Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-01-14
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FREDERfck,s aBsURDITY.

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The Bill which Proposes to Divide
Dakota on the Missouri River.
Following are the provisions of Rep
resentative Frederick's bill to divide Da-
kota and create the territory of lincoln:
Beginning at the intersection of the
forty. ninth degree of latitude and the
twenty-rhird degree and forty minutes
OF longitude, thence south to a bend IN
the Missouri river, thence westerley
along the northern boundry of Nebraska
to the twenty-seventh MERIDIAN at the
EASTERN boundry of Wyoming and Mon.
tana to The British possessions, thence
easteily to the place of beginning, this
portion Of the territory to be organized
under the name of the territory of Lin
coin. The legislative councll is to CON-
sist OF eighteen members, and the house
of representatives of thlrpy-six members.
The bill makes the usual provisions for
the various courts, and territorial,
municipal, county, and township officers.
One Thousand dollars shall be appropria-
ted annually to be expended by the
governor for the contingent expenses of
the territory. Sections ID and Sc of each
township are reserved as school lands.
The jurisdiction of the courts, their
powers, appeal to higher courts, etc.,
are prescribed. Five thousand dollars
shall be appropriated for a library. All
territory now embraced in the sixth Judi.
cal district Of Dakota is constituted a
new district, to DO known MS the first
judicial district of Dakota. The boun-
diaries of the second and fifth judicial
districts aTs unchanged except that their
western boundaries shall be the Missouri
river until changei by the legislative
assembly of Dakota. The governor,
chiet justice and secretary of the terri
tory OF Dakota, or any two of them, are
required to meet at the temporary
capital of Dakota, within sixty days
after he taking effect OF this act and
reapportion the territory into twenty
four council and forty-eight represent
alive districts according to the census of
1882. The board shall file it's report of
the reappointment with the secretary of
the territory, and within ten days there
after the governor shall issue q procIama.
ton for an election of members OF the
legislature. Aberdeen is to be the tenn
porary capital of Dakota, subject to
change by the governor and Legislative
assembly. Bismarck is to be the capital
OF Lincoln, until the governor and legis-
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government, without cost to Dakota.
Three j1diclal districts are provided for
Llncoln, for the first, consisting oil
Boseman, Dewey, Schnasse, Wagner,
Rhinehsrt, Choteau, Martin, Ewing Bur.
dick, Harding, Butte, Lawrence, Scobey,
Mandan, Delano and Pratt counties; the
second of Morton, Hettinger, Stark,
Bowman, Willard, Dunn, Mckenzie,
Williams, Mercer, Wallace, Alfred, Blu.
ford, Fiannery, Montrille, Renville,
Wynn, Stevens, Mclean, and the north
western portions of Botineau, McHenry'
Sheridan and Burleigh counties, and the
third of that portion of the territory
west of the Missouri river not embraced
IN the first and second districts. The
district courts are to be held at the
following places: First district, Dead
wood, second, Bismarck, and third,
Rapid, City. The governors of Lincoln
and Dakota, and judges of judicial dis
trlcts are constituted a commission to
appraise the county buildings to the
portion of the county where they are
located and snnnrtinn the amount of
outstanding Indebtedness which each
portion of the county thus severed by
this act shall assume and pay. Lincoln
shall assume ali the outstanding bonds
issued by Dakota for the erection of the
penitentiary at Bismarck, the normal
school at Spearfsh, and the school OF
mines of Rapid City, which buildings
shall become the property of Lincoln.
All other outstanding bonds for other
territorial buildings shall be assumed by
Dakota, which shall own the said build.
ings- Lincoln shall receive a pro.
portionate amount of all territorial funds
in the hands of the treasurer of Dakota