The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-02-12
AN ACT

Establishing and rganizing the Counties of Mon
lama, FL Paso, Orc, Broderick and Fremont and
10 Define the Boundaries thereof.
Be it enacted by the Governor and Legisla-
tire Assembly of the Territory Of Kansas:
SECTION /. That all that territory COM
prised within the following limits to wit !:
Commencing at point on the fortieth
T40l parallel of latitude 20 miles east of
the 105th longitude, and running from
thence west to the western boundary Of
the Territory of Kansas, thence following
the boundary of the Territory of Kansas
on the summit Of the Rocky Mountains,
to point 20 miles north of the seth par
allel of latitude, thence due east to point
20 miles east of the 105th longitude,
thence due north to the place of begin
ming, shall constitute the county of Mon
tana.
Sec. 2. That all that territory compris-
ed within the following limits, to wit t:
Commencing at the northeast corner of
Montana county, thence running due east
to the 104th longitude, thence due south
TO point 20 miles south of the seth par
allel of latitude, thence due west to point
20 miles east of the 105th longitude,
thence due north to the place Of begin
ming, shall constitute the county of Orc.
SEc.i3. That all that territory comprised
within the following limits, to wit Com
mencihg at the point where the 104th
longitude crosses the 38th parallel of lat
itude, and running from thence due west
to point 20 miles west of the 105th Ion
gitude, thence due north to a point &c
miles south of the 39th parallel of lati-
tude, thence due east to the 1o4th longi-
tude, thence due south to the place Of be.
ginning, shall constitute the county Of
Broderick.
SEC. 4. That all that territory compris.
ed within the following limits, to wit
Commencing at the southwest corner o.
Broderick county and running thence due
west to the westerly boundary Of the Ter.
ritory of Kansas, thence north easterly OF
the summit of the Rocky Mountains Il
the southwest corner of Montana county
thence due east to point 20 miles ives
ofthe 105th longitude, thence due soutl
to the place Of beginning, shall constitute
the county Of Fremont.
| SEC. 5. That all that territory compris
ed within the following limits, to wit
Commencing at the northeast corner o
Fremont county, and running thence du
east to the southeast corner Of Montan
county, thence due south to q point q
miles south of the 39th parallel of lat
tude, thence due west to point 20 mile
west of the 105th longitude, thence du
north to the place of beginning, shall cor
stitute the county of FL Paso.
SEC. 6. That W. II. Green, G. n. ALI
son and William ODonnell, be, and al
hereby constituted Board Of Commii
/ sioners TO select and locate the temporsr
, seat of Justice for the county Of Fl Pass
whose duty it shall be in making said !,
!, cation, to fix the same as near the &c,
4 graphical center of said county as the
: conveniently can, having due regard
q the convenience and interest Of the pre-
0 ent and probable future population ofsa
r county.
SEC. 4. That j. b. Turney, VIM.
3 Printice and A. D. Richardson, be, 81
Q are hereby constituted Board Of Cor
J, missioners to select and locate the ter
: porary seat Of Justice for the county
It Montana, whose duty it shall be in ma
$ ing said location to fix the same a. ne
9 the geographical center Of said county,
j; they conyeniently can, having due rega