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An Act for the removal of the seat of Justice of Clark county, and for other purposes, 1810 | HistoryKat
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An Act for the removal of the seat of Justice of Clark county, and for other purposes, 1810
WHEREAS it hath been represented to the General Assembly of this territory, by the petition of a large Reason of majority of the citizens of Clark county that they labor the law, under great inconveniences in consequence of the seat of justice being at Jeffersonville, a place on the verge of said county, and whereas it hath also been represented by the said petitioners that the removal of the seat of justice of said county to the town of Charlestown, would, in an eminent degree contribute towards the convenience of the inhabitants thereof — therefore,
§ 1. BE it enacted by the Legislative Council and House of Representatives and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the tenth day of February next, provided that a jail, as good in all respects be completed against that time or as soon after as it can be completed at the sole expence of the petitioners, that the seat of justice of the county of Clark shall be, and it is hereby fixed and established in the town of Charlestown, in the said county; Provided, That solvent freehold security be given to the trustees, by this act named and appointed, to be approved of by them, or a majority of them, that the several sums of money which have been subscribed amounting to seven hundred and seventy-eight dollars, for the use of the said county, shall be paid on the tenth of February next; And provided, That James M'Campbell, on or before the tenth day of February next, make to the said trustees a deed or deeds in fee simple, for the following lots of ground, which said lots are known and designated on the map or platt of said town by the numbers, 52, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 101, 102, 103 & 104; And provided also, That Barzelah Baker, shall make or cause to be made to the said trustees a deed or deeds in fee simple, on or be-fore the tenth of February next, for the following lots of ground, which are known and designated on the general plan of said town numbers 81, 82, 83, 84, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167 & 168.
§ 2. Be it further enacted, That John Work, Peter M'Donald and Isaac Shelby, be, and they are hereby constituted, appointed and ordained trustees, in fact and in name, and are hereby created a body politic and corporate, by the name, style and title of the trustees of Charlestown, and by that name, they and their successors shall have succession, and shall be persons in law capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto, defend and being defended, in all suits, actions, complaints and matters whatsoever in any court or courts, before any Judge or Judges, Justice or Justices, and also that the said trustees and their successors, by the same name and style, shall be in law capable of receiving, holding and conveying any estate real or personal, — And whereas James M'Campbell and Barzelah Baker have promised to give for the use of the said county sundry lots of ground, situate in Charlestown aforesaid, and whereas sundry monies have been subscribed for the use of the said county amounting to seven hundred and seventy-eight dollars.
§ 3. Be it therefore enacted, That the said trustees and their successors in their corporate capacity, or a majority of them, be, and they are hereby authorised to sell, dispose of, transfer and convey all the said lots of ground or as many of them at any one time as they, or a majority of them may deem most proper for the benefit of said county, and also on the terms and conditions which they, or a majority of them, shall from time to time agree upon ; Provided, That the sale of the said lots shall not be advertised or otherwise notified less than twenty days before the sale thereof, and the monies arising from such sales shall be deposited by the said trustees or any of them into the county treasury, to be by the judges of the court of Common Pleas of said county, applied to, and for the purpose of erecting public buildings in Charlestown.
§ 4. Be it further enacted, That when the said trustees or their successors shall receive the aforesaid subscription money, or any part thereof, they, or any of them, shall deposit the same into the treasury aforesaid, and be applied as is directed in the preceeding section.
§ 5. Be it further enacted, That if the places of any of the trustees herein named and appointed, shall become vacant before the business intended by this act, by death, resignation or removal from office, for them to do and perform shall have been completed, then, and in every such case, an election shall be holden by the remaining trustees to supply such vacancy.
§ 6. And be it further enacted, That in case the subscription and other contributions made for the purpose of erecting public buildings should not be sufficient to compleat a court house as convenient and of equal value with the court house in Jeffersonville, then and in that case the petitioners for the removal shall be bound to pay the overplus, the said court house to be compleated on or before the first day of July, eighteen hundred and twelve; and also that the petitioners be bound to furnish a house convenient to hold court in free from expence to the county, and also should any thing in any of the foregoing sections not be complied with on or before the said 1st day of July, 1812, then this act shall cease and have no force or effect whatever.
Approved — December 14, 1810.
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