Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-01-11
Cauuty Seat Removal.

Last week Representative Wagner in
troduesd new bill in the House at Col
umbus, providing for the removal of the
county seat to Bellaire. The bill is No
j2S, and is entitled
"a bill to provide for the removal Of the
county seat of Belmont county from
the village of st. ClaiTsviI.: "a the city
of BellAire, and to authorize me cOun
ty commissioners To rrvci Il court
house and county buildings IN said
county"
Section provides for th, 1val oi
| the county seat from 81 c. ille te
BellaiIe, but this act shall % ke eff
feet until its adoption, n.>- J ritv OF
the votes of all the eiec .s- =, ing al
the next general election, 2. +" - per
formance of the stipulai n ii he re
maining sections of the Dlil.
Section provides that at the next
general election after the passage OF this
act the question of its adoption or rejec-
tion shall be voted upon by the electors
those voting in its favor to have writ,
ten or printed OR their ballots For re-
moval," and those opposed. Against re-
moval," and if the majority are "for re-
movaI," the act to 60 Immediately into
effect, subject to the provisions herein
after made.
Section 3 provides that due notice be
given to the electors by proclamation by
the sheriff as in other elections, notify
ing electors to vote on this question.
Section provides for the manner of
counting the votes, that all tickets
which do not contain the words "fsr re-
moval" shall be counted as against re .
moval," whether these words are on the
ticket Or not, and shall be certified to IN
the poll books of said general election.
Section provides that in event of d
majority being "for removal" the act is
not to be held to operate unless the city
of Bellaire, or citizens thereof, shall pro-
vide, before March /, 1884, such land in
said city as is sufficient in size and suit
able in location for the erection of a
court house, Jail and necessary offices ;
nor until the county commissioners have
finished suitable buildings on said land
is hereinafter provided.
Section 6 provides that if majority
are for removal, and the necessary site
has been furnished, tfen the county
commissioners are authorized to pro
ceed to erect suitable buildings on the
land furnished in Bellaire at a cost of
not to exceed 100000; provided, that If a
majority shall not vote for removal, then
said buildings are to be erected in st.
Clairsville, as provided in this section.
Section provides for the manner of
raising funds for the erection Of said
buildings. The commissioners are au
thoriZed to issue bonds of said county,
in sums Lot less than 500 or more than
81 900, bearing interest not greater than
per cent. per annum, payable semi
annually, and maturing in equal amounts
yearly within ten years after date, which
bonds shall not be sold for less than par
value, and shall not amount to over
100000.
Section s provides for the payment of
the bonds and interest; that the COM
missioners shall, in addition to other
levies, levy tax sufficient therefor. but
in no one year to exceed one mill on the
grand duplicate of the county.
Section 9 provides that within twenty
days after said buildings are completed
(f in Bellaire) the commissioners shall
notify the county officers who shall,
within twenty days, remove their offices
to the bulldogs so provided, after which
time said city of Bellaire shall be consld-
cred the county seat.
Section 10 provides that the act, sub
ject to exceptions contained therein,
shall take effect after its passage.