The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-02-12

asking for The removal of the county.
seat to some other designated place.
which petition shall be duly recorded
in the records of said county, said
board shall make an oVGer directing
that the proposition to remove the
county seat to the place uamed in the
petition be submitted TO a vote of the
qualified electors of said county, at the
next general election, If the same is TO
occur within n year from the time
Of presenting said petition, otherwise
at a special election to be called for
that purpose within six weeks from
the date Of presenting SAID petition.
Provided, That before making such
order the said commissioners shall re-
quire a written guaranty from RESPONSE
bic citizens of the place to which the
petitioners desire the county seat
moved, that they will provide free of
cost to tho county o suitable site and
sufficient ground for a court house and
jail, and that they will pay TO the coun-
ty treasurer a SUI net less than $4,000
TO be used in constructing such court
house and jail, in the event that the
proposition for removal shall receive a
majority Of the votes cast at such an
election. and
Provided, further, That the city,
town or village named in the petition
shall be at Least twenty miles distant
from and Of a larger population than
the county seat, and that no PROPOSE
ton to remove a county seat, from a
city, town or village, situated on q
railroad to one not so situated, shall be
entertained or vacated upon, and that
70 vote shall he ordered on substan-
TALLY the same proposition oftener
than once In ten years.
Sec. 1.-The county commissioners
shall cause a certified copy of such or
der to be published in some newspaper
of genelal circulation published jim
said county for four consecutive
weeks Immediately prior to such cleo
ton, and by hand bills posted up at
the most publlc places in each precinct
at least four weeks prior to such eIe-
ction. The ballots to be voted at such
election shall have printed thereon
the words For county seat,
with the name Of place for which the
writer desires to cast his ballot either
printed or written thereon. Such bal
lots shall be canvassed as in election
for county officers and the returns of
each election shall be certified by the
probate clerk to the territorial secre-
larry together with a certified copy of
the county commissioners, and Sworn
certificate OF publication thereof, TO be
ilei in the Office Of. said secretary.
Sec. 3.-Should a majority of the
votes at such election lie cast IN favor
OF the place named in The petition, the
county seat shall be moved to such
place, and it shall be the duty of the
county commissioners, so 0 as the
citizens of such place shall have de-
livGled the deed and paid over the sum
Of money mentioned ia sec. 1 of this
act, to cause to be erected upon the
site so provided a court house and
Jail to cost not to exceed three times
the amount so paid by such citizens,
including said amount. For the pur-
pose of such construction said county
com m~issi0ners are hereby authrized to
issue cupons bonds of said county for
such time and bearing such rate of in
terest, not to exceed 8 per celt per an
mum, as they many deem best, such
bonds to be sold at par, or taken at par
payment for such construction. The
contract for the construction of such
buildings shall be let to the lowest re-
,ponsible bidder after advertising the
line and place of opening sealed bids
'or the same, in a newspaper published
said county for four consecutive
weeks, such contractor to furnish
rood and sufficient bond for the com
,letion of such buildings according to
plans and specifications.