Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-05-18
WHITE STONE BATTLE
Law Providing for Improvements of
the Battle Ground In the County
of DiCkey.

cSU ~ NOAIu AdhOIo PoSooO Wy I1Ic
last legislature Is in regard to the
White Stone battle field in the James
River Valley.
Whereas, There has been granted
to the state of North Dakota by act
Of congress. six hundred forty acres
of land described as follows, to-wit:
The southeast quarter of section
seven. the southwest quarter of Sec
tion eight, the northeast quarter of
section eighteen and the northwest
quarter of section seventeen, all in
township one hundred and thirty
one, north of range sixty-fve west,
in Dickey county, North Dakota,
embracing the White Stone Hills
Battle Field and the burial ground
of soldiers killed in that engagement,
and,
Whereas, Trere was fought upon
said lands on the third day of Sep
tember, 1868, a noted battle between
soldiers Of the United States army
and the Sioux Indians, and,
Whereas, The remains Of large
number of said soldiers of the reg
ular army, who were killed in said
engagement, were buried on said
ground, and.
Whereas, It is desired by the citi-
zens Of North Dakota to preserve the
said burial grounds and to suitably
mark the graves and to prevent the
land from passing into private owner
ship, and,
Whereas, Different military organi-
cations. as we'll AS the legislators of
the states to which the soldiers who
fell in said battle were accredited.
have expressed desire to assist in
the erection of monuments and the
marking of the graves of their dead
as soon as the grounds are properly
enclosed and protected from trespass,
therefore,
Be it enacted, etc.,
Sec. l. That the grant Of said
land, towit: The southeast quarter
of section seven. the southwest quar-
Ter of section eight, the northeast
quarter ,ot section eighteen, and the
northwest quarter of section seven
teen all in township one hundred and
thirty-one north Of range si3ty-five
west, in Dickey county, made by the
United States to the state of North
Dakota, is with all the emoluments
and obligations, connected therewth,
hereby In all things accepted.
Sec. 2. That the governor be, and
he is hereby autr orized, directed and
empowered to forth with appoint a
commission Of three citizens OF the
state of North Dakota, to be known
as the "White Stone Hills Battlefield
Commission" and the members Of
which commission shall hold Office
for the term of two years from and
after the date of their appointment.
Sec. 80. It shall be the duty Of
such commission to meet for organi-
zation at the city of Oakes In the
county OF Dickey, In the state Of
North Dakota, within thirty days
after appointment, and to organize
by the election of one of their men,
Der as chairman and another as Sec
retary; that said commission shall
then take all the necessary steps to
properly enclose said battlefield and
to improve the same In 20 far as may
be done consistently with the provi-
sions Of this act, and to make and
enforce regulations relating to the
further improvement, erecting OF
monuments, markers, roads, drives,
walks and other means, of making
the same attractive and preserving
the natural attractions thereof. and
regulating the entry OF persons there
on and traffic over the same; that in
SO doing, the said commission shall
J be and is hereby authorized and
| empowered to receive for and in the
name of the state contributions or
gifts Of money, work, material,
monuments, markers and other
things which may come into its hands
in che performance Of the things
herein contemplated by it to be done.
All property Of every kind coming
into the hands OF said commission
and all monuments, markers and
other improvements made upon and
about sald premises, shall be forever
the property Of the state Of North
Dakota 'aGf \. 58$ /, ,.s
The remainder Of the law provides
lithat the commissioners shall not
receive any salary and that sl00 is
appropriated to carry out the provi-
sions Of the law.
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