The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-04-01
THE COUNTY SEAT.
o Of the 327 Voters ard Taxpayers
Ia the County Ask for It's Removal.

Tie petition to the Board of County
Commissioners, asking that body to
order an election for the removal OF
the county sest, was completed this
week. and Will be presented to the
Board next Monday. 1t contains The
signatures of 206 out of the 327 bona
tlde taxpayers and voters OF tn
county, or ten more than the three
fiftlls required by law. Il nov re
mans 10 he seen what course the hon
orable Board will pursue, whether
they will try to evade the perform
ance of their duty AMI thwart the
will OF the people, or like faithfnI
servants do their duty to their con
siituents as the law plainly directs.
Commissioner Flynn has publicly
signified his willingness To give iorce
and effect to the expressed will OF The
people, whenever their wishes came
backed by tie required petition &C
cording 10 law. On the other hand,
We have seen a letter written from
Round Springs u few days a2o,
wherein Commissioner Halstead il
reported 10 have said hat be intend
ell TO fight the petition first, last and
all the time. We hope Mr.. Halstead
is not reported correctly; but il he is,
we won d, in all candor, remind him
that he is neither Car nor Sultan,
nor yet SO powerful a factor in shap-
ing the destinies OF White Pine county
as TO be able to nullify the legally ex
pressed will of nearly four-fifihs OF
the taxpayers and qualified electors
of the county. 1t may be all very
nice for the long term Commissioner
to have the people pass aud repass by
his door several times "A year and pay
tribute 10 his way>ide inn but he
should not forget the rights OF others
while so tenaciously UNFOLDING his
own. Private or personal eonsidera-
tons should not influence "A public
officer in the strict performance of his
duty. But the peopole will see to II
that Mr.. Halsteai's personal affairs
shall not bar the way in the execu-
ton OF this removal question. The
statutes wisely prescribe the duties OF
the Board, and whenever they refuse
to act as the law directs the remedy
lies in invoking a mandate of the
Court to compel compliance with the
plainly expressed provisions of the
statutes.
For the information Of all concern
ed, we herewith append first the see
| -. II A., l,nt - 1877 hao rtVnU nAnn
this subject, and which explicitly de.
fines the powers and duties OF the
Board OF Commissioners
An Act Providing for tho Removal Of
Comfy seats, and tbs Permanent location
# tn, sa,.e, AepS9ssd " Mach SsSs = ~ .0,o.
seuied in Senate and assembly. do enact as
follows:
section /. Whenever three-ffths OF the
qualified electors Of any county of this State.
each rlactnr being a taxnaVer o. SAID county.
rs appear. by tn last assessment roll. whe
have taken or subscribed to the oath or atir-
nation prescribed by las for the reristra-
ton of electors in this state shall petition
tho Board of County Commissioner Of such
county for tho removal or location of the seat
~ ~instice Of said county. the aid Count
Commissioner shall within sixty days there
after canse an election to he hid ut the Nari.
Gus places of voting In said county, the said
County Commissioners giving thirty days no.
tee in som, newspaper Published IN tue
county, or by posting written or printed no
tics AZ tho several voting preeints IN the
county; sich noiics slall stat. the tine ami
! place Of holding md for Whist pnrrose such
| election Is being held; and any. election pro
vldci FOR in tbis net may b. I'D On the III
of any ge.ernl Gle tion in said cointy. III
! place rec living a majority 81 all n. votes 80
Il snch u ciiou shall be declared the county
sat; providrl, that II no plncs T .ccive n mn.
jority Of I'll til votes cas'. til TO shall be h I'd
n second election for sud eeat OF justice, IN "a
Nv MT less than two nty nor more III n II rts
lays aftor h vote ~ the first e~lseiion =
counted and q clnrcd BY The said Board o
County Co nmissio1ors. which lrst dav shal
ha fixed by tha Beard Of Co ,nty Cotnmissi n
srs. snd IN " shall give notice Of The same f.
NJ II. ~ ten 4 VS.. in the mann r arovi Id for
Tho fret election. At said second ~eleeiion h
hall0ting for said sent Of stiee shall b CON
fined To tho two place having the highest
number Of votes at the first election.