Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-20

beginning, all being west of the fifth prin-
| cipal meridian.
as follows, to. wit: Commencing at the
northeast corner of township one hundred
and fifty north, of range seventy-four,
thence west along the line between town.
ships one hundred and fifty and one hun
dred and ffty-one north to the line between
ranges ninety'one and ninety-two, thence
south along the line between ranges ninety
one and ninety-tWo, to the center of the
main channel of the Missouri river, thence
down II along the center of the main
channel of the Missouri river to the line
between townships one hundred and forty
two and one hundred and forty-three
north, thence east to the southeast corner
of township one hundred and %forty-three
north, of range eighty, thence north to the
eleventh standard parallel, thence east
along the eleventh standard parallel to the
tenth guide meridian, thence north and
along the tenth guide meridian, to the
northeast corner of township one hundred
and fifty north, of range seventy-tour, and
the place OF beginning, all west of the fifth
principal meridian.
SEC. 3. Williams county shall be bound
ed as follows: Commencing at the inter-
section of the 18th guide meridian 1.-THE
same being a line between ranges ninety
four II ninety-fve) with the north
boundary Of the state, thence south n
NiobS UiIS 1Oull SuluC HuCl Iuid L " FIX CCL-
ter of the Missouri river, thence westerly
and along the main channel of the Mis-
souri, river to the west boundary of the
state (the same being the 9th degree of
longitude west of Washington, d. CO.
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 l%atitude), thence east
along the north boundary of the state to
the 18th guide meridian and place Of be-
ginning, all being west of the 9Th principal
meridian.
SEC. Z. Billings county shall be bounded
as follows, viz: Commencing at the south
west corner OF the state, thence east along
the south boundary of the state to its in
tersectiOn with line between ranges ninety
nine and one hundred, thence north and
along the line between ranges ninety
nine and one hundred, to the centre of the
main channel Of the Missouri river, thence
westerly and along the main channel Of
the Missouri river to the west boundary of
the state (the same being the 9th degree
of longitude west OF Washington, d. CO.,
thence south and along the west boundary
0f 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 inter-
nine and one hundred, with the south
boundary of the state, thence north and
along the line between ranges ninty-nine
and one hundred TO the center of the main
channel of the Missouri river, hence
down and along the main channel
OF the Missouri river to its inter-
section with the line between ranges
ninety and ninety-one, thence south and
along the line between ranges ninety and
ninety-one, to the south boundary of the
state, thence west along the south bOunda-
ry OF the state to the line between ranges
ninety-nine and one hundred and the place
of beginning.
SEC. 9. Morton county shall be bounded
as follows, viz: Commencing at the north
wesl corner of township one hundred IL
forty north, of range ninety, thence south
and along the line between ranges ninetyand
ninety-one to the south boundaryOf the state,
thence east along the south boundary of
the state to the centre of the main channel
OF the Missouri river. thence up
n along the main channel of
the Missouri river to its intersection with
the 10th standard parallel, thence west
along the 10th standard parallel to the
northwest corner of township one hundred
and forty north, of range ninety, and the
place of beginning, all being west of the
9th principal meridian.
SEC. 10. Mercer county shall be bounded
as follows, viz: Commencing at the south
west corner of township one hundred and
forty-one north, range ninety west, thence
north and along the line between ranges
ninety and ninety-one to the center 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 eighty-three and
eighty-four, thence south to the southeast
corner of township one hundred and forty
four north, of range 81 west, thence west
to the 18th guide meridian, thence south
along the l2th guide meridian to the 10th
standard parallel. thence west along the
10Th standard parallel to the southwest
corner of township one hundred and forty
one north, OF range ninety west, and the
place OF beginning, all being west of the
9th principal meridian.
SEC. IL. Before sections !, 2, 8, a, 5, 6, 7,
8. 8 ana 10 of this act shall take effect, 1t
shall be the duty of the boards of county
commissioners of the counties of Pierce,
McHenry, Bottineau, Ward, Mclean, Bill
lings, Stark, Morton and Mercer to submit
TO the qualified electors of their respective
counties the question OF change and in
crease OF their respective cOuntVbOundarieS.
Such question shall be submitted by them
at the first general election after the
taking effect of this act. Each elector
shall have written or printed on his ballot
the words "For change and increase of
county boundaries" or the words against
change and increase of county boun-
darles." and the votes on this question
snail be returned and canvaSSeu in the
same manner as votes for county officers
are returned nj canvassed. 1t shall be
the duty of the canvassing boards, i'm
mediately on the completion of the can
vass, to file with the register Of deeds of
their respective county, also with the sec
rotary OF state, a certificate showing the
result of said election. and if at said cleo
ton a majority of the legal voters of any of
the counties named in said section, voting
at said election shall lave voted for a
change and increase of the boundaries of
their county. then the boundaries of said
county shall be from and after the filing of
the certificate aforesaid, as in this act de.
scribed. But if a majority of the legal
voters OF any of the counties named in
this section, voting at said election, shall
vote against the change and increase OF the
boundaries Of their county, then the
boundaries of said county shall remain as
now defined by law, the same as if this act
had not been passed.
SEC. IL. The act entitled can act per.
tanning to the subdivision of the counties
OF Wallette and Howard, Dakota Terri.
tory" approved March 9, 1883, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Approved March 2, 1891.