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An Act permanently 10 locate tho Seat

 of Justice in tue county of Miller, and 3 Inore distinctly .e define the boundary lines of said county.

 Section 1. Re t enaftsd by tic Gene Tal Assembly ofthe Territory of .Arkaasas, That William Coilum, Charles Burk- ham, Travas c. Wright, George C.. Witmore, and Samuel Worthington, be, and they arc hereby appointed, Com missioners, to locate the seat of justice in and for the county Of Miller.

 Sec. ,. ind bei it further enacted, That the said Commissioners, before enter ing on the duties assigned them by this act, shall take an oath, before some judge or justice of the peace, author ised to administer the same, that they will impartially and to the best of their judgment, locate the seat of justice for the county of Miller, as little as may be to the prejudice of a majority of the county, taking into consideration do- nations, future divisions, and the con yenience of the people of the county, which place so selected, shall be con sl lered and deemed in law, the perma- nent seat of justice for said county, and go soon as said Commissioners shall re- port to the Circuit Court that they have located the said seat of justice, and that they have house prepared for the re- ceptlon of the Court, at such place, it shall be the duty of the Clerk, under the direction of the said Court. to re-

 move thlther, as soon as may be praeti- cable, all books, papers, deeds, youch- era. and records, belonging to his office, at or within one mile of the place so se- lected and located, and to remain and there keep his office, which said place shall be considered and be the seat of justice for said county.

 Sec. 3. find De it further enacted, That so soon as the said Commissioners shall deem it expedient, they shall open a

 book, for the purpose of receiving do nations and subscriptions towards buil- z dlng court house, at said seat of jus $ tce; and fsuch donations and subscrip- $ flons, by them received, shall be insuf \ iicielit to build such q court house ;,t { they may think sufficient, they may re. R port to the Gonrt the probable a.aenal

 of such deficiency, and the Court shal \ thereupon have discretionary power t1 E levy an additional tax on all prepert, V made taxable for county and territoria Purposes; prepided, there shall not he

 added upon any individual, an adli

 honal tax for the purpose aforesaid more than one-eight part of their annu

 al taxation, which tax shall be collect ga by the Sheriff in the same manner

 'aat other taxes are collected by law

 and the donations, subscriptions, ane z# axes, raised as aforesaid, shall be paie 's# .a'o the county treasury, and placed tt sa 'ae credit of said Commissioners.

 | 1 Dec. 1. Andde t fsrsder enacted, Tha

 .ae said Commissioners shall, at leas

 twenty days before they enter into an,

 contract, for the building of said cour

 aOsse' give notice, by at least three ad