Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-21
THE BBFsACK HILLS COUN-
TIES.
The Bill Deflnlug the Bouuda
rics of Lawrence, PEN
nihgton, Custer and
Ziebach Counties.

nihgt0n, custer anu
/ Ziebach Counties.
An act to7. define the boundaries Of
and name certain counties III the.
| territory Of Dakota.
Be Il enacted b. the 1egis2attrs as
I sembly ef 0se territory IF Dakota.
4 SEC. /. That the county OF Custer
shall he bounded as follows: Com.
4 mencing at the northwest corner OF
1 Forsythe county, where the west fork
of The Big Cheyenne river in,ersec.s
the boundary line dividing the terri
tory Of Dakota and the territory Of
| Wyoming: and running thence north
along said boundary hnc to a point
ten, miles south of the point where
the 44th parallel OF north latitude IN
tersects SAID boundary line; thence
cast ,nya direct line to the channel Of
the south fork Of the Big Cheyenne
river; thence south-wes,erly along
said channel of the south fork Of the
Big Cheyenne and the northern bound
AIRY of the counts Of Forsy,he 10 the
place OF beginning.
SIC. 2. Tha, the county OF Pen-
nington shal be bounded and des.
crlbed as follows: Commencing ut a
point where the 4ith parallel Of north
IA hanndaryiae
dividing the territory of Dakota and
the territory Of Wyoming; thence
running north along said boundary
line ten miles; thence east in direct
line to the channel Of the south fork
Of the Big Cheyenne river; thence
southerly along said channel of the
south fork to the point where the
northern boundary line of Custer
county ,ntersects the said south fork
Of the Big Cheyenne, thence west
along the northern boundary line di-
viding the territory of Dakota, aud
1.-THE territory Of Wyoming; thence
north along said boundary line, ten
miles to the place Of beginning.
4 SIC. s. That the county oil Law
renee shall be bounded and described
AS follows: Commencing at point
on the boundary line dividing the
territory of Dakuta and the Territory
Of Wyoming, at the northwest corner
| Of Pennington county; thence east
along the northern boundary Of Pen
nington county to its intersection
wlthlhe channel of the south fork of
the Big Cheyennes thence nor,herly
along said south fork TO its confluence
with the Belle Fourche river; thence
running north westerly along said
Belle Eonrche and east fork Of TIE
Big Cheyenne river to the point where
the said east fork, or Red Water, in
tersects the boundary line dividing
the territory Of Dakota and the terri
ttory of Wyoming, thence south along
said boundary line to the place OF be-
ginning.
SEC. 4. Tha. all ,ha: part Of the
county Of Pennington, AS laid down
and described-in section 8, chapter 20,
laws Of 1874 75, as is not included
/ wjthin cthe mets and bounds,s MS des-
cribed Ia section 2 Of ths act, be
made separate county, and the same
to be called Ziebseh county.
]. SEC. 0. Tho boundaries OF the
counties OF Custer aud Lawrence are
hereby modified and corrected in ac.
cordsnce with the provisions of this
act.
SEC. sIhe governor is hereby au-
thorized and 1t is made his duty,
when the country embraced within
said counties herein described comes
under the jurisdiction Of the terri
tory, or as soon a practicable and he
can obtain the neoessary information
After the passage and approval OF
this act, and without the petition OF
voters otherwiee required, to appoint
ior eaoh OF ssld counties three county
comm'se'ooe.s VINO snall constitute
Inc ooesu On county commissioner, !,