at the said election shall be in favor of any other place within said county, then said county seat shall be removed, and the place receiving the number of votes required by this act shall be and remain forever the permanent seat of Justice for the said county of Livingston

Sec 2 Donations of land or claims may be offered at least twenty days previous to the day of election in the following manner, to-wit: any person or person offering donations of land or claims, shall file with the Clerk of the county Commissioners’ Court of said county, a good and sufficient bond to be accepted by the county Commissioners in term time or in vacation, binding himself or themselves, to donate or relinquish to the said county of Livingston any quantity of land not less then fifty acres; the Government price of which shall be paid by the donor in such manner as the county

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Commissioners may require.

Sec. 3 It shall be the duty of thecounty Commissioners’ Court to cause special entries to be made of record, of the result of said elections, and file and preserve said returns or poll books for inspection; to lay off into lots and dispose of said donation to the best advantage for the interest of the county, the proceeds of which shall be applied to the erection of a Court-house and other Public buildings, which shall be erected without unnecessary delay.

Sec 4 In case the seat of Justice shall be removed, all the books, papers and records belonging or pertaining to the county of Livingston shall be removed to the place selected within three months thereafter; and ^the^ courts ^shall be holden^ there, and process returned accordingly.

Sec 5 That nothing contained in this act shall be so construed as to prevent the said county seat from being located on lands belonging to the Government of the United States, and on which no Pre-emption right exists. This act to be inforce from and after its passage.