The Bemidji pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minn.) 1896-1917, 1903-02-05
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, EXECU-
TIVE DEPARTMENT. ~.

WHEREAS. pursuant TO Chapter 143, OF
! the General Laws Of the state OF
Minnesota. for the year 1893. entitled
AN Act to provide for the creation and Or
ganization Of new counties and the govern
ment OF the same" as amended by Chapter
| 124 OF the General Laws OF the State OF Min
ncsota for the year 1895. which act Is entitled
| IAN Act to amend sections Two (23 and -FOUR ~
| OF Chapter lab, OF the General Laws OF tBe
year 1893. providing for the creation and or
ganization OF new counties and the govern
ment OF the same a peti tion was MEG WIN
| the Secretary OF State. Of the state or Mlnne-
soto, on the 2Bth.day OF March, 1902. praying
| for the creation OF new county out OF terrl-
tory now lying In Beltraml county. IN the
| State OF Minnesota. to be named Clearwater
| County and which territory Is described as
| follows, tO-W1t: , 49,.
| Commencing at the point where the town
| line between townships one hundred and hfty-
| two $50 and one hundred and fifty-three Q53l
| iutersects tho boundary line between Red
Lake and Beltrami Counties. thence south
eight $50 and thirty-nine 800 TO the point
where said range line interSects the northern
boundary line OF Becker County. Minnesota.
thence east along the town line DetWe YES Town
hundred and forty-three Q43 to Q point
where said township line intersects the vest
ern boundary line OF Hubbard County. MIN
tween ranges thirty-fve C35) and thirty-stx
1857 to the point where said range line inter-
| sects the meandered line OF the southern
thence following the said meandered line
around the western shore OF said Red Lake to
where said meandered line intersects the
and ifty-two u59 and one hundred and fifty
three u53) thence west along the township
line between township one hundred and fifty
three 15a) to the place OF commencement
Containing and embracing therein townships
one hundred and forty-three 49, one hun,
forty-fve as. one hundred forty six Q4s,
one hundred forty-seven 90. one hundred
forty eight (i4s). one hundred forty-nine 149)
HsD n and one Hundred ffty-two dSs). north Of
ranges thirty-six (36). thirty-seven (3D ana
| thlrty-eight DS, west Of the Fifth Principal
Meridian being In all TIE nh thirty GU} Town
Minnesota.
And that the village OF Bagley be the coun--
ty seat OF said proposed new county; as amed
In said petition. ard that e. N. Falk. OF the
town of Copley. J. w. johnson. OF the town OF
Leon. Knute Nora OF the town OF Nora. Ben
SorcnsOn, OF the town OF Popple and John
county OF Clearwater, be and constitute the
first Board OF County Commissioners OF said
proposed county. All as provided In said pc
AND WHEREAS. on the 2sth day Of May.
1902 said petition was duly considered by the
Governor, State Auditor and Secretary OF
and certified to as conforming in all respects.
to the provisions Of sections two and three OF
Chapter one hundred and forty-three 143) OF
thcsGeneral Laws OF the state OF minnesota
| for the year 1893, as amended by Chapter one
hundred and twenty-four tl2D OF the General
| Laws Of said state for the year 1895.
nAND WHEREAS. pursuant to the provi-
siOns Of said section two OF said chapter one
hundred and fOrty-three t14O as amended by
said chapter one hundred and twenty-fouf
| q2D the Governor Of the State OF Minnesota;
Al 10, II ~ n
| his proclamation decl Ing that said petition
had been duly fled and considered and d.
recting that the question OF the proposed new
| county OF Clearwater be submitted to the
voters OF said Beltrami County at the next
general election to be held In said state on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday In
filed. recorded and published in accordance
with the provisions OF the said act or the Leg
AND WHEREAS, it appears that the notice
of an election. as provided by section four. of
chapter one hundred and forty-three or the
general laws Of the state OF Minnesota for the
year 1893. as amended by chapter one nun.
dred and twenty-four OF the general laws OF
said state for the year 1888. was daily given 70
| the electors Of the county or Beltrami. and
| that the question OF the creation OF the coun-
| ty of Clearwater. would be voted upon at the
said general election and that the law Tor
such cases. made and provided. has been In
| all respects complied with.
| AND WHEREAS, 1t appears from the certi-
| fed abstract OF the votes polled In the said
| county Of Is altrami. at the said general cleo.
| tOn on file In the office OF the Secretary OF
! State of the State OF Minnesota. as required
| by sections seven and eight OF said act OF the
| Lcgisl ature OF 1888 that total OF seven nun
| dred and fourteen G14) votes we're polled at
| said election. on the question OF the creation
| of the proposed new county OF Clearwater. OF
which six hundred and siXty-four t6b4) were
| in favor Of establishing said county OF Clear
water.
NOW THEREFORE,. l. s. r. Van SAINT. Gov
ernor of the State OF Minnesota. In compll-
| ance with section eight OF said chapter one
hundred and and fOrty-three. OF the general
| laws of the state OF Minnesota for the year
| 1903. do hereby publish. declare and proclaim
| that the proposition to organize and create
| the said county OF Clearwater did receive at
the said election majority OF the votes cast
! there atupon the said propOsit lon and the same
| was duly adopted. and that the said county OF
| Clearwa alter as herelnbefOre bounded and de-
! Scribcd. with the county seat located ana the
| County commissioners named. as set rOrtn In
said petition, and proclamation. has been
| duly Created and organized and vested with
| all the rights and privileges conferred by
| law upon an organized county OF the state OF
| Minnesota.
| have hcre-untO set my hand
| and caused the Great Seal
Of the State Of Minnesota, to
| GREAT SEAL he hereto affixed, at the Gap
! itol. In the City OF st. Paul.
| In said state, on this the Goth
| day OF December. A. ID. 1902.
Attest:
p. f. HANSON. s. II. VAN SAINT.
| Secretary of State.
| Governor.
|