Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-02-25
WHAT YELLOW
STONE WANTS
Segregation Measure Would Take
From Fergus County Choicest
Land in Musselshell Valley.
TAKES TweNIY.slx TOWNSHIPS
Assessed Valuation Estimated at -Four
Hundred thousand Dollars
Passed the House.

The bin introduced By Bever Of
Yellowstone and last wecE passed the
house, would take from Fergus county
a most valuable strip Of land lying
along and north OF the Musselshell
river. the assessed valuation OF which
is estimated by the county treasurer
10 be nearly 500 900. Advices from
Helena say that while the bill is not
likely TO pass the senate there Is
danger OF such a result unless those
opposed are active. The text OF the
measure Is as follows:
Section /. All that portion of the
county Of Fergus embraced within the
following boundaries shall be segre.
gated from the county OF Fergus and
attached TO and made part Of Yellow.
stone, to-wit;
Beginning at the point where the
lines between township 3 and 10
north intersect the Musselshell river,
tclose TO the range line between 80
and 81 east, thence running due west
on the township line between town.
ship 8 and 10 north, a distance OF
thirty.siX $3.50 miles, to the range line
Z between - and % east, thence due
4 south on said range line to the town.
I ship line between townships 8 and
north, thence due west along the
I township line between townships
and 3 north, to the boundary line be
i tween Fergus and Meagher counties
! Section .. The boundary lines oi
Fergus county and Yellowstone coun
: ~ are hereby altered to conform with
: the provisions OF this act.
Section 3. The Indebtedness of Fer
I gus county, as the same shall exist al
the time Of the passage of this act
| shall be apportioncd between saic
] county of Fergus and the county o.
Yellowstone in proportion as the prop
erty hereby added TO Yellowstone
county and segregated from said Fer
A gus county bears to the assessed valu
' alton Of all property remaining with
in the said county of Fergus befor,
said change Of boundary. based upor
ltha agu.ggaH valuation nf oil nrAnart
within the territory so annexed Il
Yellowstone county.
Section 4. The chairman OF tn
boards Of county commissioners o
Yellowstone county and Of Fergus
county. together with the Honorable
Edwin X. Chcadlc. Judge Of the dist
/ riot court of the Tenth judicial dist
o riot, shall meet at the court house II
J. the city Of L~ewistown, Montana, on
g day to be named ny said distric
u judge. not later than June first. 1903
and shall then and there make the ap
q portionmcnt of said Indebtedness al
provided for In this act.
Section 8. Immediately after thu
apportionment of the Indebtedness al
provided in this act. the county CON
missioners of Yellowstone count,
shall cause TO be drawn, issued AM
= attcstcd. a lawful warrant on the gen
eral fund Of Yellowstone county, pay
. able to the county Of Fergus. in pay
\ ment of such amount of Indebtedness
! of Fergus county. IA shall have BEEF
4 apportioned TO the aforesaid segre
I gated territory. hereby attached AM
7 made part OF the county of yellow
! stone.
= Section 6. All of any suits noy
Z pending in the district court of tn,
Tenth judicial district consisting o
J Fergus county. snail in no way be al
. fected by the terms of this act.
III Section Z. All acts and parts q
+ acts i'm conflict herewith are hereb.
! repealed.
Z Section s. This act shall he In ful
force and effect from and after it
I passage and approval.