Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-03-09
AN ACT
BOUNDARIES BETWEEN THE
COUNTIES OF HUMBOLDT.
MENDOCINO, TRINITY, AND
KLAMATH.

The People Of the State Of California,
represented in Senate and assembly, do
enact as JolIo,cs:
SECTION l. The Board of Supervisors
of each of the counties of Humboldt,
Mendocino, Trinity, and klamath are
authorized and empowered, on or before
the first Gay of July in the year eighteen
hundred and seventy-two, to appoint a
" Commission of Survey" to act in con-
junction for the purposes hereinafter nam
ed.
SEC. 2. The Commission of Survey "
must meet together at the Town of Area
tn in the County of Humboldt, on the
first day of August after their appoint
ment, or on such other day thereafter as
any three of them may designate, take
the oath of office and by majority vote
select competent Surveyor to run out,
mark, and define by proper monuments
the boundary lines between the respective
counties in accordance with the bounda-
ries as now designated by statute.
SEC. 3. The Commission must make
with the Surveyor selected a contract for
running, defining, and marking with
proper monuments each line, at u COM
pensation not to exceed the sum of thirty
dollars per mile, the Surveyor bearing
all necessary expenses.
SEC. 4. The Surveyor selected and
contracted with must accurately run,
thoughly mark, and place monuments on
the line between Mendocino County and
the Counties of Humboldt and Trim
ity running east and west, and the line
between Humboldt and Trinity north
and south, and the line between Hum
boldt and klamath running east and west,
and map and report the same to the
Board of Supervisors of each of the
counties.
SEC. 5. The expense of running the
line between Trinity and Mendocino must
be paid by the respective counties, each
paying one half thereof. The expense of
running the line between Mendocino and
Humboldt must be paid by the respective
counties, each paying one-half thereof.
And the expense of running the line be-
tween Trinity and Humboldt must be
paid by the respective counties, each
paying one-half thereof. And the ex-
pense of running the line between Hum
boldt and Klamath must be paid by the
respective counties, each paying one-halt
thereof
SEC. 6. The Commission are to receive
IN gong from the county seat of their
respective counties to Arcata and return
ing, the same mileage that the Sheriff of
their respective counties receive for serv-
ing summons, and five dollars for each
day, not exceeding five, he remains at
the Town of Arcata on the busines of the
Commission, to be paid by the county on
behalf Of which he is Commissioner.
SEC. Z. The Commission must by
advertisement and personal notices re-
quest bids for the contracts from practi-
cal Surveyors. Any contract made by
any three (3) of the Commissioners binds
all the counties for their respective por-
tlons of the contract, whether represented
IN the Commission or not. Three (3) of
the Commission meeting and acting on
the first day of August, eighteen hundred
and seventy two, or on any day thereafter
agreed on by them, are authorized to
make the contract for the survey.
SEC. s. The contract must be placed
in writing; four (4) copies to be made
and signed, and each Commissioner must
file one in the office of the County Clerk
of his respective county.
SEC. 8. At the time of letting the
contract the Commissioners must require
bonds of the Surveyor contracted with to
faithfully perform the service, and fix the
time when the same must be completed,
and fix maximum which the expense of
the survey must not exceed, and specify
the character of the monuments to be
fixed, and of the report to be made.
SEC. 10. The lines run out, marked and
defined as required by this Act are here
by declared to be the true boundary lines
of the counties named herein.