The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-09-25
STALE OF MlNNISolA "a:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

.
Whereas, Pursuant to Chapter one
hundred and forty three 1431 OF the
General Laws of 1898, San Act TO
provide for the creation and organi-
zation of new counties and the gov
ernment of the same, and acts amen
datory thereof a petition was tiled
with the Secretary OF State on the 18th
day of March, A. ID. 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 hum
dred and fifty-two 1927 and one hun
dred and fifty-three 153) intersects
the boundary line between Red Lake
and Beltrami counties, thence south
along the range line between ranges
thirty eight (3S) and thirty-nine t39),
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
(142) and one hundred and forty
three 143), to a point where
said township line intersects
the western boundary line OF Hubbard
county, Minnesota, thence north along
the range line between ranges thirty
five (35) and thirty-six 1867, to the
point where said range line intersects
the meandered line of the southern
shore of Red Lake in said Beltraml
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 fifty-three (153), thence west
along the township line between one
hundred and fifty-two ( (l52 and one
hundred and tifty-three l53l to the
place of commencement, containing
and embracing therein townships one
hundred and forty-three (143l, one
hundred forty-four 144) J, one hundred
forty five tI45), one hundred forty-six
(146), one hundred forty-seven (l47),
one hundred forty eight (l49), one
/ hundred forty.nine (149), one hun
dred fifty (15O), one hundred tifty-one
! (151) and one hundred ffty-two 1927,
north of ranges thirty-si (36), thirty
f .ScFoA \oi J, duu oAtiey oASa.
the Fifth Principal Meridian, being
in all the thirty l30) townships atore-
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 (SOO)
legal voters, as appears by the officia al
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
i certified to as conforming in all re-
spects to the provisions OF said law,
: Now, Therefore, L, Samuel +. 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 iI
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 2Sth day Of
May, A. d. 1902. J..
[Greal Seal1 S. r. Van SAINT
as.. ..-., .... f.. Governor.
Attest: p. e. Hanson, y
Secretary of State.