The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-15
DAKOTA TERRITORIAL NEWS.
LINCOLN TERRITORY.

and create the Territory OF Lincoln:
Beginning ut the intersection oftheforty.
ninth degree Of latitude and the twenty.
third degree and forty minutes OF longi-
tude, thence south to q bend in the
Missouri river, thence westerly along
the northern boundary OF Nebraska to
the twenty-seventh meridian at the east
ern boundary OF Wyoming, thence northerly
along the eastern lines Of Wyoming N
Montana to the British Possessions, thence
easterly to the place OF beginning, this por-
tion OF the territory to be organized under
the name OF the territory Of Lincoln. The
legislative council is to consist Of eighteen
members, and the house OF representatives
OF thirty-six members. The bill makes the
usual provisions for the various courts,
and territorial, municipal, county, and
township officials. One thousand dollars
shall b~eappropriated annually to be expen-
ded by the governor for the contingent ex-
penscs ofthe territory. Sections13 and $50 OF
a township are reserved as schoollands.
The jurisdiction Of the courts, their powers,
appeals to higher courts, ETC.. are prescrib-
ed. Five thousand dollars shall be appro-
priated for a library. All territory now
embraced in the Sixth judicial district OF
Dakota is constituted n new district to be
known as the First judicial district OF Da-
kota. The boundaries Of the Second and
Il ilOi luulCltbt dASbEICbb dTS utCUttBCus ia
cept that their western boundaries h a be
the Missouri river until changed by the
Legislative assembly of Dakota. The gov.
ernor, chief justice and secretary Ct the
Territory OF Dakota, or any two OF them,
are required to meet at the temporary cap
ital OF Dakota within sixty days after the
taking effect Of this act and reapVprtlon
the territory into twenty-four council
and forty-eight representative districts
according to the census OF 1885. The
board shall file it's report of the reap
portionment with the secretary OF the
territory, and within ten days thereafter
the governor shall issue a proclamation
Tor an election oil members OF the legisla'
ture. Aberdeen is to be the temporary
capital OF Dakota, subject to change by
the governor and legislative assembly.
Bismarck is TO be the capital of Lincoln
until the governor and legislative Assem-.
bly, shall change the seat of government,
without cost to Dakota. Three judicia,
districts are provided for Lincoln, ioi
the First, consisting OF Rosem@n,
Dewey, Schnasse, Wagner, Rhinehart,
Choteau, Martin, Ewing, Bnrdick, Harding,
Butte, Lawrence, Scobey, Mandan, Delano
and Pyatt counties; the Second of Nor
ton, Hettinger, Stark, Bowman, Willard,
Dunn. Me- enzie, Williams, Mercer. Wallace,
Alfred, Buford, Flannery, Montrille, Rem,
vile, Wynn, Stevens, Mclean, and the
northwestern portions of Botineau, Nc
Henry, Sheridan and Burleigh counties,
and the Third OF that portion of the terri
tory west. Of the Missouri river not em-
braccd in the First and Second districts
The district courts are to be. held at the
following places; First district, Deadwood;
Second, Bismarck, and Third, Rapid City.
The governors, of Lincoln and Dakota,
and judges OF judicial districts are consti-
tuted n commission to appraise the
ty buildings to the portion OF the u
ty where they are located. and apportion
the amount OF outstanding indebt-
edness which each portion OF the counr
try thus served by this act shall
sumo all the outstanding bonds issued by
Dakota for the erection OF the penitentiary
at Bismarck, the normal school, ut Spear
fish. and the school OF mines at Rapid City,
which buildings shall become the property
of Lincoln. All other outstanding bonds
for other territorial buildings shall be as
stunned by Dakota, which shall own the
said buildings. Lincoln shall receive n pro-
p~ortionate amount OF all territorial funds
in the hands OF the treasurer OF Dakota.
G. III. Singer, who was arrested at
Yankton, charged with causing the
death Of Campbell, at Scotland, dur
ing asaloon row recently, was given a
preliminary hearing and held in the
sum of $4,000 to appear before the
grand Jury to answer 10 the charge of
man-slaughter in the second degree.
Bonds were Immediately furnished.
Al number Of business men from
Springfield a small town thirty miles
north OF Yankton, have been gather
ing infornsltion~ concerning the future
intention of the Chicago a Northwest
ern railroad company. They state
that their town is anxious to secure
the road, and they offer as an induce
ment $40, 1000 cash, $4,000 in bonds
and all the land the company may re-
quire in the town.
A letter received by a gentleman in
WATERFOWL from a gentleman at
Washington well posted on Dakota
matters, and in a position to know
how the lines will be drawn, makes
the followin statement. Isaw Ordway
a few days ago and had a long talk
with him. There is not the slightest
likelihood of South Dakota being adj
mitted. I think the offer will however,
be made to take it in as a whole, or
possibly allow a division of the terri
tory, both sections to remain as ter
ritories.
At the annual meeting oftho Dakota
Mutual Life Insurance company, Jan.
A, at Sioux Falls thefollowing officers
were elected forthe ensuingyear: Pres
ident, HI. S. Hills; vice president, o. S.
Clifford; treasurer; .C.Carpenter; sec
Rotary, j. ID. Cameron; assistant sec
rotary, o. L.. Williams.
The late John q. Raymond favored