The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-09
Proclamation.
STATE of MINNESOTA.
DEPARTMENT.

Whereas, Pursuant to Chapter one
hundred and forty-three (143) of the
General Laws of 1893, "An Act to
provide for the creation and organi-
cation of new counties and the gov
ernment Of the same," and acts amen
datory thereof a petition was filed
with the Secretary of State on the 2Sth
day Of March, A. D. 1902, praying for
the creation of new county out of
territory now lying in Beltrami
County, said State, to be named
Clearwater County, and described as
follows, tO-wit:
Commencing at point where the
town line between townships one hun
dred and fifty-two 152) and one hum
dred aud ffty-three 153) intersects
the boundary line between Red Lake
and Beltrami counties, thence south
along the range line between ranges
thirty 1881 and thirty-nipe 39),
to the point where said range line
intersects the Northern boundry line
of Becker County, Minnesota, thence
east along the town line between
townships one hundred and forty-two
(l42) and one hundred and forty
three (143), to point where
said township line intersects
the western boundary line OF Hubbard
county, Minnesota, thence north a long
the range line between ranges thirty
five 1851 and thirty-six (36l, to the
point where said range line intersects
the meandered line of the southern
shore of Red Lake in said Beltrami
county; thence following the said me-
andered line around the western shore
of said Red Lake to where said me-.
andered line intersects the township
line between townships one hundred
and fifty-two (152) and one hundred
and ffty-three l153), thence west
along the township line between one
hundred and fifty-two (l52l and one
hundred and fifty-three (l53) to the
place of commencement, containing
and embracing therein townships one
hundred and forty-three l43), one
hundred forty-four (l44), one hundred
fOrty-fve lI45), one hundred forty-slx
(146), one hundred forty-seven (147),
one hundred forty-eight (l49), one
hundred forty.nine (l49), one hun
dred fifty t15O), one hundred fifty-one
(151) and one hundred fifty-two (l52),
north of ranges thirty-six 1857, thirty
seven 1871, and thirty-eight west OF
the Fifth Principal Meridian, being
in all the thirty (3O) townships afore-
said, of said Beltrami county, Mime
sofa, and containing more than four
hundred square miles, and said terri
tory containing population of more
than two thousand (2,0O0) inhabitants,
and more than eight hundred (90Ol
legal voters, as appears by the official
election returns of the last general
election held in and for said Beltrami
And Whereas, the said petition has
been duly considered and found and
certified to as conforming in all re-
spects to the provisions of said law,
Now, Therefore, L, Samuel Il: Van
SAINT, Governor of the State OF Mime
sofa, pursuant to the authority in me
vested by the law aforesaid, DO
HEREBY DIRECT AND PROCLAIM
that the question of the creation OF
the proposed new county Of Clearwa-
ter be submitted to the voters OF said
Beltrami county at the next general
election to be held in this State on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in
/, November, 1902.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF l have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State OF Minnesota
to be hereunto affixed this 18th day OF
May, A. D. 1902.
IGreal Seal1 S. r. Van SAINT q.
Governor.
Attest: P. e. Hanson,
Secretary of State.