The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-13

clerk was directed to return said petit
ton to Mr.. George and state that ~
is necessary that the petition be sign-1
ed by not less than 100 freeholders
Of the county before the board could
take any action thereon.
The clerk was directed to procure
the necessary registration and eiec-1
ton supplies for the general election
to be held on the 18th day Of Novem-
Der.
The board divided the county into
II election registration districts with
IA election districts as follows:
Registration District No. !: All that
portion Of Yellowstone county, not
included in any Indian allotment or
tract OF land reserved for Indian al
lotments embraced In the following
boundaries: Beginning at the inter
section Of the east boundary Of Vel
lowstone county with the Yellowstone
river and running thence in west;
erly direction along the m~id-channel
OF said Yellowstone river to 9 point
where the range line between ranges
% and 20 intersects said river; thence
north along said range line to the
summit Of the main divide between
the Yellowstone and Musselshell riv-
ers; thence in an easterly direction
along the summit Of said divide to
its intersection with the east boundary
of Yellowstone county; thence south
on said boundary line to the place Iof
beginning; together with that portion
of the Northern Pacific right 81 way
which lies between the mid-channel OF
the Big Horn river and a point where
the range line dividing ranges 80 and
81 east, extending south, crosses said
right of way. Said district shall con-
tain but one voting precinct.
Registration District NO. 2. All that
portion Of Yellowstone county, not
included in any Indian allotment or
tract Of land reserved for Indian all
lotments, embraced in the following
boundaries: Beginning at the range
line between ranges % and 20 east,
where said range line intersects the
mid-channel Of the Yellowstone riv-
err; thence north on said range Ane
to the intersection of the township
line between townships 5 and 6 north;
thence west along said township line
to it's intersection with range line
between ranges rs and 26 east; thence
south along said range line to the
northeast corner Of township 2 north,
of range Is east; thence west along
township line between townships 2
and 8 north, OF range rs east, to in
%tersection of said township ineywith
range line between ranges % and "a
east; thence, south on said range line
to the base line; thence east~along
the base line to the range line be
tween ranges 25 and &c east; thence
south along said range line to it's In
%tersection with the main line Of the
Northern Pacific railway; thence fol
lowing said main line Of said railway
in a ~northeasterly direction to a
point where it crosses the mid-chan-
mel of the Yellowstone river; thence
in a northeasterly direction along the
mid channel of said river to the place
of beginning. Said district shall con,
sist Of two voting precincts: North
Billings No. 2, shall consist Of all that
portion Of Registration District No
2, lying east of the center line Of North
Twenty-eight street Of the city OF
Billings. North Billings No. IS, shall
consist of all that portion Of Regis
tration District No. 2, lying west q
the center line Of North Twenty
eighth street of the city of Billings
Registration District No. 8. AL
that portion of Yellowstone county
not included in any Indian allotment
or tract of land reserved for Indian
allotments, embraced in the follow
ing boundaries: Beginning at q poin,
in the mid-channel OF the Yellowstone
river where it is i~ntersected by the
western boundary line of the Grow
Indian reservation; thence in a south
westerly direction along the mid-chan
mel of said river to a point where \
is crossed by the main line OF thu
Northern Pacific railway; thence il
a southwesterly direction along sait
main line of said railway to q poin
where the range line between ranges
rs and rs east crosses the main linz
Of the Northern Pacific railway.
thence south along said range line T.
the mid-channel OF the Yellowstone
river; thence in a southwesterly di
rection along the mid-channel of SAIL
river to its intersection with thu
} range line between ranges "a and q