Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-05
FERGUS COUNTY.
An Act 10 Create the County OF Fergus ana 'or
the Election Of Officers Thereof

III
BOUNDARIES. !
Be IT ENACTED By THE LEGISLATIVE AS
srupLY OF THE TEIRIlcRY or MONTANA. re
SECTION I. That all that portion of u
Neaeher county lying and situate within g
the following boundaries. to-wit: Begin =
ming at the northeast corner ofsaid Meagher u
county, thence west, on the north line oi =
said county to Arrow creek; thence up said u
Arrow creek to the intersection Of what is >
known as Surprise creek; thence up said u
Surprise creek to the center OF the divide
betyeen the waters of Belt and judith
creeks: thence in a south and south-easterly
direction, on the center Of the divide be-
tween the waters Of the Belt, Smith. Mus
selshell. and judith rivers, to the most
easterly point of the Belt mountains, at the
Judith gap; thence due east, to the nearest
branch of Careless creek; thence down the
middle of Careless creek to the Musselshell
river: thence down the middle OF the Mus
sel,hell to the place Of beginning, be- ana
the same is hereby, erected into q new
county, to be known rs and called Fergus
county.
COUNTY SEAT.
That the town of LewistowD, within the
boundaries mentioned shall be the county
seat of said county. All laws OF a general
nature, applicable to the several counties oil
this territory, and the officers thereof are
hereby made applicable to the county OF
Ferpus and the officers who may hereafter
be elected or appointed therein, except as
otherwise provided in this act.
| ADJUSTMENT OF ASSETS ASD LIABILITIES.
| src. . That the Indebtedness OF Meagher
county. as the same shall exist ON the first
dav of Dece,,bcr, A. ID. 1856, shall be APP
portioned between said county and Fergus
county, by first deducing from SAID ihuept-
e,luess all moneys OH hand in the treasury
of said county of Meagher, and all moneys
belonging to said county in the possession
of or under the control Of the county treas
urer; also dcducting the cost OF erec'ing
and furnishing the court house and county
;ail. and the valuation of all real estate
!, owned by said county, rs shown by the
books of the county commissioners; the
remainder of the Indebtedness shall be
divided between the said counties OF
a Meoeher and Fergus in proportion as the
taxable property Of that portion oil 'he
former embraced within the above described
\, boundaries bears to the entire taxable
property of the present county OF Meagher
taking as a standard therefor the assess
mont of the year 1856: Provided, that th
treasurer Of Meagher county shall. at th
an make out and transfer to the county com
missioners of Fergus county list OF al
delinquent taxpayers amt amount OF uhcoi
lec,ed taxes: Provided further, that u
la,lino,icnt taxes due the county be con
si,iered in the adjustment OF the debt
hereinbefore provided, but it shall be tl'
duty of the treasurer of Meagher county
collect such delinquent taxes, and turn ov'
Tn the Treasurer of Fergus county their pr
Erata share of such taxes as he may be ah
tn collect within thirty days after nakii
such collections AMI it is further provide
should there be a surplus of !uildS III u
''' hands of the TREASURER ot Meagier coun
,ner the adjustment as hereinhetore pr
yii,J. said surplus shall be divided hctwe'
the counties of Meagher and Fergus III u
same manner As herein provided Tor divi
ing indebtedness.
~! ANU .rrsc Ir.nrLrrirs ny COMMISSIONERS
sEc. 3. The county commissioners
,;v. Ncarhcr and Fergus counties shall meet
ION III, court house ut White Sulphur Sprii
ON the first day of December, 1885, to adjl
,be Indebtedness between said count
upou the basis named i'm section OF {
/ act. When adjusted, il the county ot +
gus shall be liable for any part theieoi' Il
hereby made the duty of the county 60
,nissianers of said last named county
cause To be issued t, the county CONN
siouers of Mcagher county warrant
warrants therefor. which in the assres
RS, shall equal the amount Of said indep'
ness for which the county "i Fergus sli
ur,,,r the adjustment mentioned. be lia
,ui tbe warrant or warrants, il not paid
u y rresentation to the treasurer OF ser
ascd county, shall be by sald 'e''ur'r ,'''o'
"Not paid for want of funds IN the II
ury," and shall thereafter bear Ike ihie
as other county warrants.
v0 rtr.~rtox OF orFIcEEs-wuTN ANn nov
$40. 1. At the general eiectloh "'
lrs. Tuesday after the first Monda.
November. \. ID. 1856, the following of
shall be elected for the county OF Fersl
the 1ualiiiel voters of said Fergus con
to-wi,: One sheriff, one probate Judge
county clerk aud recorder, one co
assessor, one county treasurer, one co
surveyor, one county coroner, one ca
superintenl cnt of schools, one publi'
ministrator, and three county comni>
ers. The persons seyeraliy e.ect,d to
offices, except county commissioners
hold office until the next general ele
in lsss, and until their Successors
elected aud qualified. The two pe
receiving the highest number ol VOC
county commissioners shall hold TIE
until the third Monday in December,
the person receiving the next hishes
\ for county Commissioners shall hoi
Office until the general election IN
Said 81, eral commissioners shall col
in Office until their several success
elected and qualified. II two or mon
l.. SONS voted for as commissioners a
election receive an equal number ol