Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-30

ANNEXAT10S OF AoBtu toAnS-
The following ID Senate Bill No -,
introd1ced BY Hon. Dspisl W. Worthless,
December ssh, and rsferred to the Con-
mitsee "a Territories:
B, II esaefef " fAe Ssra's ard Hsssss
Of R<preseHfatGr.s Of lh< Taitea States y
iB<TIes n Cszgress asse1stzed; inas
all that portion of Idaho Territory
north Of the following boundary iine,
towis.: commencing at point N the
middle of the main channel OF snake
River. due west OF the headvaten OF
Rabbit Creek; thence due east 10 the
headvaters of Rabbit Greek thence
down the middle of said Rabbit Crsek
TO its JUNCTION with Salmon River
thence ~ the middle Of said Salmon
River to the junction of Horse Greek
thence I'D the middle of said Horse
Creek 20 the junction Of the East FORK
Of said creek; thence up the middle or
said East Fork Of Horse Creek 20 the
crest of the Bitter Root range of noun
tairs, be, and 10 hereby, detached frsm
Idaho Territory and Is hereby annexed
TO Washington Territory; provided, that
the people OF that portion OF Idaho Ter
ritory hereby annexed to Washington
Territory shall in no wise be released
from the payment of their just portion
of the bonded Indebtedness or Idaho
Territory and in ascertaininR such
bonded inde btedness there shall be de-
Quoted therefrom the amount OF money
in the Territorial treasury at the time
of the passage of this act: and provided
further, that the Auditor Of each county
wholly or partially within such portion
shall, as such Indebtedness may become
due and payable. draw his warrant or
warrants on the Treasurer of his coun-
ty, in favor of the Treasurer of the Ter
ritory of Idaho. for such proportion OF
such Indebtedness as the assessed vaiu-
alton OF the property therein shall then
bear to the assessed valuation of all the
property of said Territory and said de-
tsched portion
Sec. 2. That within 60 days after the
passage of this act the Territorial Aad-
itor Of Washington Territory and the
Territorial Comptroller and Territorial
Treasurer of Idaho Territory shall meet
at the offices Of the Territorial Comp
troller and Territorial Treasurer of
Idaho Territory. at Boise City, and
shall ascertain and determine from tbs
books and records of said offices the ex
act amount of said bonded indebted
ness, and the tine when the same or
any portiCn thereof shall become due.
and. after deducting therefrom the
amount of money found to have been in
the treasury at the time of the passage OF
this act, to fix the several proportions
Justly due and to become due from the
several counties and portions Of count
les detached from Idaho and attached
to Washington Territory as provided IN
section one of this act. They shall also
in like manner apportion the cost OF
keeping the Territorial prisoners under
sentence aud in prison al the date OF
the passage of this act, at the present
cost rate Of keeping the same, to the
expiration of their several terms of
sentence and the Territorial Comp
troller and Territorial Treasurer Of Ida
ho, on the first day Of each month, shall
mako out an itemized bill of the cost of
keeping said portion Of prisoners, and
shall certify to the correctness thereof,
and forward the same to the Auditor
of Washington Territory. who shall
draw his warrant on the Territorial
Treasurer Of Washington Territory, In
favor of the Territorial Treasure. OF
Idaho Territory, for the amount there
of, not to exceed the cost rate of main
tanning and keeping said proportion OF
prisoners at the date Of the passage OF
this act.
Sec. 3. That all insane persons who
at the date of the passage OF this act
are accredited to that portion Of Idaho
Territory which is hereby annexed to
Washington Territory, and who are at
that time beirg earec fol at the expense
of Idaho Territory, shall he transferred
TO the hospital for tbs insane OF Wash
ineton Territory.
SEQ. 4. That from and after the
passage of this act the government of
| the Territory of Idaho shall continue
unimpaired, with the boundaries of said
Territory changed as herein provided ;
| and preparatory the holding of the
next general election, the Governor,
Secretary. Chief Justice, President of
the Council, and Speaker Of the House
| of Representatives Of said Territory, or
a majority Of them, shall subdivide the
Territory into the requisite number of
Legislative districts Of convenient size,
| to be composed of single counties or of
several adjoining counties, so as to
spportiop, as nearly as practicable, the
representation in each branch OF the
Legislative assembly among the different
districts according to population Pro
yided, That until otherwise provided by
Law the legislative districts of that por-
ton annexed to Washington Territory
by this act shall be and remain az now
fixed by law, and the number of the
members composing the Legislative
assembly Of Washington Territory ia
hereby increased to - members of
the Council and - members of the
House of Representatives.
Sec. 8. That until otherwise pre-.
vided by Law, the judges of the Su
preme Court Of the Territory of Idah
shall subdivide said Territory int as
many judicial districts as there are
Judges of said Court, and shall in like
manner assign said Judges seyerally
thereto. and designate the places there
in for the holding Of Courts for the
trial Of causes and the transac-
ton of business arising therein
Prorided, That all that portion Of
Idaho Territory annexed TO Washing
ton Territory by this act shall form and
constitute the fifth judicial district OF
Washington Territory until otherwise
provided by the legislative assembly of
Washington Territory; and there shall
be appointed therefor by the President
of the United States, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, an
additional Associate Justics Of the Su
preme Court of the Territory Of Wash
ington.
SEQ. 6. That all cases of writ of erroI
or appeal heretofore prosecuted and nov
pending in the Supreme Court Of the
United States upon any record from
the Supreme Cont of Idaho, or that
may hereafter be lawfully prosecuted
from said court, may be heard and de
termined by said Supreme Court Of thu
United States; and where the same
arose within the limits by this act
annexed to Washington Territory, the
mandate Of execution or Of other and
further proceedines shall be directed By
the Supreme Court of the United States
to the said district coart herein p.ovid
ed, or to the Supreme Court OF the Ter
ritory of Warrington, as the nature o
the case may require; and each Of sale
mentioned courts shall be the sucoesso
Of the Supreme Court Of the Territory
OF Idaho a. 10 all such oasss. With fnl
power TO proceed With the same aud Il
award nesne OF final process therein.