The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-01-10
ptIps.ssi.kD BY AUTHORITY.
lFnE LlVS Oh OREGON.
nnH1IAI IA VS.
SPECIAL LAWS.

SPECIAL LAWS.
~ ACT relating to and legalizing the elections o.
justices s the Peace for tne Nopth Fork in
Dayton, Anlity, Mchiinnviiie anu Nor'h A -
Yamhill county, Oregon.
WHEREAS, at the term OF the coun.
ty court for YamhilI county: State OF
OREGON. held June 4, 1867, there was
GRANTED an or,ler for the election OF
two, Justices of tile Peace tor the pre-
cipc,s of Lafayette, Dayton, Amity,,
McMinnville and North Fork IN SAID
county and cr
WHEREAS, said precincts Ct Latay
ette DAYTON. Amity, McMlnnvIlle
and North Fork did elect two jus,
tices OF the Peace in each OF the SAID
precincts in june, 1868, 1870, 1877,
1874. 1876 and 1878, i'll conformity
to said order; and
WHEREAS, doubts have arisen as to
the validity OF said election; therefore
Be IL enacted By the. Legislature assembly of
the State Of Oregon:
SEC l. That said elections be and
thev are hereby declared void.
SEC. 2. Inasmuch as the passage
of this act will have tendency to
dispel doubts, and restore confidence
in the official acts of the additional
justices of the peace elected in Yam,
hill county, Oregon, this act shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its approval by the Governor.
Approved October 16, 1878.
AN ACT to Define the Boundary Lines OF Baker
County and of Grant County, and to provide ior a
Survey OF the Line between Baker and Grant Coolle
ties and to repeal Sections and 10, of title 2, OF
Chapter g. of tine Miscellaneous Laws or oregon,
compiled by Deadly and Lane IN 1872; Also to Re,
peal an act entitled act to create Commission
from Grant and Baker Counties, to establish an In
itial Point to Define the Boundary Line between
Grant and Baker Counties, and to Create Com
nate by name, which Fork of the North FORK OF
Powder River shall be the Line between Baker ana
Union Counties" approved October 26, 1874 Also
to Repea Section OF an act to Create and Organize
the County of Grant approved October 10, lS6H
Also to repeal an act to Define the Boundaries 70
Grant County, approved October 20, 1870: Also U
Repeal an act entitled 'an act to Define the Boun
daries OF Grant County, approved October ~ loiZ
Be it enacted, 6yt the Legislative assembly ofth
State of Or0cn:
SECTION /. That the boundary
lines of Baker county shall be as fol
lows: commencing at the intersec
| ton of Powder river with Snake
river: thence up the main channel o
said Powder river to the intersection
OF North Powder river with saic
main Powder river; thence mp th'
main channel of said North Powde
river to tie mouth of the Anthony
| fork of said North Powder river
thence up the main channel Of salt
Anthony fork of North Powder rive
TO the largest lake near the source O
Anthony fork, which lake is used as /:
reservoir for the Camp Carson mines
thence due west TO the summit OF th'
chain OF mountains known as thu
Blue mountains, that separate th'
waters of Powder river and Burn
river, on the east, from TIN
waters of John Day river ol
the west; thence southerly alon:
the summit of said chain of noun
tains between the waters of said Pow
der and Burnt river on the east ant
the waters of said John Day river ol
the west, to a point where the Dale
military road crosses the summit 0
said Blue mountains; thence due cas-
to a point where the range line of tn
/ United States surveys will be inter
socted, between ranges SO and 81 cas-
of the Willamette meridian; thence
A due south to the State line on the Az
i parallel of north latitude; thence du
east along said State lines to the in
tersection of the State boundary lin
between Idaho territory and Oregon
thence due north to the mouth of th
Owyhee river; thence down the mid
die of the main channel of Snak'
river to the mouth of Powder rive
to the place of beginning.
SEC. 2. That the boundary lines o
Grant county shall be as follows
Beginning at point on the 42d par
4 allel Of north latitude at the Stat
line, where the same is crossed b,
the l25th degree of longitude west
thence north along said line of lon
1 sHade to the 45th parallel of nortl
latitude !: thence east along said par
allel of north latitude to the summit
of the chain of mountains known al
the Blue mountains; thence souther
LILY along the summit of said Blu,
mountains TO The westerly boundary
line of Baker county, described il
section herein thence along anC
adjoining said western line of Bake
county on the summit of said Blue
mountains soutnerly between tht
waters of Powder river and Burn
river on the east, aud John Day rive
on the west, to a point where th'
Dalles military road crosses the sum
nit of said mountains thence du'
east to a point where the range line o
the United States surveys will be in
tersected between ranges SO and g.
east of the Willamette meridian
thence due south to the State line OF
the 42d parallel of north longitude
thence due west along said State ln'
TO the place of beginning.
i SEC. 8. That it shall be the duty
of the county court of Baker count y
as sooD as practicable, to contrac
with and appoint some competen
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