Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-03-31
Division Bill.
A BILL


FoR Az ACT ESTABLISHING THE COUNTY or
FALL RIVER AND DEFINING THE bound
ARIFS THEREOF.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assem-.
bly, of the Territory Of Dakota.
SECTION /. That the county of Fall
River is hereby established and cousti-
tuted, to embrace all that portion or dis
trict of country bounded and and de-
scribed as follows, viz: Commencing at
a point where the township line be
tween townships numbers six 90 and
seven (7) south Of the Black Hills Me-
ridian intersectH the division line be-
tween the territories of Dakota and
Wyoming, running thence east along
said township line to point where said
line intersects the one hundred and
third (l03) parallel of Longitude west
from Greenwich, thence south on said
parallel of Longituded to the southern
boundary line Of the territory of Dakota;
thence west along said line to the east
ern boundary line of the territory of
Wyoming; thence north to the place of
beginning Provided, however, that be
fore this act shall take effect and be in
force. the matter Of the establishment of
the proposed comfy of Fall River shall
first be submitted 10 a vote Of the legal
voters residing within the territory en-
braced within the boundaries Of the
proposed county Of Fall River, at a
special election hereby authorized 10 be
held OH Tuesday, the Sd day of April, A..
ID. 1888, for that pupose, and at said
special election there shall be printed
on the ballote, For Esta blishment of
Fall River County" or Against Estab-
lishment Of Fall River County"
SEC. . The legal voters at the polls
at such election AS provided in the pre-
ceding section shall on the said Sd day
Of April, \. ID. 1888, choose the judges
and clerks Of election, and said election
shal! in all other respects he conducted
as is provided by law governing elec-
tons, which said election shall be held
athe voting precincts now established
within the boundaries Of the proposed
county of Fall River And the judges
and clerks of election. SO chosen, shall
canvass the vote and forward the poll
book as provided by law, directed to the
County Clerk Of Custer County, within
three ~ days after the closing Of the
polls, and the other poll book together
with the ballots and ballot boxes de-
posted with the chairman of the board
Of county commissioners Of the county
ll5) af er the close of said election, or as
soon as the returns are received, the re-
turns shall be opened and abstracts
made thereof as is now provided bv law
and if a majority of tie votes cast at
such election shall be in favor of the
establishment Of said county Of Fan
River, then thi, act shall be in force and
take effect on the 18th day Of May, A.
ID. 1883; and ifa majority Of the votes
cast at such election shall be against the
establishment Of said county of Fall
River, then this act shall have no el-
feet
SEC. 8. If it shall be found that a
ma ority of the votes cast at such elec-
ton shall be For Establishment OF F:.ll
River County" then said county shall
be organized as is now or may be here
after provided by law.
SEC 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
and approval.