SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That so much of section eleven of the Act entitled "A bill to be entitled An Act to create the County of Faulkner, and for other purposes," approved April 12, 1873, describing the boundaries of the County of Conway, as may be or now is in conflict with this Act, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That this Act take effect and be in force from and after the 15th day of July, 1874. Approved May 28, 1874.

No. XIX.

AN ACT Providing for the Removal of the County Seat of Prairie County.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas : SECTION 1. That at the time of electing Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, on the 30th day of June, 1874, the qualified electors of the County of Prairie shall elect three Commissioners to locate the County seat of Prairie County. Said electors shall at the same time have printed or written on their ballots the words "For Removal," or "Against Removal."

SEC. 2. Such election shall be held by the same officers and conducted in the same manner as provided for conducting the election for Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, except that the said County Commissioners of Election shall certify the returns to the County Clerk of said County.

SEC. 3. If it appears from such returns that a majority of the electors voting have voted "For Removal" of the County seat, the Clerk shall issue his certificates of election to the Commissioners elected, and fix a day, not more than twenty days from the day of election, for the Commissioners so elected to meet at the courthouse in said County. It shall be the duty of the Sheriff of said County to notify said Commissioners of their election, and of the time and place of their meeting.

SEC. 4. That said Commissioners shall meet at the courthouse in said County on the day fixed by the Clerk; a majority of said Commissioners shall constitute a quorum to do business, and a majority of a quorum shall prevail in all questions, and be deemed the judgment of the Commissioners. The Commissioners may adjourn to some other place or time, and may adjourn from day to day, until the business before them may be completed.

SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of said Commissioners to remove the County seat of said County from Devalls Bluff to such place in said County of Prairie as said Commissioners designate.

SEC. 6. After said Commissioners shall have selected a location for the County seat, they shall make a report to the Board of Supervisors of said County, showing where they have located the County seat, and what donations have been made, either in land or money, and also such recommendations as to public buildings as they may deem advisable.

SEC. 7. Said Board of Supervisors shall cause said report to be spread upon their record and proceed to erect or procure such public buildings in the manner now provided by law, as said Board of Supervisors may deem necessary, and when the necessary buildings are erected or procured, said Board of Super

visors shall cause all the public records to be removed to said place, and from that time the place so selected by the Commissioners shall be the County seat for said County of Prairie.

SEC. 8. The Board of Supervisors shall receive all donations made for the erection of the public buildings, and if the land be donated, the deed shall be made to the County of Prairie. That the said Commissioners shall have power to sell and convey land in such manner and on such terms as they may deem best for the interest of the County. The Clerk of Prairie County shall, upon an order entered of record by said Board of Supervisors, make to the purchaser or purchasers a deed reciting the order of the Board of Supervisors, such deed shall pass to such purchaser or purchasers all the right and title of said County to such land so conveyed.

SEC. 9. Said Commissioners shall be allowed for their services the pay now allowed by law to grand jurors.

SEC. 10. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed, and this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved May 28, 1874.

No. XX.

AN ACT to Authorize the Location of the County Seat of Sarber County, Ark.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas: SECTION 1. That at an election to be held on the 30th day of June, 1874, for Delegates to a Constitutional Convention,

the qualified electors of the County of Sarber may, and hereby are authorized to vote upon the location of the County seat of

said County.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That at said election the qualified electors may designate the place of their choice for the location of said County seat by writing or printing the place upon their ballots, and if, upon the return of the vote as hereinafter provided, a majority of the whole vote cast at said election for Delegates be for any place other than Ellsworth, the present County seat, then it shall be the duty of the Board of Supervisors of said County, by proper orders, to remove the records of said County to said place, and declare the same to be the County seat of said County.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That said election be conducted in all respects as provided for the election of Delegates, and upon return being made to the County Board of Election, they shall certify the result of the same to the Board of Supervisors of said County.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That in the event the vote so taken shall be in favor of a place other than Ellsworth, the Board of Supervisors of said County shall provide by orders for the acquisition of grounds and the location of public buildings, being governed by the general law of the land in regard thereto. SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That this Act take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved May 28, 1874.

No. XXI.

AN ACT Authorizing Gas Companies to Increase their Capital Stock.

SECTION

SECTION

1.

Limit of increase prescribed.

2. This act in force from passage.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas:

SECTION 1. That all companies heretofore incorporated by the laws of the State of Arkansas for the purpose of lighting any city or town with gas may, by a vote of two-thirds of the capital stock of such company, increase the capital stock of such company to any sum not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars.

sage.

SEC. 2. This act shall be in force from and after its pas

Approved May 28, 1874. •

No. XXII.

AN ACT to Provide for the Cancellation of State Scrip and Destruction of

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas: SECTION 1. That the Governor, Secretary of State, and Auditor, shall be, and they are hereby, constituted a board for the purpose of examining cancelled scrip, Treasurer's certificates, warrants and other securities, that may now be in the State Treasury, or that may hereafter be received and borne on the accounts of the Auditor and Treasurer as funds on hand or balances, with authority to count and destroy the same by burning or otherwise.

SEC. 2. That whenever such funds or securities shall accumulate in the State Treasury in sufficient quantity to make it necessary or advisable to have the same destroyed, the Treasurer of State shall prepare a statement thereof and submit the