Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-21

AN ACT to authorize county courts to
submit the question of removal of coun-
ty seats, and to amend sections i've or
SIX of an act passed March Il, 1873 en-
titled AN act to provide for the re-
moval of county seats"
Section |. Be it enacted by the general
assembly of the State of Tennessee, That
the county courts of any county may at
their quarterly terms submit the question
Of the removal of the county seat Of any
such county.
Sec. 2 Be it further enacted, That the
county court of any such counties may,
10 7jority of the justices of the county
cOncurring, order all election to be held by
the heritftnereof to ascertain if The people
desire the ccuty seat removed frvm it's
present location.
Sec. 3. Be it further, enacted, That Said
election shall not be held under forty days
after theissua nCe of the order for ssaid
eiecti n, aud the judge or chairman shall
within three days transmit to the sheriff Of
the county copy Of said order. e
Sec 4. Be it further enacted, That tn
sheriff shall give at least th rty day
notice of said election in some newspaper
in said county and if there be none taen it
snail be posted in some public place in
each civil district in the county.
Sac. 5. Be it further enacted, That the
sheriff shall then open the polls and hold
al election 10 each 1recinct of the county
and each voter who desires the county
seat removed snail have written or print
G on his ticket the word "remova" and
each voter who is opposed to the county
s9at being removed shall have written or
printed on his ticket the words mo re
mOval"
Sec. 6 Be it further enacted, That the
sheriff shall make his returns to the judge
or chairman of the county court, and at its
next gu 4rteriy SEES ion after the election
the vote shall DE counted and tho result
declared.
Sec 7. Be it further enacted, That if
two-thirds of the qualified voters of the
county have concurred in the removal of
the county seat from its location then the
county court shall order an election to be
Eeld by the sheriff to ascertain the place
the county seat shall be located Provided,
That when the question of the removal of
| the county seat is submitted in either the
| county of ObiOn or the county of Cooke,
the provision requiring as two-thirds ma
| jority as provided in the constitution, shall
rot apply to said county, but the question
| shall be determined By a majority of the
| qualified voters of said county or counties
| Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That the
sherlt shall advertise the said election
| thirty days In some newspaper in the
| county and if there be none at como public
place in each district in the county.
| Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That the
| sheriff shall then open the polls and hold
an election in each precinct in the county,
and each voter shall PIT on his ballot the
name of the place he desires the county
seat to be located at and the place re-
ceiving the majority of votes shall be the
| location of the county seat.
| Sec. 10. Be it furth er enacted, That the
| sheriff shall make his returns to the judge
| or chairman of the county court and the
county court shall proceed to make al
necessary provisions for the removal of the
| county seat and the erection of the proper
aud necessary buildings for the courts.
Sec II. Be it further enacted, That 60
| much of secti Ms five and six of an passed
| March q, 1873 entitled AN act to provide
for the removal Of county seats" with all
other laws or parts of laws IS conflicts with
| this act be and the sam is hereby repealed,
and that this act take effect from and after
its passage. the public welfare requiring it.
Passed March 20 1881
| FRANK MATTHEW'S,
| Speaker of the Selate pro tempo.e.
| II. B. RAMSEY,
Speaker of the House of Repl esentatives
| Approved April {, 1881
| ALVIN HAWKINS,
| (IpVarDDr