Mohave County miner., 1886-12-19

to vote for an Intelligent and fn2
eliminating pointer dog fcr I'M e
and be came within tLsG
being elected. Alta. xsltssfs II
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A better dessitjos M ,sTE3 jws' i
which the nsriooa eousts,, : coengy
Are held, End n which no pnblis
bns,ness Of : eoanty u trsusactsd. :
The public business OF a comfy is
transacted by its public officers, and
when the law requires, either by di-
rect mandate or by implication, that
these acts be done at the county seat.
they cannot be legally done at any
Other place. 1t is the place Of the
,ct, and not Of the situation OF the
property OF the office, or the officer.
pr OF The pubic in his charge, that
governs. What the law requires that
no do at the county seat that he must
10 there. as for instance, the law re-
quires that the Board Of Supervisors
rUust meat ut the county seat. and
wherever that is there they must meet
The parapharnalIa of their office need
not accompany them. The recorder
Dn.t keep bis books OF record at the
county seat aad receive there, papers
for record. He receives the paper at
he county seat. and may, by reason
.! an exigency, as fire, or no place
being properly prepared for the safe
keeping Of his records. keep them
where be pleases until such exigency
Jas Ceased. The Comfy Court must
meet at the county seat, or If 1t hold
A session elsewhere. meet there and
adjourn. with notice to every one az
fect"d by its action Of the time and
place to which snch change Is made,
&c, &c.
The act providing for a changs OF
she county seat OF this cou nty pro
sided that the place receiving the
highest number OF votes should abe
the county seat" The vote as count
I'd by the Board Of Supervisors
showed large maj 'rity ia favor OF
Kingman. and Toe vote was SO de-
Jared. Immediately upon the d =
.l7ra'ion Of that vote kIngman be
'a'na the county seat, the place a;
which tue acts required by onr pub
lie officers to be duue AT the cUunty
,"at nn,, be d)n", and any delay in
making the change can only be le-
}tlIz,l bv the excnso made by law
for the unavoidable, or tho Iuches
which are excused on tho grounu
that to have acted in strict couformi-
ty to tbe letter Of tie law would have
.Dtailai great iujnry ~ the publ,c.
Tuese !sches will only excnss for a
reasonable ti,ne. and 10 the case Of
the co..uty sea-, Considerable time
bss ela2.s1, and thps, wao. By law.
should have mtde, or tried to make.
provision Cor the change have made
no movement III that direction. 4
rea-onal'e effort should have been
nade to carry the law into effect 80
~ 10 make good the acts done at
Mineral Park since the announce
nent OF the vote.
Until there be judicial decision
declaring tbs contrary. kiugman is
the comfy seat, and that there may
be as little opportunity for success
tul o5isc.ion t. acts required to be
d0ne at the county seat,
the comfy officials should be-
gin and do their Official act, there so
far az in their power and the Board
make provision with as little
delay as possible for the trans
fer OF the records and property
to Kiugman. No delay is justifable
while there is no effort being made
for the transfer, unless snch effort is
restrained or enjoiued.
If the present Board viii. not act
ard no conrs issne' q mandate to
compel their acton, the incoming
Board should meet at KIngman and
make provision for the transfer OF
records &c., aud the severa! other Of
ficers should do their business there.
To act otherwise is to ac! in defiance