The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-03-15

IAcuid1ty W Suc k,toStoIOAs "a tOo olA!s
as the bill has been published i'll some
Of the local papers leaving out one very
important clause which should he un.
derstood by those counties interested in
the measure AS can be seen by peru
sal, the bill does not effec, Fall River
County.
AN ACT.
An ACT to provide for tho relocation Of eoun-
y seats In equities whore the same arc not 10. |
Gated on the line of railroad, aud there are NO
NJ eK Or OF tho a.e
ord Vault.
Be It Enacted by the Legislative Assembly of
the Territory of Dakota:
ritcry having railroad station within the limtts
thereof, the county scat of which is not on the
line Of q railroad. and in ths county seat Of
are not built of brick or stone or there is no re-
cord vault, the county seat Of such conntiea may
or general cieciion. as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. Whenever tho yotere of any county
havin. railroad station within its Unite, tho
railroad and in which there arc no public build
ing rr the same are not constructed Of brick or
stone or there is record vault, shall dealre to
,clocatc such county scat they may present to the
hoard of county commissioners thereof at any
regular meeting, n petition signed by majority
last preceding general election, demandinG that
such question OF r.lccutton be submitted TO the
voters of the county and it shall thercupon be tho
us follows: If such petition shall I've presented
to said board a. Irregular meeting moro than nine
~ days Immediately proceeding au annual OF gen
eral election. They shall order special election
and submit thcreat such question Of relocation;
but if such petition shall'be SO presented In nine
~ days. OF lees, Immediately preceding an annn.
| nj election then question ohall
he sahmittad to the voters Of such annual OF
| geacral election.
given, polling places established judges Of cleo
tion appointed and such election shall be condnc-
! ted in the same manner al elections held under
4 section 4. The baiiots for such elections shall
be printed CT written, partly liintcd and part
ly written and ahall be substantially az followa:
"Fcr county scat the city lor town) Of
and ny such bklln: the e!ector shall designate the
city or town Tor which he dcsircs to cast his v0tc
Section 5 The vote cass at such election ehall
be csnvaascd, certified and returned in tho same
manner as providedin said chapter twenty
t2s) OF the political code aud the county CON Mis-
sioncrs ahall within twenty days after such elcc.
ton, meet and open tho returns aud declare and
enter upon Their @ records sa the result thereof
hlghest number of votes such nulnber being not
less than majority of all the vo.es cast ut such
election, shall hs the county seat
Section q Any Incorporated town, or city. be-
ing candidate for the location of county seat
Endcr the limitations prescribed by act OF Con-
gress of July 3oth 1885, TO donate to the county
for the purpose Of providing public buildings,
either IN !ts bonds or cash. upon majority vots
Of Its electors IN favor thereof, SUN not exceed
Ing i've thousand dollare, and except from fund
su provided, no public building, other than fra,ne
nor any euch buildings costing more than two
thousand dollars shall he erected at the place to
which any such county eeat IL removed, within
4 five years after such removal
! Sccti n 9. 1t shall he the duty of the several
county otccrs whose Offices requested by Law to
ho kept at county seat, To remove their respective
Offices files, rccords. Office lxtnres furniture and
public property pertaining to their respective
Offices, to tha county seat designated by the elec-
ton within sixty days after such county seat shall
have been designated by the electors under the
provisions Of this act.
Section 9. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage aud approval.
TrsklFoNY II s GF AMEH!fA 81 bAk t.cnrr4sss o,rrer
II ], N. L Mccormack, Secretary Of the Territory
OF Dakota do hereby certify that l have careful
4 IL compared the foregoing copy of An Act to pro
vide for the relocation of county seats In counties
where the same are not located on the limo of
railroad and there are public buildings thereat
or the same are not constructed of brick or stone
or there is no record vault, with the enrolled or
gina now tile In this Office, and that the SAINT
is correct transcript therefrom. and Of the Who'll.
thereof
get nv hand and affixed the great seal of the tor
ritory of Dakota, at Bismarck; this 9th day O
March 1889.
!. - NJ L. MCCORMACK.
Secretary OF Oak. Ter.
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