The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-12-11

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ESTABLISHING THE COUNTY OF NO.
BLES.
The county Of Mobiles was establish
ed by a law passed at the extra session
of the legislative assembly cf the Ter
ritory of Minnesota, held in April,
1857. The act WAS entitled, IA bill to
establish certain counties, and for 9TH
or purposes" and defines the boundary
lines of the counties of Martin, Jack
son, Mobiles, Pipe Stone, Big Sioux,
Cottonwood, Murray, Rock and Med
way. Section of this bill reads:
That so much Of the territory of Min.
nesota as is embraced in the following
boundaries, be, and the same is hereby
established rs the county of Mobiles:
Beginning at the southwest corner of
township lO1 north, of range 80 west,
thence north to the northeast corner
of township 104north, of range 80 west,
thence west to the northwest corner of
township 104, range Is west: thence
south to the southwest corner of town
ship lOl north, of range 43 west; thence
east to the place of beginning.
Sec. II of the same establishes the
county seats, and says:
And the county seat for the county
| Of Mobiles shall be temporarily estab-
| lished at GretchtOwn in said county of
| Mobiles.
Mobiles county, we learn from At
torney Rohrer, was named for Col. w.
II. MOBILES, of St. Paul. He was noted
as the discoverer of the pass in the
| Rocky mountains which shortened the
emigrant route to the Pacific side
some $40 miles, and through which the
Union Pacific now passes. The people
of California raised purse of $4,000
and presented it to Col. Mobiles for this
discovery.
Gretchtown, the first county seat,
we understand, was 1T the south side
of Graham Lakes, that is, of the East
Lake. 1t was probably at that tine a
trapper's hut, and, if occupied, the oc-
cupant was probably the only man in
the county.
LOCATING THE COUNTY SEAT AT woR-
TIlNGTON.
At the fifteenth session of the State
Legislature held in 1873, Gov. Miller,
then our Representative, secured the
passage of an act locating the county
seat at Worthington. This law reads:
SEC. 1.-That the county seat of
Mobiles county is hereby established
and located at the village Of Worthing-
ton, in said county of Mobiles, on sec.
tion No. %, town No. 102. aud range
No. 40.
SEC. 2.--It shall be the duty Of all
county officers, who are required by
law to hold their respective offices at
the county seat to remove their several
Offices, with all the books, records and
papers pertaining thereto, to the said
town Of Worthington, within 60 days
after the passage of this act, without
further notice, and each and every
officer who shall fail to comply
with the provisions of this section
shall forfeit the county office held or
occupied by him.
SEC. 3.-In the event of the passage
of an enabling act, during the present
session Of the Legislature, authol izing
the electors OF said county to vote up
OH the question of the removal Of sai id
county seat at the next general elec-
tion. no indebtedness shall be con-
tracted on behalf of tho said county by
the officers thereof, for the erection of
county buildings at the said village Of
WorthingtOn, until the location Of
| such county seat ut said village of Wor-
thington shall he confirmed by the vote
of a majority of those who may vote
upon the question of removing said
county seat, in pursuance of said ena-
bling act. at the general election in
| November next.
Sec. 4.-All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
SEC. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pass
age.
Approved March 6, 1873.
See Special Laws of 1873, page 40.
VOTE ON REMOVAL TO IIERsEY.
At the same session au act was pass.
ed to allow the people to vote on re-
moving the county seat to Hersey.
This law reads:
Sec. THAT the county seat Of the
county of Mobiles, in the State of Min
nesOta, be and the same is hereby re-
moved from the village of Worthing
ton, section %, township No. 102, OF
range 40, where the same is now locat.
ed in said county to the village OF or
town of Hersey. on section No. rs
township No. 1O3, range % west, in
said county.
SEC. AT the time of giving notice
Of the next general election, it shall be
| tho Antv Nf the Oftiporo nf cni1 r.
of Mobiles required by law to give no
tice of said election. to give notice ir
like manner that at said election q vote
will be taken on the question of adopt
ing this act removing the county sea-
from the village of Worthington to tht
village or town of Hersry, as is provid-
ed IN the first section OF this act. But
no failure of, or irregularity in such
notice, or the giving of such notice
shall in any way vitiate the vote OF
such question.
SEC. 3.-At said election the elector!
of said county in favor of the remova
of the said county seat as provided il
this act, shall have distinctly writer
or printed. or partly written and partl!
printed. on their ballots "For remova
of county seat;" those opposed to sucl
removal, against removal of count.
seat" and such ballots shall be receiv
ed by the judges of election, and can
vassed at the same time and the sam
manner, and be returned to the sam
Office as votes for county officers.
SEC. 4.-The county canvassin,
board of said county to whom said elec
ton returns are made, shall canvas
the votes on said question, at the sam