Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-06-10

nor Dy proclamation, not less tnan tnlfty uays
nor more than sixty days from the date of
| such proclamation. Said proclamation shall
be published for four consecutive weeks prior
| to the date fixed for said election in at least
one English newspaper published in each city,
| borough or township where newspapers are
published in the proposed new county at the
| time of such proclamation
| Sec. 6. Said election shall be conducted by
| the election officers of each election district
| within the limits of the proposed new county
in accordance with the general laws of the
| commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
| Sec. Z. In the case of division of a town
/ by the proposed boundary line, leaving the
| fraction thereof in the proposed new county
without polling place, it shall be the duty
| of the county commissioners aforesaid to fix
| "A place for holding such an election, and it
| shall further be the duty of said commission
| ers to attend to the details of holding said
election. They shall cause said proclamation
| to be published, shall furnish the proper
/ blanks to the election officers for holding the
| same, and upon the second day after said cleo
/ ton shall attend ut such times and place as
| the governor shall fix in his proclamation to
| receive the returns of said election and COM
| pute the same.
Sec. 8. The judges of election in the several
precincts shall Immediately, upon the vote
| being counted, cause duplicate returns there
| of to be made, one of which shall be sealed up
| and deposited in the nearest postofIice direct
ed to the secretary of internal affairs, at Har-
risburg, the other, together with all the papers
pertaining thereto, shall on the second day
after said election, be delivered to the COM
| missioners aforesaid, majority of them,
| at times and place as shall be fixed by the
| governor aforesaid. The said commissioners
| shall at once proceed to complete said returns,
and us soon as possible, certify the result, un-
| der oath to the governor. They shall care
| fully keep all papers relating to the same, to-
gether with duplicate certificate of the re-
| suit, and in case of the establishment of the
| said new county, shall, as soon as a prothono-
/ tary shall be appointed, deposit the same in
his Office
Sec. o. In case the majority of votes cast at
| said election shall be in favor of the creation
| of said new county, the governor shall forth
with issue proclamation declaring the same,
| and thenceforth said new county shall be es-
| tablished with all the rights, powers and priv
| ileges of all other counties of the common
wealth. Said proclamation, together with the
| original report of said commissioners, shall be
recorded in the Office of the secretary of inter
nal affairs.
Sec. 10. All actual expenses of said election
and of the commissioners, together with S.
per day for each day necessarily employed
shall be paid by warrant, duly drawn upon
the state treasurer, and in case of the erection
| of said new county, the same shall be reim-
| bursed by said new county.
| Sec. IL. The governor shall Immediately
| appoint and commission for the new county
| the necessary county officers, provided by
| law, who shall perform the duties, have the
power and be subject to the like qualifications
| as have county officers of this commonwealth,
and shall continue in Office until the next gen
| eral election and until their successors shall
be duly elected and qualified.
| Sec. IL. The commissioners of the county
| so rs aforesaid appointed shall designate
| place which shall be the county seat for the
| time being. They shall provide the place for
| holding the courts and such other necessary
buildings as may be proper, and for such pur-
/ pose as well us to meet necessary expenses in
| the organization of said county, are hereby
empowered to issue interest bearing bonds not
to exceed the sum of twenty thousand (S20,000)
| dollars.
| Sec l3. The senatorial and representative
districts SHALL for the time being, remain un-
| changed, and on the second Monday after the
proclamation of the governor establishing
said new county, the Judges of the several
courts of that county contributing the greater
number of inhabitants to the new county dis
trict, the same to be determined by the num-
Der of votes cast ut the election on the ques-
| ton of the establishment of the new county
district, shall meet and organize the several
courts thereof. They shall determine and fix
the number of terms, return days, and do all
| things necessary in the premises, up to which
| time the power, authority and jurisdiction
of the officers of the old counties over said
new county district shall remain unabridged,
but from thenceforth shall cease and deter
mine except as judges of the courts
Sec IA. The lien on all mortgages, judg-
ments, mechanics liens, verdicts, and all re-
cords which shall have been made and entered
in the original counties, up to and including
| the day of organization of said courts, shall
| not be affected by the establishment of said
new county, but to proceed thereon, certified
copies thereof shall be made by the prothono-
| tary or proper officer which shall be entered
by the like officer of the new county, and like
proceedings had as in the original.
| Sec. 10. AT the next general election, after
| the erection of said new county, the qualified
electors shall elect the several county officers
| as aforesaid mentioned, to hold their offices as
| is provided by law. They shall also designate
| by ballot the place at which shall be located
| the county seat. The place having the great
est number of votes shall be the county seat,
and the commissioners of the county shall, as
| soon as convenient, proceed to construct the
| necessary buildings therefor at the county
| seat, but before any particular location shall
| be fixed it shall have the approval of the
| grand jury of the county.
| Sec. 16. The property and taxable inhabi-
tants of the territory of the new county, after
| its erection, shall continue liable for the pay
ment of. and shall pay its share of any debt
of the counties from which such portion of
territory was taken existing at the time of the
erection of the new county, in proportion to
the valuation of that portion of taxable prop
erty, the number of taxable inhabitants res
pectively taken from each county, and the
same shall be adjusted by the commissioners
| of the new county and those of the old coun-
ties within Il year after the erection of the
| new county, and in the event of any question
| arising between said commissioners in regard
to such adjustment about which said commits
sioners are unable to agree, said question shall
be, upon the demand of the commissioners of
either county, referred to and adjusted by two
of the judges of the courts of common pleas
longest in commission, one from each county,
in such way as they may deem best, and the
amount of the Indebtedness so adjusted and
found due, If any, to the old county or coun-
ties, shall be paid by the new county by bonds,
issued therefor, or by tax for that purpose,
to be levied, assessed and collected in such ter
ritOry after thp erection of sIch now pountv.