The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-08-12
County Seat Removal
Will Be Voted Upon
Long Debated Question to be
Settled by Ballot at General
Election i'm November.

After many years of agitation, the
question OF the removal OF the County
Seat from Mays Landing will be set
tied in November, when the people of
the county will vote on whether or
not it stays in Mays Landing or goes
to Atlantic City. The one unfortunate
feature nov is that ~Pleasantville neg
lected its opportunity, when ii might
have had the county seat in it's midst
il the people had awakened to their
opportunities at the opportune time.
After the Board of Freeholders had
refused to consider the matter of re-
nova and 1t was stated that the only
way the matter could be brought up
was by a petition signed by twenty
per cent of the voters, the Chamber of
Commerce was reminded hat a petit
ton asking for the removal to Pleas
antville should be circulated and that
1t would have no difficulty in having
affixed the required number of sigma
lures. The Chamber went on record
as favoring the removal of the county
seat to this city, but nobody took the
trouble to have the petitions circulat-
ed. After Atlantic City gets the coun-
ty seat, hen somebody will kick be-
cause of another lost opportunity
Perhaps the next time some public
matter is ripe for action ii will be
taken advantage of before the ineyita-
Bile TOO Late" comes.
The resolution adopted by the
Board of F~reeholders on Wednesday
which will place the county seat re.
moval question before the people for
the vote is as follows:
Whereas, a number of civic organi.
cations have heretofore requested the
Board of Freeholders of the County of
Atlantic to pass a resolution putting
to a vote the question of moving the
county buildings and county seat from
Mays Landing to Atlantic City.
and whereas, said Board of Free
holders did not at that time feel like
taking the initiative in so important
a matter.
"And whereas, since that request
heretofore made, petitions have been
filed with the Board of Freeholders of
this county, asking for a resolution to
put the question TO a vote, which petit
tons are signed by several thousand
voters of said county.
Now, Therefore, Be it Resolved, by
the Board of Freeholders of the Coun-
ty of Atlantic that the County Seat of
Atlantic County, New Jersey, be
changed from Mays Landing in the
municipality of Hamilton Township,
Atlantic County, New Jersey, to Allan
tic City, a municipality in the County
of Atlantic and State of New Jersey.
And be it Further Resolved that
the Clerk of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of Atlantic County forth
with transmit a certified copy of this
resolution to the Clerk of Atlantic
County, New Jersey, notifying him
that a vote of the people at the next
general election is desired upon the
question in accordance with the pro
visions of Article VI of Chapter 1876,
of an Act of the Legislature of New
Jersey, entitled AN Act Concerning
Countless approved March 4, 1918, and
to be found in p. L.. of New Jersey,
1918, p. 567, ct sea-"
Previous to the passage of the reso-
luton II. Walter Gill, president of the
Atlantic City Kiwanis Club, which has
sponsored the movement, spoke brief
ly.
He pointed out that 1915 sigma
lures had been secured for the petit
tons representing voters in all walks
of life and includings some of the
largest taxpayers in the county. He
stated that according to information
from County Clerk Parker there had
been 28,082 voters registered at the
last election, consequently but 5,6l7
signatures were necessary to compel
the Freeholders to submit the ques-
ton to a vote.