The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-05-30
''THE COUNTY SEAT oUrsT1oN.,
AZ Cannot be Removed withhout !.
Change IN ths Present Law.

AZ Osnnot be Removed without =
ohsage In the Present Law.
Now that tue first warrant on thu
$1,000 relief bill for White Pine
county has been honored, Is 1t not In
oruer 70 make move looking to the
removal of the county seat to Murray
creek, where 1t will be easy of access:
LET'S move her, and at once. Those
VINO KICK about making that trip to
the northern boundary OF White Pine
should never be guilty of kicking
again II they do not now make q
strong effort to move the county seat.
AL that Is necessary il to pay the ex-
penses OF some one to circulate q petit
ton to the County Commissioners
and we think It can be done. The
convenience of Eureka lawyers Is not
TO be considered in this matter. II IL
asking too much OF man to leave his
business and travel 20 miles and back
over the dreariest OF roads to the
county seat and then get paid In scrip
that cannot be disposed of for 10 cents
on the dollar. The fact that the Com
missi0ners have rented the WithinR-
ton building for two years 1t >
monthly rental Of $50 q month Is no
argument in favor OF allowing the
county seat 10 remain where 1t IL.
After q new Court House IL built we
can afford to pay The rent for what
time the Wilmington building IL not
occupied. The county seat at Hamil-
ton Is nothing short of an outrage on
q long-suffsriug people. Ifthat IS, 900
II not sufficient TO build . new Court
House We know OF number who are
willing to make up the deficiency.
The above, which we take from the
Reflex OF the Goth, contains some
wholesome truths about the injustice
OF having our county seat located at
80 remote . distance from the center
OF population. But our neighbor Is
greatly mistaken when 1t imagines a
remedy is so easy OF access as to be
accomplished by . petition to the
County Commissioners for removal.
Under the existing statute, there Is
no power vested In tho people OF this.
or perhaps any county In the State,
to change the county seat By vote of
the people. On page 1879. statutes of
1877, the parliamentary Act, relative
10 proceeding In such cases, sets forth:
SEcTIos l. Whenever thrse-ffths Of the
QUALIFIED ELECTORS of any county In this
state. ZACH ELECToR BsING TAXPAYER of said
county, A. appears By the last assessment
roll. who have taken and subscribed To the
nj ANaa L.
registration of eleeturs in this State. shall
pc ition the Board of County Commissioners
Of suehcounty for tbs removal or location of
the seat OF justice Of said county. the said
County Commissioners shall. within sixty
days Thereafter, cause an election to DO held
ut the various places II voting In said county.
after giving thirty DAYS notice in some news
paper pub lished 10 the county, or by posting
written OF printed notices at the several poll
ing precincts IN The county, such notice shall
state the time and place OF holding, and for
Shat purpose such election Is held.
But IL Is needless TO quote the stat
ute further, ~ II blocks the game at
the FIRST step. "rhrec- fifths OF the
qualified electors, each elector being
q taxpayer" IL an Imposibility to get
10 any petition to the Board Of Com.
missioners, from The simple fact that
three-fifths Of tho "qualified electors"
are not taxpayers IN this or perhaps
any other county Ina tho State. To
Hon. Thomas Rockhill this county
and State are indebted for this stum-
bling block In the way OF county seat
removals, aud that gentleman. two
years ago, boasted that the law was
Intended TO prevent such action by
the people.
SO our Taylor friends will have to
bear the ills they complain OF until
some future Legislature removes from
the statute books Mr.. Rockhill's
ablock' law. Any scheme looking to
removal before this is done-except a
special legislative Acts perfectly
useless, aud can only end In expen-
sive litigation and final defeat TO
those who undertake It.
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