FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. VII. NO. 98. BEFORE THE GOVERNOR. NEW COUNTY BILL HAS PASSED THE DANGER OF DEFEAT. No More Trouble to Re Feared from the Legialature—Tlie Measure Won by a Vote of 100 to 00—Full Text of the Rill That CauHed So Much Excitement A dispatch to the TmnuNK at 12.47 p m. on Thursday brought tho first report to Froeland of the success of the Quay county bill at Ilarrisburg. Tho news soon spread rapidly, pleasing those whe, were favorable to the measure and dis appointing those who made themselves conspicuous by their futile opposition. The result, however, did not create an) particular excitement here, but in some other portions of the new county dis district it did. At Ilazletou the build lugs were decorated, Hags were raised, cannons boomed and a general suspen slon of business was the order of tin day. Until late in the evening the peo ple crowded the streets and enthusias tically celebrated the new county's hard-won victory. The bill was called up by Representa tive Jeffrey between 11 and 12 o'clock. Representative Shrink, of Schuylkill, one of tho opponents, stated ho was ready to let it go to a vote, as nothing further could be said on tho subject. Mr. Jeffrey said ho represented 70,000 people who had asked for tho bill, and then the voting began. Toward the end it became apparent that the result would be very close. All over the house hundreds were keeping tally. As the last name was called the bill had 102 votes, just one less than was necessary to pass it. Then a scene of intense excitement prevailed. The friends and foes ran out after the absent members. Every por tion of the capitol was scoured. The railroad and corporation lobbyists were paralyzed with surprise, and they nearly fainted when Representative Smith, of Bedford, changed his vote from no to aye, followed by Representative Wiebel, of Berks, and Representative Ellis, of Lebanon. The Schuylkill members, be fore giving up the fight, protested against the count, and were severely reprimanded by Speaker Walton. The ofticial result was then announced, showing the vote to bo 10(1 for the bill and 09 against. It is now before Gov ernor Hastings, who has appointed June 20 as a date to hear the arguments of its friends and opponents. The territory of the new county dis district is not yet definitely known. It is supposed that from Luzerne it will take the city of Hazleton, the boroughs of Freeland, Jeddo, West Ilazleton, White Haven and Shickshinny, and the town ships of Black Creek, Bear Creek, But ler, Conyngham, Dorrauce, part of Den ison, Foster, Ilazle, Nescopeck, New port, Buck, Sugar Loaf, Slocuin, Salem. Union and Ilunlock; from Schuylkill will be taken the townships of Union, North Union, East Union, Kline and Rush. ' Politically, the new county will prob ably be Democratic. The state ticket in 1893 had a majority of 1,172 in the new county district, 804 in the Luzerne end and 308 in the Schuylkill section. The Republican wave last year reduced these figures, and it is now much lower. Text of the 1111! uh Passed. Below will be found the full text of the bill. Our readers will find it very convenient for reference during the next few months: Section 1. Bo it enacted, etc. That when ever two or more adjoining counties of this commonwealth shull each obtain a popula tion of 150,000 or more, or shall have already reached the same, they may be divided und a new county erected from contiguous territory taken from each of such counties upon con sent of the majority of the qualified electors of the proposed new county district voting at an election to be called for such purposo. Sec. 2. Persons desiring the erection of a new county, us aforesaid, shall file in the office of the secretary of internal affairs an applica tion, setting forth the names of the eouutles proposed to bo divided, their areus and square miles, and their population at the preceding census; a particular description of the bound ary lines of the proposed divisions, and the distance of the neurest point thereof to the county seats; the name of the proposed new county; the names of the towns and municip alities or purts thereof, thut will be included; its number of square miles und population. Said application shall be signed by not less than 1,000 of the taxable inhabitants of said proposed new county district, and shull be verified by the oath of not less than six qual ified electors. Sec. 3. Whereupon the secretary of internal affairs shall immediately notify the governor and the secretary of the commonwealth, who, together with the secretary of internal affairs, shull immediately consider said application, and, if it shall conform to the constitutional requirements respecting the erection of new counties, they, or a majority of them, shall forthwith appoint three disinterested commis sioners not residents of the counties affected, to inquire and make report concerning the Sec.