Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-10-09
Eleventh Regular Session of the
Oregon Legislature.

III. b. No. 81. introduced by Mr..
Wilson, and read first time September
21, 1880.
A Bill for An Act to Create the County
Of Knox and fix the salaries of County
Judge and Treasurer of said County.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislative Assena-
bly, Of the State Of Oregon:
Section l. That all that portion of the
State of Oregon embraced within the fol-
loving boundary lines, be, and the same
is hereby created and organized into
separate County by the name of Knox,
to-wit: Beginning at mid channel of the
Columbia river, at point north of the
meander post on the section line between
sections nine (e) and ten (l0), township
five (5) north, range twenty-nine (29)
east; thence south on said section line to
the center of township three {3) north,
range twenty-nine (29) east; thence east
! to the center of township three (3) north,
range thirty-three (33) east; thence south
to the township line between townships
two (2) and three (3) north, range thirty
three (33) east; thence east on said line
between said township two (2) and (3),
to the southeast corner of township three
(3) north, range thirty-three (33) east;
thence south on range line to the base
line; thence east on base line to the sum-
nit OF the Blrse mountains; thence north
easteriy OF t2.a line between Umatilla
county and Union county, to the State
line between Oregon and Washington
Territory; 7na1ce west on said line to the
channel e. Sne Columbia river; thence
down the channel of said river to the
point of beginning.
Sec. 2. The territory embraced within
said boundary lines shall compose coun-
ty for all civil and military purposes, and
= shall be subject to the same laws and re-
5 strictions, and be entitled to elect the
same officers as other counties of this
State; Provided, that it shall be the duty
of the Governor, as soon as convenient
after this Act shall become law, to ap-
point for Knox county, and from among
her resident citizens, the several county
officers allowed by law to other counties
of this State which said officers, after
duly qualifying according to law, shall be
entitled to hold their respective Offices
4 until their successors are duly elected al
!, the general election of 1882, and have
duly qualified as required by law.
Sec. 8. The temporary county seat o
= Knox county shall be located at Milton
in said county, until permanent loca
! ton is adopted. At the next genera
y election in November, 1880, the question
shall be submitted to the legal voters O
said county, and the place, if any, which
shall receive majority of all the vote
b cast at said election, shall be the perma
nent county seat of said county; but i
% no place shall receive a majority of al
N the votes cast, the question shall b
% gain submitted to the legal voters of sal,
county, between the two points hayin
the highest number of votes at said cleo
E, ton, at the next general election, an,
N the place receiving the highest numbe
of votes at such election shall be the pei
y laanent county seat of said county.
Sec. 4. The County Clerk of Umatill
county shall send to the County Clerk c
Knox county, within thirty days afte
y. this Act becomes a lazy, a certified trans
cript of all delinquent taxes from the al
sessmeat roll of 1880, that were assesse
. within the limits of Knox county, an
m. also certified transcript of the asses
Isi nd ment of persons and property within tn
to; to- limits of Knox county for 1880, and tn
sr nd said taxes shall be payable 20 the prope
sh officers of Knox county. The count
Die Treasurer of Knox county shall out {
gna the first money collected for taxes, pa
over to the Treasurer of = matilla count
N, the full amount of State tax on the a
sessment roll of 1880 due from citizel
of Knox county; the said Clerk of Um
tilla county shall also make out and ser
;, to the Clerk of Knox, within the tin
above limited, transcript of all cas-
o., pending in the Circuit and County Cou
O. of Umatills county between parties resi-
. ing in Knox county, and transfer all ori
inal papers n said cases to be tried
Knox county.
. Sec. 5. The said county of Knox
he, hereby attached to the Fifth Judici
District for judicial purposes, and t