Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-05-09

An Act Providing for the Extension Of the
Northern Boundary of Fergus
County.

BE it enacted by the Legislative As
sembly of the Territory OF Montana
Section 1. That the northern bound
AIRY line of Fergus county be extended
to the Missouri river, as follows: Com
mencing where the northern line inter
sects with the Musselslell river, thence
down the center OF said river to the
Missouri river, thence up the center ol
the Missouri river o the present mouth
OF Arrow creek, thence up said Arrow
creek to the present line OF Fergus
county.
Sec. 2. In consideration of the
change in the boundary lines of Eergu,
county, as provided in section OF thi,
act, it shall be the duty OF the board
OF county commissioners OF Fergus
county, and they are heie ieby author
ize'l, empowered and directed to issue,
or cause to be ISSUED, "a warrant on
warrants to be drawn at their regular
June, 1889. session, on the county
treasurer Of said county of Fergus,
payable to the order OF the county
treasurer of the county of Choteau,
IN the sum total at two Thousand five
hundred dollars, upon the contingent
funds Of said county OF Fergus, and
the said commissioners OF Fergus
county, after said warrant shall have
been drawn rs aforesaid, shall deliver
or cause to be delivered the said war
rant or warrants to the commission
ers OF said county OF Choteau. and
such delivery shall he made as soon as
is practicable after said warrant or
warrants have been drawn.
Sec. 3. IL shall he the duty OF the
board OF count y commissioners of Fer
gus county to preserve full and true
records Of their proceedings had under
this act, and it shall also be the duty
Of the board Of commissioners of ChO-
teau county to preserve full records of
any proceedings they may have under
this act, and the county of Fergus
shall be and is hereby made liable to
the said county of ChOteau for the
payment of the said sum Of two thou
sand five hundred dollars, required to
w maui III the tiflit ana III Ilit man
ner hereinbefore provided for.
Sec. I. The county Of Fergus shall
have full power and authority to con
tract for transcribing such part of the
public records Of Choteau county a.
they may deem useful and necessary
to the county of Fergus and its inhab-
itants, and for this purpose shall have
suli abe access 10 the records of Cho-
teau county. Said records when com
pleted shall becareiuly compared wit h
the originals 10y the county clerk Oi
Choteau county, and ifcorrect he shall
certify tn their correctness under his
official seal, and thereafter the copies
of said records so Transcribed and GER
titled to. shall he admitted and received
in evidence III all courts OF law in this
territory, and shall be in all RESPECTS
entitled to like faith and credit as said
original records; the county clerk OF
saii thoteau county shall recei> q foI
Ills SefN Ices IN comparing ana cert n.y.
ing the correctness OF the copy OF sad
records, five dollars per diem while
actually engaged in said labor, which
shah I've paid by he county
of Fergus ON the completion thereof,
by warrants on the general iund.
Sec. j. The county boundaries oi
Fergus and ChOteau are hereby altered
to conform to the provisions of this
act.
Sec. u. This act shall take effect
from and after April lst, 1859.