* 4. Said commissioners shall be sworn to perform their duties with fidelity and they, or a majority of them, shall forthwith cause an accurate survey of said proposed new county district to be made and established, and mark the boundary lines of divisions of the old counties. They shall estimate, as near ly as possible, the population of the proposed new county district, and within sixty days from the time of their appointment shall file in the office of said secretary of internal af fairs, nn accurate report of all the facts in the premises together with an accurate map of the proposed new county; if it shall appear from such report that said new county may be established without conflicting with the con stitutional provisions, as to territory, popula tion and the nearest distance of the boundary lines to the county seats, then the governor ahull iasuo u proclamation ordering an election to be hold by tho qualified voters of the said proposed new county district. Sec. 5. The said election shall be a special election upon a day to be fixed by the gover nor I>3' proclamation, not less than thirt}' days nor moro than sixty days from the date of ;uch proclamation. Said proclamation shall be published for four consecutive weeks prior to the date fixed for said election in at least one English newspaper published in eueh city, borough or township where newspapers are mhlishcd in the proposed new county at the time of such proclamation. See. (1. Said election shall be conducted by tho election officers of each election district within the limits of the proposed new county in accordance with the general laws of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Sec. 7. In the case of a division of a town by tho proposed boundary line, leaving the fraction thereof in the proposed new county without a polling place, it shall bo the duty of the county commissioners aforesaid to fix a place for holding such an election, and it •diall further be the duty of said conunission •rs to attend to tho details of holding said '•lection. They shall cause said proclamation to be published, shall furnish the proper I dunks to the election officers for holding the same, and upon the second da}' after said elec tion shall attend at such times and place as the governor shall tlx in his proclamation to receive the returns of said election and com pute the same. Sec. 8. The judges of election in the several precincts shall immediately, upon the vote being counted, cause duplicate returns there of to be made, one of which shall be sealed up and deposited in the nearest postofflce, direct ed to the secretary of internal affairs, at Har risburg, tho other, together with all the papers i pertaining thereto, shall on the second day after said election, be delivered to the com missioners aforesaid, or a majority of thera, ! at times and place as shall be fixed by tho governor aforesaid. The said commissioners shall at once proceed to complete said returns, and as soon as possible, certify the result, un der oath to the governor. They shall care fully keep all papers relating to the same, to gether with a duplicate certificate of the re sult, and in case of the establishment of the 'said now county, shall, as soon as a prothono tary shall be appointed, deposit the same in his office. Sec. 9. In case the majority of votes cast at said election shall be in favor of the creation of said new county, the governor shall forth with issue a proclamation declaring the same, and thenceforth said new county shall be es tablished with all tho rights, powers and priv ileges of all other counties of the common wealth. Said proclamation, together with the original report of said commissioners, shall be recorded in the office of the secretary of inter nal affairs. Sec. 10. All actuul expenses of said election and of the commissioners, together with $5 per du3* for each day necessarily employed shall be paid by warrant, duly drawn upon the state treasurer, and in case of the erection of said new county, the same shall be reim bursed by said new county. Sec. 11. The governor shall immediately appoint and commission for the new couuty ttae necessury county officers, as provided by law, who shall perform the duties, have the power and be subject to the like qualifications as have county officers of this commonwealth, and shall continue in office until tho next gen eral election and until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified. Sec. 12. The commissioners of the count}' so ns aforesaid appointed shall designate a place which shall be the county seat for the time being. The}' shall provide tho place for holding tho courts and such other necessary buildings as may be proper, and for such pur pose, as well as to meet necessary expenses in the organization of said county, are hereby empowered to issue interest bearing bonds not to exceed the sum of twenty thousand