California State Legislature

“ The laws of general nature now in force regulating elections in this State, shall apply to the election ordered by this Act, except that the above Board of Commissioners herein appointed shall designate the election precincts, appoint the Inspectors and Judges of election, issue the several certificates to the persons elected, and declare what place receives the highest number of votes for county seat. ”

“ There shall be an election held for county officers, and to determine the county seat of in said county of Merced, on the second Monday in May of the present year, eighteen hundred and fifty-five. Officers to be elected. SEC. 5. At the election mentioned in the preceding section there shall be chosen a Board of Supervisors consisting of three persons, one County Judge, one County Attorney, one County Clerk who shall be ex-officio County Recorder, one Sheriff, one County Surveyor, one Assessor, one Treasurer, one Coroner, and one Public Administrator, also a place to be the seat of Justice. ”

“ County of Merced. SEC. 16. The county of Merced for Judicial purposes shall be attached to and form a part of the Thirteenth Judicial District. Judicial purposes. SEC. 17. The Board of Supervisors of Merced county shall have power to levy a
special tax, not to exceed fifty cents on each one hundred dollars of
valuation of taxable property of said county, to be assessed and collected as other taxes, and the fund arising from special tax shall be applied solely to the erection of a Jail
and Court House for said county. ”