Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-06-14
An Act to Cfeate ana O ganizs the
County OF Latah.

Be it enattcd by the Senate ard
HoHse Of Representatives. Of tie
United States OF America in Con,
greSS assembled:
That all that portion Of Nez Perce
county, in the Territory of Idaho, lying
north Of the following line, to-wit
Commencing at Il point where the middle
line Of township thirty eight north III
tersccts the iiuc between Nez Perez aud
Shoshone counties in said territory !,
thence west to Big Potlotch creek, where
it first intersects the said middle line o!
township ,hiIty-eisht. thence down said
cleek southwesterly to a point where it
intersects the middle line Of township
thiry-seven thence due west to the
line between the Territories Of Idaho aud
Washington be, and the same is hereby,
formed aud organized into county, to
be known and designated as the county
Of Latah, with all the rights, power and
privileges OF counties dnder the existing
laws Of the Territory Of Idaho.
SEC. =. That w. w, Lansdon, j
l.. Mailer aud William Frazier ars,l,crc
by appointed commissioners Of sal,
county Of Latah, and their annual CON-
pensation shall be the same as new pro
vided by law for the commissioners o
Nez Perce county.
| SEC. 3. That the county commits
siouers above named are hereby author
lied, within twenty days alter the ap
proval of this act, to qualify before
justice of the peace and enter upon th
discharge Of their duties us such com
missioners, and are hereby empowered t
appoint all necessary county CAicers t
perfect the organization of said county Q
Latah under the laws Of the Territory 0
Idaho, and the said county commissioner
aud other county Officers appointed a
aforesaid shall hold their ollcos until til
the next general election provided by tn
laws Of said territory, and until thci
successors are elected aud qualified ac
cordins to law.
/ Sec. 4. That the justices of th
peace, cons,ables, road supervisors, ali
other precinct and school officers h:ret
fore elected and qualified and now actin
as such, residing in said county Of Latal
are hereby continued as such officers
said county Of Latah until the next ge
eral election aforesaid and until the
successors are duly elected and qualiie
SEC. 5. That the county Of Latt
shall pay to the county Of Nez Perce
just proportion Of the net indcbtedne
of said Nez Perez county, the same to
determined as follows, to-wit L
county treasurer, recorder, and prese
county assessor Of Nez Perce county o
hereby constituted board of adjuste
who shall proceed to ascertain the |
$. Indebtedness Of said county Of n
:. Perce, which shall be done as iollo'
y namely Ascertain all the county JUS
or owes in warrants, scrip, or other j
debts, which amount shall constitute
-lgross Indebtedness of said county, fr
which deduct the amount of the unp
y; portion OF the assessmeut-roll Of eight,
to hundred and cishty-seyen and
~ ~ amount Of all delinquent assessment-r'
If which are considered collectablc up
q er that date, aud the amount Of all none
nd and other credits due the county th'
he and the balance SO found shall constit
~ ~ the net Indebtedness of said county
is Ncz Perce; aud the net indebtedness
said county Of Neg Perce, ascsrtained