The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-03-07

ties of Alta and Lincoln, to Locate the
County Seats Of Said Counties and to Ap-
portion the Debt Of Logan County.
Be 1t enacted blythe Legislature Of the State
Of Idaho:
SECTION l. The county of Alta
is hereby created with the following
boundaries to-wit: Beginning at a
point on the southern line of Gus
ter county where the said line is in
tersected by the line between ranges
II and IL east, Boise meridian
(said line being extended north
erly to said point); thence in an
easterly direction along the south
erly line Of Custer county to the
intersection of said line with the
line of the middle of the channel of
Big Lost river to it's confluence with
Pass creek; thence following the
easterly line of Custer county up to
the head iof Pass creek, along the
channel of said Pass creek; thence
in an easterly direction along said
easterly line of Custer county to the
middle of the channel of Little Lost
river; thence following the easterly
line of Custer county in north
westerly direction up the middle OF
the channel of Little Lost river to
the intersection of said easterly line
of Custer county with the southerly
line of Lemhi county; thence due
east along said southerly line Of
Lemhi county to the intersection
with the westerly line of Bingham
county, as defined by an Act of the
Legislative Assembly of the Terri
tory of Idaho, entitled: San Act
creating and organizing the coun-
ties of Elmore and Logan, and de-
fning the boundaries of Bingham
and Alturas countless" approved
Feb. 7, 1889, being upon the 18th
meridian west of Greenwich thence
due south along the west line OF
Bingham county to where said 18th
meridian intersects the first stand
ard parallel south; thence due east
along the first standard parallel
south to the point where it inter
sects the middle of the channel o1
Snake river; thence down along the
middle of the channel of Snake river
to point where the line between
townships 25 and 26 east, Boise
meridian, intersects the said chan
mel; thence north along the said
township line to a point where ii
will intersect the township line be-
tween townships 2 and 3 south
thence west along the said township
line to the township line ranges be.
tween II and IL east, Boise meridi.
an; thence north along township
line as far as it has been extended
thence due north to the place o1
beginning.
SEC. 2. The county of Lincoln il
hereby created with the following
boundaries, to-wit: Commencing a.
the northeast corner of township
south range l east, Boise meridian
thence south following the town
ship lines between ranges ii and l.
east, Boise meridian, to poin
where said line intersects the mid
die of the channel of Snake river
thence easterly following the mid
die of the channel of Snake river te
a point where the township lines
between ranges 25 and 26 intersectf
said channel; thence north along
said township line to a point where
said line intersects the township
line between townships 2 and !
south; thence west along said line
to the place of beginning.
Sec. 3. The county seat of Alts
county is hereby established at the
town of Haley.
/ Sec. 4. The county seat of Lin
coin county is hereby established
at the town of Shoshone.
Sec. 5. The Governor shall, with
in ten days after this act shall take
effect, appoint and commission suit
able persons, possessing the qualiti
cations of electors, to fill the various
county offices of said counties o
Alta and Lincoln, who shall qualify
as provided by law, and shall hole
their respective Offices until theil
successors shall have been duly
elected and qualified according tt
law.
SEC. 6. All the county records
books, money, Office furniture ane
other personal property belonging
to Logan county shall become tn
property of Lincoln county, and al
the real property belonging to Lo
gan county, which is situated withir
the boundaries of Lincoln county
shall become the property of Lin
coin county. and within thirty day
after this Act shall take effect, tn
county commissioners Of said LIN
coin county shall cause the salt
records, books, funds and all per
sonal property to be removed to tn
4 town of Shoshone, and said count.
commissioners shall. immediatel.
after assuming the duties OF thel
Office, provide suitable and conven
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