The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-12-31
THE COUNTY SEAT QUESTION.

RemeSais.
For some time past the residents Of Eastern
White Pine (which includes three-fourths of
the population of the county, have been agit-
ating the removal of The county seat to some
point more centrally located to meet the
wants of the people. Tho News, Of course.
has claimed for Cherry Creek tho business
prestige and population which should entitle
1t to become the scat of justice. The great
advance made hsre during the past Year war
ranted US In presenting DIR claims to become
White Pines capital. Tho btesant mining
outlook of this section, the almost certain ap-
proaeh Of . railroad to Our town in the spring,
and the activity and enterprise being dis
played by bur ~citizons in bailding, are unfail-
ing signs that the coming year will find US
much more prosperous and our population
greatly increased over that Of the year now
closing. Our adjacent dislricts-Egan Schell-
barn. Ruby Hill and Silver Canyon-are
looking up and showing signs OF removed VI
tally. Taking all these circumstances to-
gothsr, 1t appears to US no stretch of i~magina-
ton to foreshadow that by the LIST of next
juno ths population of Cherry Creek and
that tributary to il within u radius Of thirty
miles. Will cons itut scvon-eights Of tho pop
ulation and business of tho county. Why
should ali these people BIZ compelled to 20
from 10 to lOo miles away to transact their
Court and business affairs? Some will hold
up as II busbear an increase in taxation conse-
quenl on removal. Ibis argument does not
hold good with any resident cast OF the Egan
Range. One trip to hamilton costs more than
yolr increase in taxation woald amount to in
live years, to say nothing VI The trouble aud
annoyance In getting there. There are not n
few, however, who seem TO favor Murray
Greek. Us the most central location. We are
not inclined to dispute this fact, though that
place ut present presents no signs vi lite TO
enile it ~ become our scat VI justice. On
vns point. however. all eur people are
agreed-lhs county scat should be located on
this side of tn Ezan nange. And, rs bofore
another term of Court convenes steps are
likely to be taken TO this end, we think it
1t opportano to publish the law governing in
sch cases. which is rs follows:
Ak Acr PRoylDIs9 foR THg REMOVAL OF
COUNTY SEArs AND rnE fsRNANENf LUc lrIuS
vi rnL Dan approved March Z. 1871
The people of the otste OF Nevada. repre-
SCbANA Ia n ~ SAASA ~
IolIUws:
.osorloS |. v heneyer tbrec-ffths Of the
qual'ned electors VI Any cVuitt vi THIS state,
cdcn eloctor Deing a taxpayer vi said county,
AS appears ~ ths last assessment roll, who
have lakcn OF Subscribed ~ the vatn or al
nfination prescribed Dy ia1 tor the registrar
lIUn vi ELECTORS la this state snail petI.lVn The
DoaId ot Ioanty commissioners Vt saeh
coanta Tor the renlotai VI location VI the seat
vi justice oI SAID coanty, the said Loaniy
commissioner shall wIthID SIXTY days there-
alter cause an election to DC neiu NJ tue vafl-
Ods places VI YUtlhg IA SAID county, the said
county Couimissi5ncrs giving th.rty uays no
tiee la some Newspaper pablIshed IA the
coapty, or b. posting written or printed no.
tlevs ut tho Scyerai FO,I.g precincts In the
e0anly; such notice shall STATE ths tIme and
piace VI holding, and ior what purlose such
election Is beias leld: AND any election pro-
vlued lor ia this Act may o. h1id o. ths day
Vt any general election an Said County. The
pinee recelylng y majority ol AL tho votes
cast at such election shan Do usclAred tho
cOdnty seat. provided, that II bo place re-
ceiye a majority Of all tue w Us cast, thare
shall be held u second clcrti' u for said seat of
Justice, on "A diy not less than tn my nor
more tnaD thirty days after tho vOts of tho
hrst election ls counted and declared by tbs
said Board of County commissioners, which
last day shall BE- liked by the Board o, Co.n-
~ commissioners and they shall give notice
VI the same Tor ut lsast TN days. Ia the ,uan-
nor provided for tho first election. AT said
= "a 0oAt0tAb v ~ Oal VI
Justice shall DO confined TO tbs two places
ha ing tho highest number vi votes ut the
nrst election.
81 =. within ten days after such election
shall b. held tho Board OF County LOInu.is-
sioners shall meet aud proceed to canvass the
vote, and tho place which has received the
INA. ority of all the votes cart shall be pro-
chained b. them the seat Of justice OF said
coanty.
Sac. 3. The county officers who are required
b. Law TO keep tlsir Offices at the count, seat,
shall, within twenty uays after said proclaim.
Il "a, remove all Looks. records, papers and
furniture belonging 10 the coanty 10 the place
named. and n any officer shall iail 10 remove
within the time prescribed by this section, he
or his sureiies shall pay to tn cOanty tho
sum of twenty dollars Tor each and every day
OF such allure, 10 b. sued for aud collected
by tho Board of County commissioners
Sat. 1. Every petition for tbs purpose men.
TONED in seetiun one of this Act hall be ac-
com ami ID by the certificate OF tho registry
agent OF the district where the persons sign.
lug such petition reside, showing that NIL the
persons whose names are signed 70 said petit
tion are qualified electors of S id county, as
appears By tho registry list of said district. or
the afidayits on tle in his Office OF persons
not registered at tha last general or special
election, but who arc qualined electors Of said
county.
So Tho election provided for in this
Act shnll be conducted in all res poets as pro-
vided for BY the gonoral election laws Of this
falsely in taxing an oath provided for in this
Act, shall be deemed gdilty Of perjury and
held subject 10 all the penalties attached by
law TO the commission Of that criike.
SIC. d. The Act en- tiled An Act pr0vidin:
for tho no aiosal OF eounty seats and tn, per-