The Arizona champion., 1891-02-07

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 SEC. T. There shall be and is hereby formed out of the Northern and Eastern portion ot lYayapai coqn- ty, in the Territory of Arizona, a new county to be called and known as the County of CoconinQ.
 SEC The boundaries of said Coco nino County shall be as follows; Commencing at the northern corn CT of Xavapai county, thence south in the east line of Yavapai county to
 the Gila county line; thence westerly in the Gila and Yayapai county line to the east line of Range East, Glla
 and Salt River Guide Meridian thence jnorth in said east line of Range ! to the Fourth Standard Par allel; thence west on said Fourth
 Standard Parallel to the east line ot Range 5 East; thence north on said east line of Range 5 East to the north line of Township IS North; thence west on said north line of Township R North to the Gila and salt Rivar GNde Meridian; thence north on saiA meridian to the Fifth Standard Parallel; thence north on said east line of Range West to q point one mile north of the center of the right of-way of the Atlantic & Pacific rail road; thence westerly Tn line one RIle north and parallel with the cen fer of said right of way to the Mohave County line; thence north erlp with the east line ot Mohave county to the northwest corner of Yavapai county; thence east in the north line of Yayapai county to the northeast corner of Yavapal county and place of beginning.
 SEC. 3. The Governor of the Ter ritory of Arizona is hereby authoriz> ed, empowered and directed to ap- point all such county officers in the county of Coconino, upon the pass age of this act, as may be necessar to effect the complete county organ ized under the laws of this Territory.
 The probate Judge, so appointed. may qualify before any officer in the County of Yavapai who Is cometent to administer oaths, and his bond shall be approved by the chairman of the Board of Supervisors of YavaPal County; and all other officers so ap- pointed, shall qualify before the Pro bate Judge of Coconino County, and the bonds of auch officers shall be sub ject to the approval of said Probate Judge of Coconino County.
 SEC. 4 All officers appointed In the County of Coconino, as herein before provided. shall hold their re- spectiYe offices until their successors shall be duly qualified and the otfic CTS so appointed shall be residents of the County of Coconino at the date of the passage of this act.
 SEC. E. A special election shall held in the county ot Coconino on the second Tuesday in May. 1891, tor the election of the following county officers. viz: One Sheriff, one Treasurer, one Recorder, one Dis trict Attorney, one Probate Judge, three Supervisors and one county Surveyor; and also place for the County Seat Of said Coconlno Coun- y.
 SEC. 6. At said special election, voters of Coconino County may de signate upon their ballots, a place for the county scat of sad Coconino County, and all such votes shall be recieved and returned as other votes, and the place receiving the highest number of votes shall immediatly be- come the County Seat of Coconino County.
 SEC. 7. Until the County Seat shall be regularly chosen at such special election, the Town of FiAg staff shall be the County Seat of Coconino County.
 SEC. 8. All precinct officers elected in the County of Yavapai on the fourth day of November 1890, and who have duly qualified, and who reside within the boundaries of said Coconino County, shall hold their respective offices until the gen eral election in 1892; and no further bond shall be given by them or any of them. And all Notaries Public holding commissions in and for the County of Yavapai and now residing within the bounderles of the propos ed County of Coconino, shall be, and are hereby authorized to act during their unexpired terms, as Notarles Public in and for the County of Coconino, the same as though they had been originally appointed for the County of Coconino.
 SEC. 9. All acts and parts of acts relating to the county and precinct officers and their duties and relating to elections now Tn force in tnls Territory, and not conflicting with the provisions of this act, are hereby extended to and made applicable to the County of Coconino; and the laws of a general nature, now in force, regulating the elections in this Territory, shall apply to the special election ordered by this act, and the election predicts already existing and established in the County of Coclnlno, or within the boundries of said coun ty, shall be and remain unchanged except that the Board ot Supervisors appointed by the Governor of thls