The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-03-08
YELLOWSTONE COUNTY.
An Act to Create the County of
Yellowstone and for the Elec-
ton of Officers Thereof.

ton of Officers Thereof:
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE AssE,
BLY, OF THE TERRITORY OF MONTANA:
SECTION 1. That all that portion {
Montana Territory lying and situate with
the following boundaries, to-wit: Begir
ming at point at the confluence of TIL
Yellowstone and Big Horn rivers, theme
following the centre of the channel of sal
Yellowstone river to point opposite th
first divide cast of White Bevcr creek i
Gallatin county, thence following said d
vide to the summit of the dividing ridg
between the Musselshell and Ycllowston
rivers, thence on straight line north t.
the southern boundary Of Meagher county
thence east along the said boundary to tn
one hundred and ninth meridian of longl
tude, thence following said meridian to th'
Musselshell river, thence down the centr
of the channel of said river to what i
known as the Big Bend to point wher
the old Stanley road crosses the Musscl
shell river, thence on direct line to tn,
place of beginning, be and the same i
hereby erected into 4 new county, which
shall be known and called Yellowston,
county. That the town of Billings situated
within the boundaries shall be the county
seat Of the County of Yellowstone. AL
laws of a general nature applicable to tht
several counties of this Territory and thu
officers thereof are hereby made applicable
| to the County of Yellowstone, and the Off
| GERS who may hereafter be elected or ap-
pointed therein, except as otherwise pro-
yided in this act
SIC. .. That the indebtedness Of the
County Of Custer, rs the same shall exist
on the lst day Of March, A. ID. 1883, shall
be apportioned between said county and
the County of Yellowstone, by first de-
ducting from said Indebtedness all money
on hand in the treasury of said County OF
Custer, and all moneys belonging to said
county III the possession or under the con-
troll of the county treasurer, also deducting
the cost of erecting and furnishing court
house, county Jail, poor house and also
the valuation of all real estate owned by
said county as shown by the books of the
the Indebtedness shall be divided between
said counties in proportion as the taxable
property in each county bears to the entire
taxable property of the present County Of
Custer, taking as standard thereof the as
sessment for the year 1882.
SEC. 8. The county commissioners of
Custer and Yellowstone counties shall
meet at the court house in the town of
Miles, on the first Monday of March, 1883,
to adjust the Indebtedness between said
counties on the basis named i'm
section Of this act. When ad-
justed, If the County of Yellowstone
shall be liable for any part thereof, it is
hereby made the duty Of the county COM
missioners of said last named county TO
cause to be issued to the county commits
sior"r~ Of Custer county, q warrant or war
rants thereof, which in the aggregate shall
equal the amount of said indebtedness for
which t G County of Yellowstone shall
under the adjustment mentioned be liable.
and the said warrant or warrants if not
paid on presentation to the treasurer of
Yellowstone county shall be by said treas
urer endorsed mot paid for want of funds
in the treasury" and shall thereafter bear
interest as other county warrants endorsed
in like manner, issued prior to March 6,
1888. If the County of Yellowstone upon
said adjustment shall be entitled to any
portion o1the funds on hand in the County
Of Custer, it shall be the duty of the county
ofthe latter comfy to cause
to be issued like warrants for the amount
thereof to the county commissioners of
Yellowstone county, which warrant or war;
rants if not paid on presentation to the
treasurer Of Custer county shall be endors-
ed by said treasurer in like manner as in
he former case, and after said endorse
mcnt shall bear like rate Of interest
Sec. i. An election shall be held in the |
County Of Yellowstone on the Second
Monday of April, in the Year 1883, at the
lifferent precincts and voting places ap-
pointed at the last general election. for the |
election of the following officers, to-wit: |
One sheriff, one probate judge, one county
,lerk, one assessor, one county treasurer,
,ne county surveyor, one coroner, one su- |
of schools and three county |
The persons scvcrally elect |
ID to said offices, except county commits
;ioncrs, shall hold Office until the next |
general election in 1854, and until their sue
;cssors are elected and qualified. The two
,eryons receiving the highest number of
,otes for county commissioners shall hold |
he Office Of comfy commissioner until the
General election to be held in the year 1856,
md the person receiving the next highest
-ote shall hold the Office Of county COM
missioner until the general election in 1884.
said several commissioners shall continue
II office until their several successors arc |
elected or qualified If two or more per-
ons voted for as commissioners at said |
election receive an equal number Of votes,
he terms Of office of the commissioners
between whom the tic exists, shall be de-
crmined by lot under the direction of the
mentioned in the next |
section.
SEC. s. That John II. Gerrish, Fred II.
foster and Paul Mccormick are hereby ap-
pointed commissioners Of Yellowstone
county, with like powers and duties as by
aw arc conferred upon county commits
ioncrs in other counties of this Territory,