The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-19
72lE CUUvTY-SEAT BILL.

county seat. This is the case in No.
bles county, as shown in the article re-
Gently published in the ADVANCE CIV
ing full history of the county seat
question in this county.
Following is the text of the bill:
A Bill for an Act, to provide for the
change of County Seats.
Be it enacted by the Legislature, Of
the. State of Minnesota: -.-~- -
SECTION l. Whenever majority Of
the freeholder legal voters Of any coun-
ty, to be determined by the poll li.t
OF the last previous election, shall pre-
sent to the board of county coln,nis
sioners of such county. petition,
signed by them. asking change of the
county seat to some other place in said
county, such place to lie designated in
said petition. it shall be the duty of
such board of county commissioners to
submit the question of the change and
removal of the county seat of such
county to the place designated in said
petition to Il vote of the qualified elect
Ors of such county. in the manner here
in provided and subject to the prOvisos
and conditions herein contained.
SEC.2. Such election shall be held
only on the day of the general election
for State and county Otfice rs and shall
he conducted and the votes canvassed.
certified, returned and recorded in the
same manner as other votes cast ut
said election.
SEC 3. Upon receipt of said petit
tion by the board of county commits
siOners. it shall be filed III the Office Of
the county auditor Of such county and
shall be open to public examination
and inspect ion, and the auditor shall
give public notice of such filing by pub
liSflug for four successive weeks in all
the newspapers Of said county, Il no.
tice. containing the substance Of the
petition, the date of filing the same,
and the number Of names signed or at
tached thereto; and if there is no pa
per printed and published III said coun
ty, then by posting or causing to be
posted, three copies of said notice in
each organized town in said county,
for the same length of time; and no
action shall De taken OH sai id petition
until the expiration Of such period OF
notice and publication.
SEC. /. The board of county COM
missioners of such county, after iue
notice OF the filing of said petition has
been given rs herein provided, shall
give 1T least four weeks notice OF such
Election, by publishing the same in all
the newspapers printed and published
III such county; ard if there is no
newspaper pl tinted and published in
such county, then by posting, or ca,'s-
ing to he posted. three copies of said
notice in three of the most public
places in each organized town III said
county for the same time.
SEC. 5. Al sucl. election those vo-
ting on such question Of change or re-
mOval of the county seat shall deposit
their ballots in u separate box TO be
| provided for that purpose. The ballot
used at such elect ion shall have print
ed or written or partly printed and
partly written thereon the words:
For change of county seat to -.
Yes.': ''For change Of county seat to
-. No."
SEC. 6. If i majority of all the vo.
| ters present and voting 1T such cleo
ton shall vote in favor of such change
of county seat, it shall be the duty of
! the chairman of the board of county
commissioners to certify the same with
the attestation of the county auditor
to the governor of the State, who
thereupOn shall issue his proclamation
to that effect, and cause the same to
be published and printed in some news
paper, printed and published at the
capital of the State, and from the date
| of such proclamation tue place 50 des-
| ignated shall be the county seat OF
such county; but if there shall not be il
majority of such votes in favor of such
change then it shall not be lawful for
| the county commissioners to again
submit the question of change or re-
moval of the county seat at any time
within five years from the time such
election is held. Provided where the
county seat has been once located it
shall require three -fifths vote.
SEC. Z. This act shall take effect
and be i'll force from and after its pas
sage.
THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT BILL.
Following is the bill introduced by
Senator Crosby providing for a new
| judicial district to be known as the
18th 1t has passed the Senate and We
learn that the indications are all favor
able for its passage in the House:
| A Bill for the establishment of new
judicial district, to be known as the
Thirteenth l3th) Judicial District
and to fix dates for holding cour,
therein.
Be it enacted by the Legislature o1
the State of Minnesota:
SECTION l. That the counties o1
jackson, Mobiles, Rock, Pipestone
Murray and Co tonwood he and til,
same are hereby detached from tl'
Sixth (6th) Judicial District, and ar.
hereby erected into judicial district
to be known and designated the 'Ehir
teenth (13th) Judicial District OF Min
nesOta.
SEC. 2. The terms of court in sait
district to be held as follows: In Cot
tOnwoed County, the first Tuesday at
ter July fourth and the first Tuesda,
in January of each year: in jackson
county, the first Tuesday of June ant
December Of each year; III Murra,
county, the third Tuesday in April AIT
October of each year; in Mobiles coun
|ty, the first Tuesday in March and No
vember of each year; in Pipeston
county. the third Tuesday in May an,
December of each year; in Rock couh
ty, the third Tuesday in March an,
September of each year.
SEC 3. A district judge shall b
elected therefor at the next genera
election, and the governor is hereb
authorized to appoint q district judg
for said district, to serve until his sue
cessOr be elected.
SEC. l.. This act shall take effec
and be in force from and after its pas
sage.
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