Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-05-25
SENATE BILL NO. 119.
A COPY OF THE LAW CREATING LINCOLN
COUNTY.

lish the bill i'll full as it appears in
the session laws. 1t is as follows:
Be it enacted by the Legislative
Assembly of the State of Oregon.
SECTION I. That all that por-
ton of the state of Oregon embrac-
ed within the following boundary
lines be and the same is hereby
created and organized into a seper-
ate county by the name of Lincoln
to wit: Beginning at the north
west corner of Siletz Indian reser-
vation; thence east to the Polk
county line; thence south to the
Benton county line; thence east six
miles to the west boundary ofrange
7 west of Willamette meridian;
thence south on said range line to
the center of township I3 south;
thence west on the section line to
the range line between ranges s
and 9 west; thence south to the
Lane county line; thence west along
the said line of Lane county to the
Pacific ocean; thence north along
the Pacific ocean to place of begin
ming.
Section Q. That the territory
embraced within the said bounda-
ry lines shall compose county for
all civil and military purposes, and
shall be subject to the same laws
and restrictions and be entitled to
elect the same officers as other
counties i'll this state; Provided,
That it shall be the duty of the
governor as soon as convenient af-
ter this act shall become q law, to
appoint for Lincoln county and
from its citizens the several county
officers allowed by law to other
counties in this state, which said
officers, after duly qualifying ac-
cording to law, shall be entitled to
hold their respective offices until
their successors are duly elected
at the general election of 1894, and
have duly qualified according to
law.
Section 8. The temporary coun-
ty seat of Lincoln county shall be
located at Toledo in said county,
until permanent location shall be
adopted. At the next general
election, the question shall be sub
mitted to the legal voters of said
county, and the place, If any, which
shall receive majority of all votes
cast at said election shall be the
permanent county seat of said coun-
ty; but if no place shall receive a
majority of all the votes cast, the
question shall again be submitted to
the legal electors of said county at
the next general election, betwee IL
two points having the highest num-
Der of votes at said election;and the
place receiving the highest at such
last election, shall be the perma-
nent county seat Of said county.
The county court of Lincoln county
shall not expend larger sum than
$500 OF the funds of said county for
the erection of county buildings UNI
til the county seat is permanently
located.
SECTION d.. That the said Lin
coin county shall be annexed to
Benton county for representative
purposes, also for senatorial pur-
poses. Benton shall be entitled to
elect one representative, and Ben
ton county with Lincoln county be
entitled to elect one joint represen.
tative and one joint senator.
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Benton county shall, within thirty
days after this act shall have gone
into operation, make out and de-
r liver to the courty clerk of Lincoln
county transcript of all taxes as
sessed upon persons and property
within said county Of Lincoln which
was previously included within the
limits of Benton county; and al
taxes which shall remain
unpaid upon the day this act shall
become law, shall be paid to tn,
proper officers Of Lincoln county
The said clerk of Benton shall ais,
make out and deliver to the count,
f clerk Of Lincoln county within the
time above limited a transcript 0
all cases pending in the circuit an'
county courts Of Eenton county be
tween parties resi- ing in Lincoli
, county, and transfer all origina
= papers III said cases to be trie4 il