The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-10-02
Proclamation.
STATE of MINNESOTA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

Whereas, Pursuant to Chapter one
hundred and forty-three tl43) OF the
General Laws of 1893, "An Act TO
provide for the creation and org AMI
zation of new counties and the gov
ernment of the same,' and acts amen
datory thereof petition was flled
with the Secretary of State on the 18th
day of March, A. d. 1902, praying Tor
the creation of new county out OF
territory now lying in Beltraml
County, said State, to be named
Clearwater County, and described as
follows, to-wit:
Commencing at a point where the
town line between townships one nun
dred and fifty two 1927 and one hun
dred and fifty-three (l53) intersects
the boundary line between Red Lake
and Beltrami counties, thence south
along the range line between ranges
thirty-eight (38) and thirty mine l5s),
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 y-two
(142) and one hundred and forty
three (143), to a point where
said township line lnterseets
the western boundary line OF Hubbard
county, Minnesota, thence north along
the range line between ranges thirty
five (35) and thirty-six (36), 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 (153), thence west
along the township line between one
hundred and ffty-two (152l 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 144} !, one hundred
forty-fve (I45), one hundred forty six
(146), one hundred forty-seven l4l),
one hundred forty-eight (l4S), one
hundred forty-nine 149), one hun
dred fifty (150), one hundred fltty-one
fl51) and one hundred fifty-two (l52),
north of ranges thirty-six (36), thirty
seven (37), and thirty eight west OF
the Fifth Principal Meridian, being
in all the thirty (30) 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 (2,000) inhabitants,
and more than eight hundred 500
legal voters, as appears by the official
election returns Of the last general
election held in and for said Beltrami
county;
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, I, Samuel Il. Van
SAINT, Governor of the State OF Mime
sofa, pursuant to the authority IN me
vested by the law aforesaid, 20
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
I first Tuesday after the first Monday In
November, 1902.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State of Minnesota
to be hereunto affixed this 28th day OF
May, A. d. 1902.
Greal Seal s. Il. Van SAINT ~
Governor.
Attest: P. E. Hanson,
Secretary OF State.