AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY SECTION 1. That the county commissioners of the county of Summit have power, and are hereby authorized to appropriate the military fund raised in said county by virtue of an act entitled "An act to encourage the formation and equipment of volunteer companies," approved February 10th, A. D. 1865, to the use of said county of Summit, in such way as the said commissioners may at any regular meeting di rect. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from after its passage. Approved January 8th, 1867. County com missioners fund to use AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representa- SECTION 1. That the board of county commissioners of Jefferson county are hereby authorized and required to audit, allow, and provide for the payment of the claim of David Barnes, for his services and expenses in pursuing and arresting at the St. Charles, in Pueblo county, in the fall of 1865, and returning for trial at the Jefferson district court, Edward Atkins and Jose Charis, convicted at the March term, 1866, of the said district court, of the theft of two horses, committed in said Jefferson county. SEC. 2. This act shall be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 11th, A. D. 1867. Taken from Costilla county. Boundary lines. Saguache city the county seat. Governor to appoint county com AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE COUNTY OF SAGUACHE, COLORADO TERRI- Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representa- SECTION 1. That that portion of the county of Costilla, Colorado Territory, being within the following described boundaries, viz.: commencing at the east point of La Loma del Norte, from thence running in an easterly direction to the point where the Moscow creek enters into the San Luis valley; thence up the centre of said creek to the boundary line of Fremont county; thence following the line that divides Costilla county, as now established, from the counties of Fremont, Lake and Conejos, back to the place of beginning, shall be known hereafter as Saguache county. SEC. 2. That the county seat of Saguache county is temporarily located at Saguache city, in Saguache county, but all laws in force in this territory for the permanent location of county seats, shall be applicable to this county. SEC. 3. That the governor is hereby authorized and required to appoint three capable and discreet missioners. citizens of this county to act as, and discharge the duties of the board of county commissioners, as required by law in newly organized counties, until their successors are duly elected and qualified; and the commissioners thus appointed shall proceed and lay out the said county into districts and precincts, and election pri- to appoint three judges of election in each precinct, a reasonable length of time before the general election. Who shall divide county into districts and precincts, appoint judges of or to next general election. Attached to judicial purposes. SEC. 4. That this county be and is hereby attached to the county of Costilla for judicial purposes. SEC. 5. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved December 29th, A. D. 1866. Preamble. AN ACT TO LOCATE THE COUNTY SEAT OF CONEJOS COUNTY, COLO- Whereas, Section fifth of an act entitled "An act to define county boundaries, and to locate county seats in Colorado Territory," approved November 1st, 1861, the county seat of Guadalupe county was temporarily located at the town of Guadalupe; also in section first of an act approved November 7th, 1861, that the name of Guadalupe county was changed to that of Conejos county; and whereas, at a general election held in Conejos county in A. D. 1863, a vote was taken for the permanent location of said county seat, said election was not in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the permanent location of county seats, nor has a register of the vote of said election ever been kept, though it is claimed that a majority of the votes cast were in favor of the town of Servilleta; therefore, Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory: SECTION 1. That the county seat of Conejos county Guadalupe be and is hereby permanently located at the town the county of Guadalupe. SEC. 2. That an act entitled "An act establishing the mode of locating and changing county seats,' approved November 7th, A. D. 1861, be and is hereby made applicable to this county. SEC. 3. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 11th, A. D. 1867. seat. Act of 1861 shall apply to this county. AN ACT RELATING TO THE COUNTY SEAT OF WELD COUNTY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory: SECTION 1. That section nineteen of an act entitled "An act to define county boundaries and to locate county seats in Colorado Territory," approved November 1st, 1861, is hereby repealed. SEC. 2. The board of county commissioners of County seat. Weld county be authorized to temporarily locate the county seat of said county, until the same shall be located as hereinafter provided. SEC. 3. At the first general election held hereafter as provided by law, each qualified elector of said county shall on his ballot designate the point where he desires the location of the aforesaid county seat, and when the votes are canvassed the place having a majority of all the votes polled shall be the county seat; and public notice of said location shall be given within thirty days by the county commissioners, by posting up notices in three different places in the county. SEC. 4. If upon canvassing the votes polled or given it shall appear that any one place has a majority of all the votes polled, such place shall be the county seat, as provided in section three. SEC. 5. If upon canvassing the votes cast at such election it shall appear that no place has a majority of all the votes cast, then at the next general election the people shall vote again to locate the county seat of said county, and upon canvassing the vote the place having the highest number of votes shall be the county seat; and notice shall be posted as provided in the third section of this act. SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 11th, A. D. 1867. Records of missioners legalized. AN ACT TO LEGALIZE THE RECORDS OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF WELD Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representa- SECTION 1. That the records of the proceedings of county com- the county commissioners of Weld county are hereby legalized and made effective and of such force and effect as if the first election in said county had been held in 1861. Terms of county officers. SEC. 2. That the terms of all county officers in said county shall expire as now provided by law, dating from the first election held in 1862. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 8th, A. D. 1867. AN ACT TO LEGALIZE THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY CLERK OF Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representa- SECTION 1. That the acts of H. W. Chamberlin, Vote of 1864 county clerk of Larimer county, in canvassing the legalized. vote of said county in 1864, are hereby legalized and made effective and of such force and effect as if the vote had been canvassed with the aid of two justices of the peace. county com. SEC. 2. That the records of the proceedings of the Records of commissioners of said county are hereby legalized missioners and made effective; and that the terms of the county legalized. officers in said county shall expire as now provided by law, dating from the first election held in said county in 1864. SEC. 3. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 8th, A. D. 1867. AN ACT CONCERNING THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTIES Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representa- SECTION 1. That hereafter the regular meetings of the boards of county commissioners of the counties of Conejos and Costilla shall be held on the first Mondays of the months of April, July, October, and January, and at no other times; and no member of the boards of county commissioners of either of the said counties, shall be entitled to pay for more than two days service at each of the regular meetings of said boards of county commissioners. SEC. 2. The pay of each of the county commis- Per diem. sioners of the said counties, shall be three dollars per . day during the time that they are employed as hereinbefore provided, and no mileage shall be allowed. |