Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-22
The Black Hills Wagon Road
Law.

by the President of the Jni,ed State
mas maze an. agreement with tn
Sioux Indians Ter accession Of III
Black Hills Of Dakotr, one Of til,
terms Of which agreement is tha
sad Indians grant the right OF VIZ,
for three public highways across ,hi
reservation from the ,issour River
to.the ceded territory, said, highway
% be named and established by tn,
President OF the United States, and,
L WHEREAS, The president has signi
ned ms Willingness 10 name ant
establish such routes as may be des
lgnated BY the proper authorities ..
the the territory OF Dakota, therefore,
ss i eaaetea ~ Me lsyislutfce as
senin1y ef The territory W' Da1ot1
SECTION l.. That the said pubic
highways provided Tor in said agree
ment sha,l have their initial points
on the Missouri river as follows.
/ !. At the city of Bismarck. in
township one hundred and thirty
e'2h', llool range eighty (s0)
=. AZ or near point on the Miss-
our river known MS Fort Pierre or
foft George near the mouth OF the
Wakpa Sechce-or Bad river.
.. AZ point on the west bank Of
lhc Missouri river, near the mouth OF
" li'te river and opposite Brulc City
IN the county OF Bfstlle fstlle,
SAID highways shall be known re-
sPectively as lhe Bismarck, Fort
Pierre, aud B.ule City route.
SIC. < The said highways shall be
had out and located upon the most
direct and feasible routes, from their
respective initial points ON the Miss
our river across and over the said
lnd!an reservation to the nearest and
most z, accessible Pojuts Il sad Black
Flills,
sEe. 8 TO carry into effect the ob.
Iec's OF the act, there shall be appoin.
ted 10y the governor Of this territory
commission Of three persons, who
shall be designated as the comniss.
loners 70 locate the Bismark routeI
and the Fort Pierre route.
Sc. 4 'fhc said commissioners
provided Tor in ssctiun three Of This
&c; shall wiihinStwqnty days after
their appointments each enter into
pond with one or more saificien, sure I
ties, to be approved by the governor, ],
running TO the territory Of, Da.
ko'a, III the sum af one thousand
dollars, conditioned for the faithful
performance Of his duties as such
commissioner which said bond shall
be placed an file with The secretary
oi tke territory.
SEC .. shoull any of the commits
sloners appointed as aforesaid fail to
give The bonei required in section four
q this act, or should any vacancy /
occur IRON any other cause in said
commission, such vacancy shall be
hilcd by appoln,men, Of the governor
OF the territory and such appointec
shall within ten days after his appoint.
nent enter into the bond provided
Tor in section four.
SECS. The commissioners appoint.
ad uoder the provisions OF this act
shall meet at snch time and place as
he governor may designate and shall
at once to HE discharge oil
heir respective duties as provided {
y this act. ii
SEC. J. 1t shall be the duty of said
commissioners, to survey locate and
saatA- 44 By suitable mounds their re. 4
'pective routes, and they shall also
make such Improvements as may be
'eeessary, for the convenient passage
u loaded teams over the same. and b
hey arc hereby authorized and en- 4
covered to purchase as may be found
'ecessary to carry into effect the pro.
'lsion of tins section.
SEC s. The commissioners pro.
'ided for in this act shall receive
or their services the sum Of three
lollars per day each, for the time act
'ally employed in the discharge
u their respective duties, all accounts .
or services 'endered or materials fur.
'ishcd shall be sworn to, as nus,
nd true by the parties rendering the
anne when, if found correct, they
hail be approved by the comniss.
oners having charge Of the route
'aon. which such services were rem
ered OF materials furnished, after
Ench said accounts shall be audited
ID Il paid as other accounts against
Ire territory.
SIC. The said commissioners shall
8 sooa as practicable after the loea-
ion and improvement Of their re.
Pective. routes report in writing to
he governor Of the territory, giving
detailedsstatement Of their labor
designating the prominent land
marks upon said routes, where
treams are crossed, and where said !
ontes reach the Black Hills. II