The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-01-14
DAKOTA lER TORI i NEWS.
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5DAkVIAsIE Rial NEWS.
lincoln Territory. si5s
Following ara rho pro yisiona Of Repre-.
SENTATIVE Frsdurick's bill to divide Dakota
and create the Territory Of Lincoln:
q Beginning at the intersection o. the lorty.j
ninth degree Of latitude and the twenty
third degrce and forty minutes OF slongi.
tude, thence sout to "a bend In the
Missouri river, thence westerly along
the northern boundary B Of Nebraska tc5
the twenty-seventh meridian at the east
ern boundary Of Wy oming, thence northerly
nlong the eastern lines sol Wyoming and
'eRyterly to the place Of beginning this por,
ton OF the territory to be organized under
the name of the territory 3Of Lincoln. The
legislative council Is to consist Of eighteen
members md the house OF Representatives.
of thirty-six members.9 Tho bill makes the
usual provisions Tor the various courts,
and sterritorial, municipal, q county, and
township officials. One thousand dollars
shall beappropriated anruhll ~ to be expen.
ded by the governor forthe contingent ex.
penses Of the territo Sections1 Bind 36 Of
each township are reserved Us school lands.
The jurisdiction Of the courts, their powers,
cd. Five thousand d ollnrs shall be appro-
priated for o library. All territory now
embraced in the Sixth judicial district 81
Dakota is constituted a new district to be
known as tho First judicial district OF On.
kotn.{ The boundaries Of the Second and
Fifth judicial districts are unchanged; sex-
cept. that their Western boundaries shall be
the Missouri river until changed by the
lcgislati We assembl y Of Dakota. The gov.
ernor chief Justice md secretary Of the
Territory Of Dakota, or any two Of them
ital oil Dakota: Wit hin sixty days alter the
taking effect OF this net ! and reapportlon
the territory into twenty -fonry 4 council
md forty-eight represent i've districts
according to the census Of 1885, The
board shall file its report Of the reap
portionment with the secretary OF tile
territory, and within ten days thereafter.
the governor shall issue proclama tion
Tor an election OF members OF the legisla-
ture. Aberdeen ID to be the temporary
capital Of Dakota, subject to change by
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 judicial
districts are provided Tor Lincoln, for:
the First, consisting OF Roseman,5
Dewey, Schnnsse, Wagner Rhinehart,
+ Choteau, Martin, Ewing, Burd;ck, Harding,
Butte, Lawrence, Scobey, Mandan, nelano
and Pyatt counties; the Second Of Nor
ton, Hettinger, Stark, Bowman, Willard,
Dunn, Nc Kenzie, Villains, Mercer, Wallace,
Alfred, Buford, Fannery, Montrillei 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 en-
braced in the First and Second districts.
The district courts arc 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 . commission to anpraise the coun.
ty where they arc located, and apportion
the amount OF outstanding indebt.
edness which each portion Of the cour.
try thus served by this act shall
assume and pay. Lincoln shnll as.
sumo all the outstanding bonds issued by
Dakota for the erection OF the penitentinry
Mt Bismarck, the normal school at Spear
fish. and the school Of mines Mt Rupid City,
which buildings shall become the property
.of Lincoln. All other. outstanding bonds.
for other territorial buildings shall BIO aB-
touAiSAG fAdAOItt,s N ulCu bHtLll OWN Viz
said buildings. Lincoln shall receive pro-
{portionate amount OF all territorial funds
in the hands Of the treasurer OF Dakota.
@: 81. Singer, who was arrested at
Yankton, charged with causing the
death of Campbell, at Scotland, dur.
ing saloon row recently, was given a a
preliminary hearing and held in the
sum Of So, 900 to appear before the
grand jury to answer to the charge oil
man.slaughter in the second degree.
Bonds were immed lately furnished.
4 A number Of business men from
Springfield q small town thirty miles
north Of Yankton, have been gather.
ing Information concerning the future
intention Of the Chicago & Northwest
ern railroad company. They state
that their town is anxious to secure
the road and they offer us an induce
ment 5000 cash, $40, 90 Din bonds
and I'LL the land the company may re-
quire in the town. ,5 81.
A letter received by gentleman in
W'1atertown from q gentleman Il ut !
Washington well posted on Dakota
matters, and in a position to know
how the lines will be drawn, makes
the follo owing statement: Isaw Ord way
q few days ago and had d long talE
with him. There is not tile slightest
of South Dakota being. adj
mitted ] think the offerw however.
pc made to take it in as d whole, or
possibly allow q division Of the terri.
tory both sections to remain as ter
ritories.
At the annual meeting 81 the Dakota
Mutual Life Insurance company, Jan.
4, ct Sioux Falls thefo llowing officers
were elected for heensuingyear: Pres
ident, q. s. Hills; vice president, d. S.
Clifford; treasurer, G. c. Carpenter; sec.
retary, J. y. Cameron; assistant sec.
rotary, o. T.. Williams.
The late John B: Raymond favored
division Of Dakota on the Missouri
river,
Goy.A, g. Mellette, accom panied By
Judge Drake, have left WATERFOWL
for W Washington: Messrs. Moody,
Esd1gerton, Kanouse and ot Tiers
Will join these gentlemen at Chica.
70, provided with proper redentials:
Inc congressman carry cred entails q
neatly executed on parchment, bear. 4
ingthe grent seal Of the State Of Oak sta
ana the Signatures of the governor
and secretary Of state.
4 test case under Sparks ruling viii
be brought ct the next term 81 court.
ct Mitchell. a.. 4 Wright 81 liilwa,i.