The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-09-18
Proclamation.
STATE OF MINNESOTA
EyE(,TTTfVE DEP ENT

STATE OF MIN NESOIA
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Whereas, Pursuant to Chapter one
hundred and forty three l43) Of the
General Laws of 1893, San act to
provide for the creation and organi-
lation of new counties and the gov
ernment OF the same and acts amen
aatory thereof, petition was n!ed
with the Secretary of State on the 3lst
day of July, A. D., 1902, praying Tor
the creation Of new county out OF
now lying in Beltrami coun-
,y. said State, to be named BLACK
DUCK, and described as follows, to-
wit:
All that tract of territory con-
tanned within, and described by
metes and bounds, as follows:
Commencing at the southeast cor
ner of Beltrami county in State OF
Minnesota, running thence in a
westerly direction on and along the
boundry line between said Beltranil
county and Cass county, Minnesota,
TO the point where said boundary
line intersects with the range line
between Ranges numbered thiIty-
one and thirty-two W. running
thence in northerly direction on
and along said Range line to the
northwest corner of Township num-
bered one hundred and forty-eight n
of Range numbered thirty-one W.,
running thence in q westerly direc-
tion on and along the town line be-
tween Townships numbered one
hundred and forty-eight and one
hundred and forty-nine n, OF
Range numbered thirty-two w., to
the southwest corner OF Township
numbered one hundred and forty
nine n, of Range numbered thirty
two W.: running thence in a norther-
ly direction on and along the range
line between Ranges numbered thir-
ty-two and thirty-three W., to tie
northwest corner OF township num-
bered one hundred and tifty-two n,
of Range numbered thirty-two W.;
running thence @ westerly direction
on and along the town line between
Townships numbered one hundred
and tifty-two u, Of Range numbered
thirty-three W, and one hundred and
fifty-three n, OF Range numbered
thirty-two W; to the southwest cor
ner of said township numbered one
hundred and tiftythree n OF Range
numbered 80 W; running thence in q
northerly direction on and along
the said Range line between Ranges
numbered thirty-two and thirty
three W, to the northwest corner OF
Township numbered one hundred
and fifty-six n, of Range numbered
thirty. two W; running thence in a
westerly direction on and along the
Town line between townships num-
bered one hundred and tifty-six u,
of Range numbered thirty-three W;
and one hundred and fifty seven n,
of Range numbered thirty-two W,
to the southwest corner OF said
Township numbered one hundred
and tifty-seyen n, of Range number
ed thirty-two W, running thence in a
northerly direction on and along
the said Range line between Ranges
numbered thirty-two and thirty
three W, to the northwest corner Of
township numbered one hundred
and sixty, north Of Range mbered
thirty-two W; running thence in a
westerly direction on and along the
town line between Townships num-
bered one hundred and sixty n, Of
Range numbered thirty-three W, and
one hundred and sixty-one north of
Range numbered thirty-two W, to
the southwest corner of said Town
ship numbered one hundred and
sixty-one n, Of Range numbered
thirty-two W, running thence in a
northerly direction on and along
the said Range line between Ranges
numbered thirty.two and thirty-three
W, to where said last mentioned
Range line intersects with the north
boundary line of said Beltrami
county, running thence in an east
erly direction on and along the said
north boundary line of said Beltrami
county TO the northeast corner of
said Beltrami county: running
thence in a southerly direction on
and along the boundry line between
Itasca county, Minnesota, and said
Beltrami county, said point OF
commencement, embracing and in
cluding Townships numbered 14I,
14S, 149, 15O, Isl, 152, 153, l54, 155,
1856, l57, l5s, l59, 16O, and that
part OF lac within Beltrami county
II, OI hange nulnDereu oo W, anu
townships numbered l47, las, l49,
$50, l5l, l52, 153, 154, l55, l56, 157.
15S, 159, l60, l6l, and that part of
146 within Beltrami county n, OF
Range numbered 81 W, and town
ships, numbered 149, $50, Isl, 152,
153, 154, l55, 1876, 157, 15S, l59, l60,
16l, 1872 n, of Range number 81 W,
and that part of Townships number
ed l45 n, of Ranges numbered 80 and
81 W, within said Beltrami county.
And whereas said petition has been
duly considered and found and certi-
fed to as conforming in all respects
to the provisions of said law,
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Samuel r.
Van SAINT, Governor of the State OF
Minnesota, pursuant 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 BLACK
DUCK be submitted 20 the voters of
said Beltrami county at the next Gen
eral Election to be held in this state
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1902.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF l have