The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-05-09
.4ORaANizE.

Black Hills, residing IN northwestern
wyoming, to organize at once, and pre-
pare the way for their representation in
the next legislative assembly, which
will on the first Tuesday in
November of the present year.
We will quote for the information of
our readers in the Black Hills, the law
of 1875, which provides for the organi-
zation Of Crook county; the following
extracts refer to that county:
CROOK COUNTY.
An act defining the boundaries of
certain counties and defining the bonn
diaries thereof:
Be it enacted, etc.:
Sec.1 4. All that portion Of the. Terri
tory of Wyoming bounded and de-
scrihed as follows. shall be erected into
a county to be known by the name of
Crook as hereinafter provided: COM
mencing at the northeast corner of the
Territory Of Wyoming, thence south
along the boundary line between said
Territory aud the Territory Of Dakota,
to the forty-third degree and thirty
minutes north latitude, thence west
along said latitude, to the one hundred
and sixth meridian OF longitude, west
from Greenwich, thence north with
said meridian of longitude to the south
ern boundary Of the Territory of Mon
tana, thence east along said boundary
to the place of beginning; Provided,
That if, by reason of any treaty with
the Sioux tribe of Indians and any act
of Congress, any part of the Territory
of Dakota shall be included within the
limits of this Territory, the same shall
form and constitute part of the afore-
said county.
Sec. 2. Refers to Pease county.
Sec. 3. Whenever five hundred elect
ors residing within tue limits of either
of said counties may desire to have the
same organized, they shall petition the
Governor of the Territory, for that
purpose, to appoint three electors or
residents of such county to act as COM
missioners in organizing the same in
the manner hereinafter provided, each
of whom shall be named in said petit
ton, and the governor shall, upon the
presentation of said petition, appoint
the persons named therin as such com
missioners, and notify them Of such
appointment; Provided, That if, through
any cause, the person named in said
petition should not be appointed as
aforesaid, they shall nevertheless be
vested with full power to perform the
duties required of them by this act as
such commissioners. 'i -
Sec. a.. Said commissioners shall i'm.
mediately after receiving notice OF
their appointment, meet in said county
and establish such number of voting
places therein as will best suit the con.
,rnninnna &C fbn x,pfn,S fha,.anf. thar
shall also select or appoint three judges
of election for each voting place, and
notify them respectively of such ap.
pointment; they shall at the same time,
call an election to be held for all coun-
ty and precinct officers for such county,
by giving ten days notice thereof, in
some newspaper printed therein, III
there be any, if not, by written oil
printed notices posted at each voting
place.
Sec. 3. Said commissioners shall cause
poll-books to be made out in duplicate
for each voting place, and deliver, OF
cause the same to be delivered, to the
judges thereof respectively before the
day appointed for said election, and the
judges of election for each voting place
shall return one of said poll-books tC
said commissioners Immediately after
they have canvassed the vote thereof
the other shall be retained and safely
kept by said judges of election.
Sec. 6. Said election shall be conduct.
ed in the same as other elec.
tions under the laws of this Territory,
and the returns thereof shall be made
to said commissioners and %canvaSsed
by them in the manner provided by law,
for which purpose they shall meet i'm.
mediately after receiving all the re.
turns of said election that can be OBJ.
tanned.
Sec Z. Said commissioners shall keeI
a record of all their proceedings, and
shall file the same with the county
clerk Of such county Immediately after
he shall have qualified, and said com.
missioners shall, Immediately after re-
ceiving and c%anvassing the returns OF
said election, make out, sign and deliv-
er a certificate of election to each
person receiving the highest number OF
votes for each office. rs shown by the
returns aforesaid. 81
Sec. s. Said commissioners shall also
certify the result of said election to the
Governor of the Territory Immediately
after ~canvassing said returns. specify
ing in said certificate the name of each
person elected, and to what Office elect
ed, and the Governor shall, upon re.
ceiving said certificate, issue a commits
sion to each of the persons so certified
as elected.
Sec. 9. The persons elected county
commissioners, county clerk, judge Of
probate, and sheriff of said county,
shall, upon receipt of their commission,
meet at the county seat thereof and
qualify according to law; Prouided,
That, if no person authorized to adj
minister oaths be present at said meet
ing, either of the persons elected shall
have power to administer the oath of
office to the remainder.
See. 10. AS o as the officers men
toned in the preceding section shall
have qualified and entered upon the
duties of their respective offices, said
county shall be considered and held to
be organized, and shall be vested with
all the corporate powers of an organized
county under the laws Of this Terri
tory.
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