the passage of this
act, il shall be lawful for citizens Of this
Commonwealth residing in townships or
boroughs located on the borders OF their re-
spectiye counties and desiring to be annexed
TO an adjoining county, 70 apply, by petition,
to the court OF Quarter Sessions Of the cOun-
ty in which they reside for permission TO
submit the question of separation to a vote
OF the electors ofsuch townships or boroughs
as desire separation, and if such petition be
signed by ou0-haf the legally qualified vot-
ers of such borough or boroughs, township
or townships as desire or propose separation,
setting forth under oath or affirmation that
the separation of such territory will not re-
| duce the area of the county from which
separation is proposed to less than four
hundred square miles, that no part of the
| territory proposed 10 be separated lies within
twenty miles of the seat Of justice, Of which
the petitioners are resident by the nearest
public highway or railroad, and that such
separation will not reduce the population Of
the county TO less than that required by
law for a separate judicial district, the court
shall, within twenty days after the presen-
tation Of such petition, notify the Commits
| siOners of the County to which annexation
is proposed, thatsuch application is pending,
and if such Commissioners or majority of
them officially inform said Court, under
their signatures and the seal of their Office,
that they approve such annexation, the
| Court shall order that, at the first general
or township election next ensuing after such
petition has been presented, the question of
ssPaTstl4Rs S&2 and on Hcilifa The i'd
! side "lOr separation" and "against separa-
tion," which ballots shall be by the election
officers as they are received deposited in a
separate box labelled "separation." All the
ballots cast for and against separation shall
be counted by the election officers as now re-
quired by law of this Commonwealth and the
number of ballots cast for separation and the
number of ballots cast against separation
shall he duly certified to the Court Of Quarter
! Sessions then sitting or next ensuing, when
! lift shall appear that two-thlrds ofthe whole
number of votes cast were in lavor Of separ-
alton, the Judge Of said Court shall within
thirty days, make known by public procla-
nation the change made in the boundary
lines of such counties, and such separation
aud annexation shall take effect on and date
from the first day of January following such
election; Provided, That, in every case in
which majority ofthe votes cast are against
separation no election shall again be held
upon the question within the same territory
within the period Of five years thereafter.
SECTION 2. When any county from which
any territory is separated under the provIs
ions of this act shall be in debt for public
buildings or any other purpose, the county
u which the separated territory is annexed
shall become liable for such proportion o
such debt as the assessed valuation of thu
separated territory is Of the assessed valua
tion of all the taxable property Of the county
from which the territory was separated, an,
such proportion or share Of such debt shal
be paid into the treasury of the county from
which the territory is separated, at such tim
or times, aud on such terms, as may be de
termiucd and agreed upon by the Comms
sioners of the respective counties.
SECTION 3. That all acts or parts of act
inconsistent herewith be and the same ar
hereby repealed
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