sentences:  This building serves as Demopolis City Hall today.The move of the county seat was highly controversial, and the Alabama Legislature set April 18, 1870 as the date for a county-wide referendum to decide if Dayton, Demopolis, or Linden would become the county seat.Due to the closeness of the vote and voting irregularities, a run-off between Linden and Demopolis was set for May 14, 1870.