Sharp County record., 1890-08-21
County Seat Election.

In the matter of the petition for sn order
for the removal of the County Seat Of
Sharp county from Evening Shade to
Center.
Now on this day the petition Of David
R. King and eight hundred and forty
nine other qualified voters Of Sharp eoun-
ty, Arkansas, come on TO be heard upon
the petition of the petitioners and upon
the proof adduced to the court, and it
appearing from the petition Of said pe-
titioners, that said petitioners being in
number one.third Of all the qualified
voters of Sharp county, bad Joined in the
petition to the county court of said coun-
ty of Sharp for change or removal Of
the county seat, and that they had embOd'
led in their petition proposed donation
Of one acre Of land adjacent to the town
Of Center in Sharp county, by Hsrmus
King, and also the condition Of said do.
nation and an abstract of title to the
same, and also setting up in said petition
that David R. King proposes to furnish to
the county of Sharp house in the said
town of Center in which the courts Of
said county can be held and the records
for the county kept Tor the period Of two
years.
And the court being satisfied from said
abstract of title that said donor, Harmus
King, can and will make good and suf-
fcient title to the proposed one acre Of
ground described in said petition in case
said county seat shall be by majority Of
the qualified voters of Sharp located at
said town of Center; and in all things the
premises by the court being seen and
fully understood, it is ordered and sd
Judged that an election shall be, in &C.
cordance with the prayer of said petition
ers, held at the several voting places in
the county Of Sharp on .
THE 23d DAY OF AUGUST, 1890,
at which said election shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of Sharp county
the proposition of sald petitioners for the
change or'removal of the county seat Of
Sharp county from its present location at
Evening Shade 10 said county TO the
town Of Center 10 said county.
And it is further ordered and required
by the court that public notice shall be
given of such proposed change or remov.
al by publishing this order 10 the SHARP
COUNTY RECORD, weekly newspaper
printed at Evening Shade in Sharp ooun-
ty, Arkansas, a newspaper having bona
tde circulation in said county for period
Of not less than thirty days before the
said 93d day Of August, 1890.
And it is by the court further ordered
and directed and required that the Sher
if Of Sharp county shall post up in hand
bill printed copies of this order in not
less than three Of the most public places
in each township Of this county, not less
than thirty days before tho said election
to be held on the said 23d day of August,
1890.
State of Arkansas, !
County of Sharp.
!, Joshua Wann. clerk Of the circuit
court and ex offieio clerk of the County
court of Sharp county, do certify that the
above and foregoing is true and perfect,
copy of On order Of the county court of
Sharp county made at its July term, 1890
as oppears Of record on pages $50 and
29O, Book "J." county court RECORDS Of
Sharp county.
~ In testimony whereof I have
LIS hereunto set my hand and
~ affixed my Official seal, this
llth day Of July, 1890.
JOSHUA WANN, Clerk.