The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-10

and to organize Redwood County.
Be it enac ted by the Legislature of the State OF
| SECTION 1. The boundary line of Redwood
| county is hereby established and shall hereafter
| be as follows:
Beginning at the intersection ofthe middle line
| of the Minnesota river and the range line be-
sna
middle line of the main channel oil the Minnesota
river to the western boundary line of the State of
Minnesota; thence in q s0utherly direction on
the boundary line of the state to the township
line between townships one hundred and eight
(10S) and one hundred and nine (109) thence east
on said line to the range line between ranges
thirty.aye (30 and thirty.six 1857; thence north
on said line to the township line between town.
ships one hundred and nine (1O9) and one hun.
dred and ten Q10); thence east said line to the
range line between ranges thirty-three (33) and
thirty-four (3D; thence north on said line to the
place of beginning.
Sec. 2. The boundary line Of Cottonwood
county is hereby established, and shall hereafter
be as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of township
one hundred and eight C1os), range thirty.three
range line between ranges thirty.fve (35) and
thirty six SS8 thence north on said line to the
township line between townships one hundred
thence west on said line to the range line be.
tween ranges thirty.eight (3S) and thirty. nine
l39) thence south on said line to the township
line between townships one hundred and four
on said line to the range line between ranges
thirty-three (33) and thirty.four (34); thence
north on the said line to the place ofbeginning
sec. 8. The boundary line of Brown county is
hereby established and shall hereafter be as fol.
lows:
Beginning the intersection of the madeleine
OF the Minnesota river and the range line be-
tween ranges twenty-nIne (29) and thirty @O),
line of the main channel of the Minnesota river
to the range line between ranges thirty three (33
and thirty.four (34) thence south on said line to
the township line between townships one hun.
dred and nine (109) and one hundred and ten
(11O; thence west on said line to the range line
between ranges ,thirty.five (35) and thirty.six
IS6) thence south on said line to the township
(IO7) and one hundred and eight l1os1; thence
east on said line to the range line between
ranges twenty:nine (2Y and thirty $780,; thence
north on said line to the place of beginning.
next general election it shall be the duty of the
officers of the counties of Redwood, Brown and |
Kenville, required by law to give notice of such
said election vote will be taken on the question
Of changing the boundary lines Of Redwood coun.
ty and adjoining counties, in accordance with the
Of this act At said election the yot
vile, in favor Of the change proposed by this act
shall have distinctly written or printed on their
ballots: a. b.
"For change of boundary lines of Redwood |
county and adjoining counties"
And those opposed to said change: |
"Again:t change of boundary lines of Redwood |
county and adjoining counties, |
And returned to the same officers by the judges |
of election of the several townships, as votes for
state officers. .
Sec. S. The county officers to whom the re.
turns are made, in said counties, shall, within |
twenty days after said election, canvass the votes
returned for and against the change of boundary |
lines, and shall forthwith certify the result of |
that majority of the votes in each Of said coun-
ties of Redwood, Brown and Renville, on the |
question of changing the boundary lines, are in |
favor of such a change, shall make proclamation |
per in said county of Brown, that the change pro.
posed by this act has been ratified and adopted |
the majority of the electors Of said county.
Sec. 6. The foregoing provisions of this act |
shall take effect and be in force from and after |
the ratification and adoption Of the proposed /
ties Of Redwood, Brown and Renville.
Sec. Z. The county of Redwood is hereby de-
clared an organized county, and the county seat |
thereof temporarily located at Redwood Falls;
the last election Of county officers for Redwood
Falls, is hereby confirmed and ratified, and said |
officers, until their successors are elected and |
qualified, shall have full power and authority to |
do and perform all acts and duties of their re-
spective Offices, within the limits of Redwood |
which the officers of other organized counties can
do and perform within their respective counties. |
Sec. 8. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent |
with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 9. Sections seven and eight Of this act |
shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage. |