Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-05-31
RELOCATION BILL.

AN ACT, to provide for the re..ocation
Of the county seat Of Nea Perce county.
Be it enacted by the Legislative lis.
senstly Of the Territory # Idaho as
toltous:
SEcrIoN L. A special election shall !
be held in the county of Nez Perez On
the first Monday in June, A. d. one
thousand eight huadred and eighty three
(lSS3) which special election shall be
conducted in the manner, ani be govern
ell by thr laws relating to seo4rai eloc-
ti3ns,
SEC 2, At said special election, the
question of the permanent location of the
county seat Of Nez Perez county shall be
subnittsd to, and be voted upon, by the
qualified voters therein, the words "For
County Seat shall be written or printed
ou the ballot, and the town, or place de-
sired, by the voter shall be written Oh
printed opposite, or under the word, above
mentioned aud required.
SEC 3. In canvas,lng the vote on tht
location Of the county seat, ballots shal
not be rejected because Of any error il
orthography, or intormality therein, il i
can be clearly ascertaiued from the b.llo
what was inteuded by the voter; bu
where two OF more ballots are folded to
gether, they shall not be counted, am
upon the canvass of the vote, by tn
board Of County Commissioners, the tow
CT place receiving the highest number oi
votes, shall be, and is hereby establi>he'
snd confirmed Us the permanent couut.
seat Of Nez Perce county. In case n
choice is nude at said special election, tn
question shall be again submitted at th
ncxt general election thereafter.
SEC. t. The County Commissioner
of said county shall cause notice to b
posted in the manner provided in tn
general election laws Of this Territory
They shall cause suitable poll books ant
returns, to be prepared and furnished tt
the judges OF election Of the several pre-
cinots in said county, They shall ap
point Judges Of election at their regular
session in April, A. d. one thousand eigtt
hundred aud eighty-three, for all th'
precincts in said county as required at /
general election, and on the second Mon
day in June, A. ID. one thousand eigh
hundred and eighty y-three, they shall neo
at the county seat OF said county aud ac
as board Of canvasscrs, aud declare tn
result of said special election, aud if i
shall be ascertained from such canvas
that any town or place has received
plurality of the votes cast, such town o
place is hereby declared to be the le.,sll,
established county scat Of Nea Perc
county.
SIC. 5. In case it shall be ascertaino,
by said canvass Of votes that the count
scat is removed from the town of Lewis
) ton to any other town or place it sha
be the duty of the County Commissioner
Of said county to cause the archives, rec
ords and funds OF said county to be r.
moved to the town or place chosen, with
in ninoty days after the result Of sal
special election shall have been ascertain
cd, provided, that the citizens Of sue
town, shall Subscribe and pay into th
county treasury, an amour! n cash caui
to the cash value Of all the county built
Jugs now owned or occupied by said co,r
ty in the city Of Lewiston, togetht
q with the cost and expense of romoyin
all public records and property to sue
town or place, and the amount 80 pal
into said county treasury shall be expenc
? ed ia the erection Of county court hous
buildings, at the county seat 81 establish
? ed, and in removing the public reecrC
and archives thereto. They shall hay
+ power to rent, or otherwise secure suitab
buildings or rooms for the use Of tf
county officers, and for the preservatio
of the records, archives and moneys @
said county.
SEC. g. This act shall take effect an
e be in force from and after its passage.
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