Canvass of votes. Special election. When re-located. When question to be again vote of the people. SEC. 2. If it shall appear upon the canvass of said vote that no one place has received three-fifths of all the votes cast, and if it shall further appear that three-fifths of all the votes cast have been cast in favor of places other than the one where said county seat is then located, it shall be the duty of said board of county commissioners to immediately call a special election in the same manner as provided in section one of this act. SEC. 3. At which election the electors of said county shall designate upon their ballots either the name of the place where the county seat is then located, or one of the two places, other than the said county seat, which received the largest number of votes cast at the special election first held, and in canvassing said votes, no votes shall be counted except such as are cast for one of the three places before mentioned. SEC. 4. If three-fifths of all said votes so to be counted shall be in favor of the re-location of such county seat at either of the places voted for, the place receiving threefifths of such votes shall become and remain from and after the first day of the third month next succeeding said election, the county seat of such county. SEC. 5. If it shall appear upon the canvass of said submitted to a vote that no one place has received three-fifths of all the votes legally cast at said election, and if it shall further appear that less than two-fifths of all said votes have been cast in favor of the present county seat, said board of county commissioners shall, at the next general election held in such county, again submit to the electors thereof the question of the re-location of the county seat. Subsequent election. SEC. 6. If the present county seat received a less number of votes at the second special election herein before provided for, than either of the other places voted for thereat, then the electors shall designate on their ballots the name of one of the two places, other than said county seat, where they desire the county seat so located, and the one of said places receiving the largest number of votes shall be and become, from and after the first day of January following such election, the county seat of said county; but if at said election only one of the places voted for received more votes than the place where the county seat is then located, the electors of said county shall designate upon the ballots, either the name of the place where the county seat is then located, or of the place which received the highest number of votes cast at the aforesaid special election, and in canvassing said votes no votes shall be counted except such as are cast for one of the two places before mentioned. SEC. 7. If three-fifths of all said votes so to be coun- Same. ted shall be in favor of the re-location of such county seat, the place so receiving three-fifths of all of said votes, shall become and remain, from and after the first day of January next succeeding said election, the county seat of such county. no: to be sub SEC. 8. If at either of the elections in this act pro- When question vided for, more than two-fifths of the votes cast shall be mi ted. in favor of the place where the county seat is then located, the question of the re-location thereof shall not be again submitted for the space of two years from the date of said election, and in case the county seat shall be re-located as herein provided for, the question of the re-location thereof, shall not be again submitted to the electors for the space of five years thereafter. ty officers seat is relocated SEC. 9. When any such county seat shall have been Duties of counre-located, it shall be the duty of all county officers to when county forthwith remove their respective offices, and all county records, papers, and property in their offices or charge, to the place where said county seat shall have been re-located; and any county officer who shall refuse to comply with of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of any Acts repealed. a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, and a conviction of any such officer of such misdemeanor shall work a vacancy in his said office. SEC. 10. Section eight of an act entitled "An act to Gen. Stat.. 229. proaide for the organization of new counties and locate the county seat thereof," passed, February 25, A. D., 1873, and all acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. To take effect. SEC. 11. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, February 24, 1875. Unorganized territory attached to Valley county. SECTION 1. Unorganized territory attached to Valley county. AN ACT Annexing certain unorganized territory north of Valley county to Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska : SECTION 1. That the unorganized territory lying north of Valley county, bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of township number twenty-one (21) north, in range thirteen (13) west; thence running north to the northeast corner of township number twenty-four (24) north, in range thirteen (13) west; thence running west to the northwest corner of township number twentyfour (24), in range sixteen (16) west; thence running south to the southwest corner of township number twenty-one (21) north, in range sixteen (16) west; thence running east to the place of beginning: be and the same is hereby attached to Valley county for election, judicial, and revenue purposes. SEC. 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from To take effect. To provide for the establishment of a fiscal agency for the state of Nebraska, in the city of New York, and prescribing the duties of officers in relation thereto. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska : York city to be state fiscal SECTION 1. The governor is hereby authorized to Bank in New designate some bank in the city of New York, as the state designated as agency for the payment of bonds and coupons issued by agency. the state or any county, township, precinct, city, or school district, which are by their terms made payable in said city. boad. SEC. 2. Before establishing and designating such Agency to give agency, the governor shall require such agency to give a bond in double the amount of moneys which said agency may have in its custody at any time, such bond to be approved by the governor and auditor, and filed in the office of secretary of state. Officers to remit amounts due on bonds to state agency. Agency to notify officers on receipt of unds. Auditor shall publish notice of agency. Fo take effect. SEC. 3. The state treasurer, and such other officers as are by law designated for the purpose, are required to remit to the state agency, at least ten days before the day of maturity of any bonds or coupons payable in New York city, sufficient moneys out of the tax collected for the purpose, for the redemption of such bonds and coupons, and in addition thereto, a commission not exceeding one-eighth of one per cent. for the disbursement of the same, and all expenses for such commissions, exchange, and postage, shall be a proper charge against the state, county, city, township, precinct, or school district, for which such moneys are remitted, and shall be allowed the treasurer in his settlement. SEC. 4. On the receipt of any funds by the state agency it shall be the duty of such agency to notify the officer from whom received of, the receipt thereof; and immediately on the payment of such bonds or coupons for which funds were remitted, said coupons or bonds shall be cancelled, and returned to the officer from whom such funds were received. SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of the state auditor, immediately after the passage of this act, and the establishment of the agency provided herein, to publish a notice of the same, in some paper of general circulation in the city of New York for two weeks, and thereafter, all bonds and coupons of the state, or any county, city, township, precinct, or school district, in the state which are by their terms payable at any particular bank in said city, shall be paid at such agency. SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, February 25, 1875. |