Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-20
ORGANIZING NEW COUNTIES.
House Bill No. 1881

An Act to Increase the Revenues Of the State by
Changing and Increasing the Boundaries Of
the Counties of Pierce, McAenry, Bottineau,
Morton and Mercer, and by Repeating the act
Entitled, IAN Act Pertaining to the Subdi Wis
ion of the Counties Of WalIette and Howard,
Dakota Territory" Approved March 9, 1883.
Be it Enacted By the Legislative AssembIy of the
State Of North Dakota:
SECTION l. Pierce county shall be COM
prised of the following townships, to-wit:
Townships one hundred and fifty
and one hundred and tifty-eight north, OF
ranges ~SiXty-nine, seventy and seventy
one, and townships one hundred and fifty
one, one hundred and tifty-two, one hun
dred and tifty-three, II hundred and tiftv-
dred and tifty-six, one hundred and fifty
seven and one hundred and fifty-eight
north, OF ranges SeVenty-tWO, seventy
three and seventy-fOur, all west of the 5th
principal meridian.
SEC. 2. McIenry county shall be COM
prised of townships one hundred and fifty
one, one hundred and tifty-twO, one hun
dred and fifty three. one hunared and fifty
four, one hundred and fifty. five, one hun
dred and fifty six. one hundred and fifty
seven and one hundred and fifty-eight
north, of range seventy live, and townships
one hundred and titty-one, one hundred
and fifty.two, one hundred and tifty-three,
one hundred and tifty-four, one hundred
and fifty five, one hundred and fifty-slx,
one hundred and f~fty-seven, n hundred
and ffty-eight and one hundred and fifty
nine north, of ranges seventy-six, seventy
seven, seventy-eight, Seventy-nine and
eighty, all west Of the 9Th principal me-
ridian.
SEC. 8. Bottineau county shall be COM
prised Of township 1853 north, of ranges
~Seventy-fOur and seventy five, and town
ships one hundred and sixty, one hundred
and slXty.one, n hundred and Sixty-tWo.
one hundred and sixty-three north, OF
ranges seventy-fOur to eighty-three, both
inclusive, also fractional township one
hundred and sixty-four north, of ranges
seventy. four to eighty-three, both inclu-
sive, also township one hundred and fifty
nine, ranges e%ighty.one, eighty-two and
eighty-three, all west of the 9th principal
meridian.
SEC. 4. Ward county shall be bounded
as follows: Commencing at the southeast
corner of township one hundred and fifty
n north, of range eighty-one west of the
9TH principal meridian, thence north and
along the 18th guide meridian to the
northeast corner of township one hundred
and fifty-eight north, of range eighty-one
west, thence west along the line between
townships one hundred and fifty-eight and
one hundred and tifty-nine north, to the
northwest corner of township one hundred
and tiifty-eigh: north, of range eighty.
three west, thence north and along the line
between ranges eighty-three and eighty.
four west, to the north boundary Of the
the state, thence west along the north
boundary of the state to the 18th guide
meridian (the same being the line between
ranges ninety-four and ninety five) 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 a point of intersection with the
two. thence north to the northwest corner
Of township one hundred and fifty north
of range n%inety-One, thence east along the
line between townships one hundred and
fifty and one hundred and ffty-one north.
: to the 18th guide meridian and place OF