Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-20
TIE BLACK HILLS COUN
TIES.
The Bill Deflalng the Bounda.
ries OF Lawrence, Pen
ningt0n, Custer and
Ziehach Counties.

-An act to define the boundaries OF
and name certain counties in the
territory Of Dakota.
BE il enacted 81 The legislatire as
sen,tly ef The territory Of Dakota
Sgc. |. That the county OF Custer
shall be bounded rs follows: Com
mrncing at the northwest corner ol
t,ursy1ne= county, where the weat fork
OF the Big Cheyenne river in,ersec,s
The boundary line dividing the terri
tory OF Dakota and the territory OF
Wyoming; aud running thence north
along SAID boundary hne to = point
ten miles south OF the point where
the 4I,h parallel Of north latitude in
sersects said boundary line; thence
cast IN direct line 70 the channel Of
The south fork of the Big Cheyenne
river, thence south westerly along
sad channel of the south fork of ihe
B,gChsyenne and the northern bound
aTy of the county of Forsythe TO the
place Of beginning.
SEC. 2. That the county Of PEN
uington shall be bounded and des-
cribed as follows: Commencing at a
point where the 4ith parallel of north
latitude intersects the boundary line
dividing the territory OF Dakota and
the territory Of Wyoming; thence
running north along said boundary
iine ten miles; thence east in direct
ltne 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 intersects the said south fork
Of the Big Cheyenne thence west
along the northern boundary line di-
siaing the territory Of Dakota, and
the territory Of Wyoming; thence
north along said boundary line, ten
miles to the place Of beginning,
SEC. 5. That the county of Law
renee shall be bounded and described
t.a feile#s Gvmnieneing at d point
on the boundary line dividing the
t'rritory Of Dakota and the territory
Of Wyoming, at the northwest corner
q Pennington county; thence east
along the northern boundary of Pen
nilssion county TO its intersection
wIth the channel of the south fork ol
the Big Cheyenne; thence northefly
atong said south fork to its confluence
with the Belle Fourche river; thence
running westerly along said
Belle Fourche and east fork Of the
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.
tory OF Wyoming; thence south along
said boundary line to the place of be
ginning
SEC. s. That all tina. part of the
county Of Pennington, ss laid down
and described in section 8, chapter 30,
laws of lS14-15, as is not included
within the NETS and bounds, Is des,
cribed i'll section Of this act, be
made a separate county, and the same
III lie called Liebaeh county.
sEc. :. The boundaries Of the
counties al Custer and Lawrence are
hereby modified aud corrected in nc
oordaace with the provisions of ,hil
act.
SEC. 9. The governor is hereby an
ihofized aud il is made his duty
when the country embraced withir
said counties herein described come,
tader the jurisdiction of the terri
tory, or as soon as practicable and be
can obtain the necessary information
after the passage aud approval O
this act, and without the petition o.
voters otherwise required, 70 appoint
for eact of%ssii counties three county
zrriesiurlcrs who shall Hail 4.iitest
tho board 81 county commissioners
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