The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-02-04
THE COUNTY DIVISION BILL
INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE
Fuu Text Of the Measure AboIislling Koot-
snai and crsating me Counties q
Lewis and clark Is Representative
spauIding's BiII.

An act 20 abolish the county OF
Kootenia, and create and organize
the counties Of Lewis and CLARK,
define the boundaries thereof and
locate the county seats Of Lewis
and CLARK counties, and TO provide
for the appointment Of officers in
said Lewis and Clark counties, and
for transcribing . portion Of the
records OF Clark county, and TO /
constitute said counties OF Lewis
and Clark a part Of the first judi |
cial district Of the state Of Idaho.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature Of
the State Of Idaho:
Section /. The county Of Koot-
email shall be, and is hereby abolish |
ed, and the county Of Lewis and the
county Of Clark, are hereby created,
and said counties Of Lewis and Clark
shall embrace ali Of the territory
heretofore included within the
boundary lines Of said Kootenai
county.
Section 2. The county OF Lewis
hereby created, shall be bounded and
described as follows, to-wit: Com
unencine at the northwest corner Of
the state Of Idaho, thence south
along the boundary line between the
state Of Idaho and the state Of Wash
ington to a point where the township
line between townships 81 and IS
north, range 6 west of the Boise
meridian, intersects said boundary
line, between said state Of Idaho and
the state Of Washington; thence east
along the said township line Of 81
and SIS north, to the southeast corner
Of section 80, township s. north, Of
range 2 west Of the Boise meridian;
thence south to q point where the
section line between section 80 and
"a. township 35 north, Of range 2
west of the Boise meridian, inter
sects the township line between town
Ahips 50 and So north, Of range ?
west OF the Boise Meridian; thence
east along said township line to the
western boundary line of ShoshoDe
county; thence north along the west
ern boundary line Of ShoshOne
county, 10 the northwest corner Of
Shoshone county; thence in an east
erly direction along the summit oi
the Occur d'Alene range Of mount
aims to the Montana line; thence
north along said Montana line to the
forty-ninth degree Of north latitude
thence west on said forty-nintl
degree Of north latitude 10 the plac'
of beginning, being all that portion
Of Kootenai county as above describ
! ed.
Section 3. The county Of CLAIR
! hereby created shall be bounded an,
! described as follows, to-wit: Com
mencing on the state line betweeI
the state Of Washington and the stat
E Of Idaho, where the township lin
: between townships 81 and SO mort
/ OF range 6 west of the Boise merid
i, ian intersects said boundary line
\ thence east along said township lin
: between townships 81 and 55 north
, to the southeast corner of section 30
j. township 90, north Of range west {
the Boise meridian; thence south
!. a point where the section line b
!. tween sections SO and 81, townshi
e So north Of range : west of the Bots
l. meridian intersects the township Lin
b between townships 50 and 50, mort
Il Of range . west OF the Boise meridian
& thence east along the said TOWNSHIP
line to the western boundary line I
Il Shoshone county; thence south alor
le the western boundary line Of Sh'
Il shone county to the northeast corn'
d Of Latah county; thence northWe
Or along the north line OF Latah count
10 a point where The said north lii
Of said LAtah county intersects q
state line between tho states OF Wasl
inRton and Idaho; thence nor
along said state line TO the place
e beginning.
= Section 4. The governor Of &
state Of Idaho Is hereby authoriz'
= and directed within ten days aft
!. this act becomes a law, and 81
- Lewis and Clark counties are esta
: lished, to appoint for each Of ga
:, counties the following officers,
wit: Three county commissioner
one sheriff, one clerk OF the distri
court who shall be ex-ofticio pub
- administrator. one county assess
- who shall be ex-oftieio tax COLLECTS
one coroner, one surveyor, one pl
- bate Judge, one county superinter
- emit Of public instruction and Q
prosecuting attorney. And
ne officers 30 appointed shall quail
ed and enter upon the discharge
their respective duties WITHIN