Sharp County record., 1883-08-09

o2 ao{A1 ynaRr RF Ga1 Go5sfT C93S7F SEAT Election
Now, on this day, the petition of John
King and six hundred and sixty-eight
other qualified voters, for the removal Of
the county seat of Sharp county, filed at
the January term of this court, 1888, came
on to be heard and it appearing to the
court, from said petition, that the quail
| fed voters Of said county, to the number
Of one-third thereof, have ioined in said
petition for the removal of the county seat );
and it also appearing to the court, from
said petition, that the place on Big creek,
known as John Kings Home Place, sit
uated on the NE4 of the NEf Of section
thirty.two (32); and the NV of the
NWI, section thirty-three 1897, IN town
ship eighteen (l8) north, range 8 west :;
Blanville, in Washington township, stu
ated in section six Isl, township sixteen
Tl6l north, range FIVE 5 west the town
of Center, situated on the FL SCI, Of sec
ton four 4 in township seventeen III
north, range FIVE 5 west and Dawson
City, situated on the NWl of the NWl4
of section seventeen II and, the
SW1.4 of the SWl.4, of section eight ISL,
in township seventeen II north, range
five 5 west, have each respectively been
designated as places at which it is pro-
posed to establish the county seat of said
county; and that such designations en-
brace complete and ineligible desccip-
ton of the proposed locations, together
with an abstract of the title thereto, end
the terms and conditions upon which the
same can be purchased or donated By or
to the county. And,;t further appearing,
to the satisfaction OF the court, that a
good and valid title can and will be made
to the proposed new locations, or any one
of them, if the county seat should be
removed thereto, and all and Cingular the
premises being seen and, by the court,
fully understood, the court 10 of opinion
that the prayer Of said petitioners should
be granted.
Now, therefore, it i9 ordered end con-
sidered by the court that the prayer of
said petitioners be, anG the same is
hereby, granted, and that On election be
held at the several voting precincts in
Sharp county, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 1883,
at which the proposition of the petition.
e-s for the change or removal Of the
county seat shall be submitted to the qual-
fled voters; and the ballots Of the voters
shall have written OF printed upon them
the words, ''For Chanse,' ana the words
'For' and the name of the place to
which the change or removal is proposed,
if they favor removal or Against
Change, if they favor the present location.
And it is further ordered by the court
that public notice thereof be given, by
publication in the SBARP CoUNtF RECORD,
newspaper published in said county,
and that the sheriff of Sharp county post
/ up, III hand'btit fUrIu; prluJUU CUpIUB OT
this order, in not less than three of the
most public places in each township of
the county, not less than thirty days
before the said 25th day of August, 1888,
all of which notices shall be published
and continued, up until the DAY Of eiec7
ton.
And it is further ordered by the court,
that said election shall be, in all things,
conducted as now required by law.
a true copy.
Attest; R. +. HuDDlEsroS,
36l County Clerk.