The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21

A General Tear and Rip-up of Unorgan-
lied Counties.
House bill No. 1873, introduced by Hon.
john Satterlund, is a measure of the great
est importance to number of our sparsely
settled counties, and will materially affect
the future welfare of a very large area of
North Dakota. The intention of the bill
is to obliterate nearly all tho unorganized
counties and attach their territories to the
counties of Pierce, McHenry, Bottineau,
Ward, Mclean, Williams, Billings, Stark,
Morton and Mercer, thus increasing the
area of each (or at least some of them)
nearly three-fold. We publish the bill be-
low in full:
-t+.5e Sec. l.. PIERCE county shall be COM
prised of the following townships, to-wit:
Townships 1877 and 1853 north, of ranges
69, 20 and II, and townships ISL, 152, l53,
1854, 155, 1885, 157 and 1853 north, of ranges
~, 73 and "a, all west of the 9Th principal
meridian.
Sec. 2. McHenry county shall be COM
prised of townships ISL, 152, 1853, 154, l55,
1856, 1877 and 1853 north, of range rs, and
townships Isl, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, l57,
1853 and 159 north, of ranges 76, ", 76, 79
and 80, all west of the 5th princi pal me-
ridian.
Sec. 8. Bottineau county shall be COM
prised of township 159 north, of ranges "a
and Is, and townships 160, 161, 162 and
1853 north, of ranges "a to SO, both inclu-
sive, also fractional township 164 north,
of ranges "a to 83, both inclusive, all west
of the 5th principal meridian.
Sec. 1. Ward county shall be bounded
as follows: Commencing at the southeast
corner of township ISL north, of range 81
west of the 5th principal meridian, thence
north and along the 18th guide meridian
to the northeast corner of township l59
north, of range 81 west, thence west along
the line between townships 159 and l6O
north, to the northwest corner of township
159 north, of range SO west, thence north
and along the line between ranges S3 and
81 west, to the north boundary OF the state,
thence west along the north boundary OF
the state to the 18th guide meridian 1.-THE
same being the line between ranges "a and
95), thence south and along said 18th guide
meridian to the center of the main channel
of the Missouri river, thence down and
along the center of the main
channel of the Missouri river to
point of intersection with the line between
ranges 81 and 80, thence north to the
northwest corner of township l5O north,
of range 81, thence east along the line be-
tween townships $50 and Isl north, to the
18th guide meridian and place of begin
ming. all being west of the 5th principal
meridian.
Sec. s. Mclean county shall be bound
ed as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the
northeast corner of township 15O north, OF
range "a west, thence west along the line
between townships 150& Isl, north, to the
line between ranges 81 and 80, thence south
along the line between ranges 81 and 90
to the center of the main channel of the
Missouri river, thence down and along the
center of the main channel of the Missouri
river to the line between townships 142
and 143, north, thence east to the south-
east corner of township l4:s, north, OF
range 80, thence north to the 11th stand
ard parallel, thence east along the 11th
standard parallel to the 10th guide meridi-
an, thence north and along the 10th guide
meridian, to tho northeast corner of town
ship $50 north, of range "a, and the place
of beginning, all west of the 5th principal
meridian.
Sec. 6. Williams county shall be bound
ed as follows: Commencing at the inter
section of the 18th guide meridian lthe
came being line between ranges 81 and
95) with the north boundary of the State,
thence south and along the 18th guide
meridian to the center of the Missouri
river, thence westerly and along the main
channel of the Missouri river to the west
boundary of the State 1.-THE same being the
9th degree of longitude west of Washing
ton, D. C.,) thence north along the west
boundary of the State to its intersection
with the north boundary of the State (the
same being the 49th parallel of north ]ati-
tude), thence east along the north bound
ary Of the State to the 18th guide meridi-
an and place of beginning, all being west
of the 9th principal meridian.
Sec. z. Billings county shall be bound
ed as follows, viz: Commencing ut the
southwest corner of the State, thence east
along the south boundary of the State to
its intersection with line between ranges
80 and 100, thence north and along the line
between ranges 80 and 100, to the centre
of the main channel of the Missouri river,
thence westerly and along the main chan
mel of the Missouri river to the west bound
ary of the state, (the same being the 9th
degree of longitude west Of Washington, u.
co., thence south and along the west bound
ary of the state to the southwest corner of
the state and place of beginning.
Sec. 8. Stark county shall be bounded as
follows, viz: Commencing at the intersec-
tion of the line between ranges 81 and 100,
with the south boundary of the state,
thence north and along the line between
ranges 80 and 100 to the centre OF the
main channel of the Missouri river, thence
down and along the main channel OF the
Missouri river to its intersection with the
line between ranges so and 81, thence
south ana along the line between ranges
80 and 81, to the south boundary Of the
state, thence west along the south bound
AIRY of the state to the line between ranges
50 and 100 and the place of beginning
Sec. 8. Morton county shall be bounded
as follows, viz: Commencing at the north
west corner of township, 14O north, OF
range so, thence south and along the line
between ranges 80 and 81 to the south
boundary of the state, thence east along
the south boundary of the, state to the
center of the main channel of the Missouri
river, thence up and along the main chan
mel of the Missouri river to it's intersection