Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-03-08

EXTENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF
STARK COUNTY.
rs. B. No. 24.]
An Act to Increase the Revenues of the
State by Changing and Increasing the
Boundaries OF the Counties of Billings,
Stark and Mercer.
Be 1t enacted, etc.:
SECTION l. BILLINGS COUNTY, Bill
ings county shall be bounded as follows,
viz: Beginning at the southwest corner
OF the state. thence north and along the
west boundary of the state to the center
of the main channel of the Missouri river,
thence easterly and along the center of the
main channel of the Missouri river to the
line between ranges 100 and 1Ol west,
thence south and along the line between
ranges 100 and 101 west, to the 18th standard
parallel. thence east and along the 18th
standard parallel to the northeast corner
of township l48 north. of range SO west,
thence south and aloug the line between
ranges 81 and s8 west, to thel 10Th standard
parallel, thence west along the 10th stand
ard parallel to the 18th guide meridian,
thence south along the 18th guide meridian
to the 9Th standard parallel, thence east
along the 9th standard parallel to the
northeast corner of township 1876 north, of
range " west. thence south along the line
between ranges 81 and SO west, to the Sth
andar parallel, thence west along the
9Th standard parallel to the northwest
corner of township 1872 north, OF range SO
west, thence south along the line between
ranges 98 and 80 west, TO the south bound
airy line Of tile state, thence west along the
south boundary line of the state to the
southwest corner Of the state. and the place
OF beginning. go
SEC 2. STARK CoUNTY.l Stark county
shall be bounded as follows, viz: Begin
ming on the south boundary line of the
state at the corner to ranges SO and 80
west, thence north along the line between
ranges SO and 80 west, to the Sth standard
parallel, thence east along the 8th stand
ara parallel to the line between ranges 81
and 70 west, thence north along the line
between ranges 81 and IS west, to the 9th
standard parallel, thence west along the
9Th standard parallel to the 18th guide
meridian, being the line between ranges
99 and lOO west. thence north along the
10th guide meridian to the 10Th standard
parallel: thence east along the 10Th stand
ard parallel to the line between ranges 81
and 80 west, thence north along the line
between ranges az and SO west, to the 18th
standard parallel, thence west along the
18th standard parallel to the south west
corner of township 149 north, of range 100
west, thence north and along the line be-
tween ranges 100 and 101 west, to the
center OF the main channel of the Missouri
river, thence e~asterly and s0utheasterIy
long the center of the main channel Of
the Missouri river to the line between
ranges " and 81 west, thence south and
along the line between ranges 90 and 81
west, to the line between townships al
ana ~ north, thence east along the line
the line between ranges 30 and 81
west, thence south along the lna
between ranges go and 81 west. to
the south boundary line of the state,
thence west along the south boundary line
OF the state TO the line between ranges SO
and 80 west Of the 9th principal meridian,
and the place beginning.
SEC. 3. MERCER CoUNTY,1 Mercer
county shall he bounded as follows, viz:
Beginning on the 10th standard parallel at
tne southwest corner of township 141
north, range 80 west, thence north along
the line between ranges 80 and 81 to the
line betWeen townships al and 142 north,
ships 141 and 142 north. to the line between
ranges ~ and 81 west, thence north and
along the line between ranges 30 and 81
west, to the center of the main channel of
the Missouri river, thence easterly and
sontheasterly along the center of the main
channel OF the Missouri river to the line
betWeen ranges SO and 81 vest thence
south along the line between ranges SO and
"a west, to the line between townships l43
and IA north, thence west and along the
line between townships l43 and IA north,
to the 18th guide meridian being the line
betWeen ranges 81 and 8S west, thence
south and along til 18th guide meridian to
inc loth standard parallel, thence west
along the 10th standard parallel to the
southwest corner of township 141 north,
Of range 80 west of the 9Th principal mer-
idian and to the place of beginning.
SEC. 4: Before Sections 1, 2 and 8 of this
act shall take effect, it shall be the duty of
the boards of county commissioners of the
counties Of Billings, Stark and Mercer to
submit to the qualified electors of their re-
spectlve counties the question of change
and increase Of their respective county
boundaries. Such question shall be sub
mitted by them at the first general election
after the taking effect OF this act. Each
e!ector, shall have written or printed on
his. ballot the words, "For change and in
crease of county boundaries" or the
words, against change and increase of
county boundaries and the votes on this
question shall be returned and canvassed
In the same manner as votes for county
officers are returned and canvassed. 1t
shall be the duty of the %canvassing board
Immediately on the completion of the can
yass, to file with the register of deeds of
their respective county, also with the sec
retery OF state, a certificate showing the
result of said election, and if at said cleo
ton a majority of the legal voters of anv
OF the counties named III this section vOt-
ing at said election, shall have 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 boun-
DIARIES OF said county shall remain as now
defined by law, the same as it this act had
not been passed.
Sec. 5. All acts and parts or acts in
conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved Feb. 2, 1895.
LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES,