The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-11-01
BEAUTHORITY.
LAWS OF MINNESOTA TERRITORY.

LAWS OF MINNESOTA TERRITORY
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AN ACT providing for the erection of
certain counties therein named and
for other purposes. .,.e.,.sY ~
Be it enacted by the Legislative As
sembly of the Territory Of Minnesota:
s l. That so much of the said Ter
ritory as is contained within the follow
ing boundaries be and the same is here
| by erected into separate county which
shall be known by the name Of Washing
ton, to wit: Beginning at a point on the
Mississippi river where the township line
between 81 and D, north Of range %
west of the fourth principal meridian in
tersects said river thence east on said
line to its intersection with the range line
between range II aud % west Of the 4th
principal meridian, thence due north on
said line to its intersection with the third
correction line, thence due west on said
correction line to the intersection Of
range line, between twenty-one and
twenty-five west of 4th principal merid-
ian thence due north on said range line
to intersection with northern boundary
line Of town thirty-six north, thence due
north to its intersection with the southern
boundary line of Itasca county, thence
in south-easterly direction along said
county line to its intersection with the
eastern boundary line of the aforesaid
territory, thence south upon the eastern
boundary line Of said territory to its In
tersection with the Mississippi river,
thence up said river to the place of be-
ginning.
S g That so much of the said terri
tory as is contained within the following
boundaries be and the same is hereby
erected into separate county which
shall be known by the name of Ramsey,
to wit: Beginning at point on the Mis-
sissippi river where the township line be-
tween townships 81 and % north of range
No. % west of the 4th principal meridi-
an intersects said river thence up said
river to the intersection of range line be-
tween ranges 25 and % west of the 18th
meridian in township No. 80 north thence
due north along said range line to its in
tersection with the northern boundary line
of township 36 thence in line due north
to its intersection with the Mississippi
river, thence up said river to its intersec-
ton with the southern boundary line of
ltasca county, thence in south-easterly
direction along said boundary line to its
intersection with the western boundary
line of ashington county, thence south
along said western boundary line to its
intersection with the township line between
% and D north of range No % west
of 4th meridian thence west along said
township line to the place of beginning
s 3. That so much of said territory
as is contained within the following boun-
daries be and the same is hereby erected
into IA separate county which shall be
known by the name of Benton, to wit !:
Beginning at point in the Mississippi
river made by the intersection of range
line between ranges % and % west of
the 18th principal meridian in township
No. 30 north with said river thence due
north along the western boundary line
of Ramsey county to its intersection
with the Mississippi river, thence down
said river to the point of commence
ment.
S 4. That so mnch of the said terri
tory as is contained within the following
boundaries, be and the same. is hereby
erected into separate county which
shall be known by the name of Itasca,
TO wit: Beginning at the point where
thirty-six torty-six degrees thirty min
utes north latitude intersects the eastern
boundary line of the Territory of Min
nesota thence north along eastern boun-
Diary line of said territory to the British
boundary line of said territory to the
middle Of the Lake Of the Woods thence
south in direct line to the Mississippi
river thence down said river to the mouth
of Muddy Greek thence in direct line
to the point of beginning. .. .r#.
5 5. That all that portion of the said
territory, lying south of line running
due west, from point on the MISSISSIPPI
pi river opposite the mouth of the ST.
Croix river to the Missouri be and the
same is hereby erected into separate
county which shall be known by the
name of Waubashaw o.
s 6. That all that portion Of the said
territory lying south ola line running due
west from the mouth of Clear Water
river, to the Missouri river and north OF
the north boundary line Of Waubashaw
county, be and the same is hereby cree
ted into separate county, which shall
be known by the name of Dahkotah.
s Z. That all that portion of said ter
ritory lying south of line running due
west from the mouth Of Grow Wing riv-
er to the Missouri river and north Of the
northern boundary line of Dahkotah
county, be and the same is hereby cree
ted into separate county which shall
be known by the name of Wahnahtah
county
s 8. That all that portion of said ter
ritory lying between the Mississippi and
Missouri rivers south oftbe forty-seventh
degree of north latitude and north ofthe
northern boundary line of the county OF
Wahnahtab be and the same is herebye-
rected into separate county which shall
he known hy tho mama of Mail hto