Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-02-11
ANNEXATION BILL,

Mr.. HALEY introduced the following
bill, Jan. 7th, 1886. Read twice, and
referred to the Committee on the Ter
ritories, and ordered to be printed:
A BILL.
TO ANNEX A PORTION OF IDAHO TER
RIToRY TO WASHINGTON
TERRITORY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the Uni.
ted States Of America in Congress
assembled.
That all of that portion OF Idaho
Territory north of the following bound.
anytime, to wit: Commencing at APPOINT
in the middle of the main channe! OF
Snake river due west of the headwaters
of Rabbit creek; thence due cast to the
headwaters of Rabbit creek; thence
down the middle of said Rabbit creek to
its junction with Salmon river; thence
up the middle of said Salmon river to
the junction Of Horse creek thence up
the middle of said Horse creek to the
| junction vf the East Fork of said creek !;
thence up the middle of said East Fork
OF Horse creek to the crest of the Bitter
Root range Of mountains, be, and is here
by, detached from Idaho Territory and
is hereby annexed to Washington Ter
ritory: Provided, That the people of
that portion of Idaho Territory hereby
annexed to Washington Territory shall
in no wise be released from the payment
of their just portion Of the bonded in
debtedness of Idaho Territory; and in az
certaining such bonded indebted
ness there shall be deducted there
from the amonnt of money in the Terri
torial treasury at the time of the passage
OF this act And proUided further,
That the auditor of each county wholly
or partially within such portions shall, as
such indebtedness may become due and
payable, draw his warrant or war;
rants on the treasurer of his county, in
favor of the treasurer of the Territory
Of Idaho, for such proportion Of such in
debtedness as the assessed valuation of
the property therein shall then bear to
the assessed valuation Of all the property
Of said Territory in said detached por-
tion.
SEC. 2. That within sixty days after
the passage of this act, the Territorial
auditor Of Washington Territory and the
Terrt rial comptroller and Territorial
treasurer of Idaho shall meet at the ofIic.
of the Territorial comptroller and Terri
torial treasurer of Idaho Territory, a,
Boise City, and shall ascertain and de
tcrmne from the books and records o1
said Offices the exact amount of sale
bonded Indebtedness and the time wher
the same or any and every portion there
Of shall become due, and, after dcductine
therefrom the amount of money found tt
have been in the treasury at the time OF
the passage of this act, to fix the severa
proportions justly due and to become due
from the several counties and portions Ql
counties detached from Idaho and al
tached to Washington Territory as pro
videl in section one of this act. They
shall also in like manner apportion tht
cost Of keeping the Territorial prisoners
under sentence and in prison at the dat'
Of the passage Of this act, at the prescn
cost rate of keeping the same, to the ex
piIation of their several terms Of sentence
and the Territorial comptroller and Terri
torial treasurer of Idaho Territory, u
the first day of each month, shall make
out an itemized bill of the cost of keep
ing said portion Of prisoners, and shal
certify to the CORE. .tness thereof, anc
forward the same to the auditor of Wash
ington Territory, who shall draw hi
warrant on the Territorial treasurer o
Washington Territory, in favor Of the Ter
ritorial treasurer of Idaho Territory, fo
the amount thereof, not to exceed tn
,, cost rate of maintaining and keeping salt
proportion of prisoners at the date Of tn
passage Of this act.
SEC. 3. That all insane persons VIII
at the date Of the passage Of this act ar
accredited to that portion of Idaho Terri
tory which is hereby annexed to Wash
ington Territory, and who are at tha
time being cared for at the expense o
Idaho Territory, shall he transferred t.
the hospital for the insane of Washing
ton Territory, where they shall be KEEP
aud maintained the same as other insan
ners,ns sent from WASHINGTON Territory