The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-17


| townships 100 and l6l north to the
southwest corner Of township 1G1 north
Of range 81 west: thence running north
along the range line between ranges 81
and 81 west to the international bound
ary line; thence running east on the
international boundary line to the north
east corner Of township 164 north of
range "a west; thence running south
along the range line between ranges 73
and IA west to the southeast corner of
township l59 north Of range "a west;
thence running west along the range
line between townships I5S and 159
north to the southwest corner of town.
ship 159 north of range Is west; thence
running north along the range line be-
northwest corner of township 159 north
Of range rs west; thence running west
along township line between townships
159 and l6o to the southwest corner of
township l60 north of range 50 west
and to the place of beginning and COM
prising the following townships, to-wit,
township l59 north Of ranges "a and Is
west; township 16O north of ranges II,
IS, rs, II, IS, 79 and So; townships l6l,
162, l63 and 164 north OF ranges "a, Is,
10, 10, 10, CU tlll Oh west.
Section 6. At the general election to
occur in the year 1906. there shall be
submitted to the legal voters of the
counties of Ward and Bottineau in the
state Of North Dakota, the question Of
changing and defining the boundary
line of Ward and BoUtineau counties
and creating from part of the terri
tory within the county of Ward, as it
now exists, a county TO be known as Des
Lacs county and ont of the counties Of
Ward and Bottincau as they now exist
q county to be known and named as
Renvile county, the boundary lines OF
each Of said counties to be as herein
before defined: and it a majority Of all
the votes east at said election shall be
in favor Of changing the boundary lines
of the counties OF Ward and Bottineau
and the creation Of the counties of Des
Lacs and Renvile then the counties Of
Ward and Bottineau shall be thereafter
composed OF the territory and be bound
cd by the lines hereinbefore specified
and the counties of Des Lacs and Rem
vile shall be thereby created as such
with boundaries as hereinbefore defined.
Provided. that the question of changing
the boundary lines OF Ward county as
they now exist and the creation OF Des
Lacs county as defined in this act shall
be determined by the majority Of the
votes cast at such election in the coun-
ty of Ward alone and independent Of
the question Of the changing Of the
boundary lines of the county of Bottin-
eau and the formation Of the county of
Renville.
Section :. The board of county Com
of the counties of Ward and
Bo ,tineau upon receiving a petition
signed by a majority OF all the legal
voters residing within the territory to
be stricken from the counties of Ward
and Bottineau and formed into the
counties of Des Laces and Renville
praying for the change in the boundary
INES OF Ward and Bottineau counties
and the creation of Des Lacs and Rem
Vile counties in conformity with the
lines hereinbefore specified,
which petition shall be filed at least
sixty days before the general election
IN the year 1896, shall direct the coun-
" AUDITORS Of their respective counties
20 give notice at the time of giving
I ),lce Of the general election to be held
n the year 1906, as follows:
In the county Of Ward the question
If changing the boundary lines of Ward
county and the formation and creation
u tie county Of Des Lacs and also the
question of the changing OF the bound
Try line Of the counties OF Ward and |
5ottineau and of the formation Of the
.ounties Of Des Lacs and Renville in
with the boundary line here
nbefOre defined.
In the county of Bottineau, the ques-
ion OF changing the boundary line of
he counties Of Ward and Bottineau
md the creation of the county of Rem
lille as hereinbefore defined
And thereafter the said board of
ounty commissioners and county audi
ors snail proceed to submit the ques-
ions herelnbefore specified to the vot-
rs at said election and make all ar
for the submission to the
oters Of said question and the canvass
ng Of the vote cast on said questions
n the same manner as is now provided
" law for the submission of like CUES
ions to the voters at general elections
nd in event that the questions SO sui
nitted, or either of them shall carry by
n affirmative vote as provided for in
his act, then the governor shall APP
oint county commissioners as provided
or in section 1855 of the revised code
+ the state of North Dakota and arti-
lie 3 in chapter 26 Of the revised code
f North Dakota not inconsistent with
he provisions Of this act shall appli-
able to the counties affected by this
ct.