The Bowbells tribune., 1905-02-17
The BoWbells Tribune
By TH0S. B. HURLY
STEELE'S DIVISION BILL

"A DILL
For an Act to Change County Lines of
Ward and Bottlncau Counties, Divis-
ion Of Ward and Bottineau Counties,
North Dakota, ard Creating The
Counties Of Des Lacs and Renville
Therefrom; Defining the Boundary
Lines Thereof, and Providing for
Submission of the Provisions OF This
Act tc Vote of the Electors Of the
Territory Affected Thereby.
BE it enacted by the legislative as
sembly of the state of North Dakota:
Section l. That the counties of
Ward and Bottineau be divided as here
matter set forth, and the counties of
Des Lacs and Renville be created and
established therefrom and the boundary
lines thereof be defined as follows:
Section 2 Ward County. Thecoun
ty Of Ward shall be bounded as follows,
to-wit, commencing at the southeast
corner OF township one hundred fifty
one north, Of range eighty-one west of
the fifth principal meridian; thence run
ming north and along the eleventh guide
meridian, and between eighty and
eighty-one west, TO the northeast cor
ner OF township one hundred ffty-eight
north, Of range eighty-one west; thence
running west along the line between
township one hundred fifty-eight and
one hundred tifty-nine north, to the
northwest corner Of township l5S north
of range eighty-fve west; thence run
ming south and along the line between
the ranges eighty-Tive and eighty-six
west, TO the township line between
the townships l57 and l5S north; thence
running due west to the northwest cor
ner of township Isl north Of range 81
west; thence running south along the
range line between ranges 94 and 95
west to the center of the main channel
Of the Missouri river; thence down and
along the center of the main channel of
the Missouri river to point Of intersec-
tion with the line between ranges
ninety-one and ninety-two west; thence
north to the northwest corner OF town.
ship one hundred fifty north, of range
81 west; thence east along the line be-
tween townships $50 and Isl north, to
the northeast corner Of townships $50
north of range 81 west and to the place
Of beginning and comprising the follow
ing townships, to-wlt, townships Isl
and l52 north Of ranges 81, 81, IS, 81,
35, So and 81 west; townships 1873, 154,
l55, l56, Isl north Of ranges 81, s., s3,
"a, IS, sc, 81, 95, 80, 80, 81, 81, SO, "a,
50, So, 81 and IS and that territory de-
Indian Reservation and excepting that
river.
Section 3. Des Laos County. The
county of Des Lacs shall be comprised
of has Coll, 4<,,1 10
ginning at the northeast corner of
township 157 north OF range IS west;
thence running north along the range
line between ranges IS ana Sc west 10
the northeast corner of township 159
north Of range IS west; thence running
west along the township line between
townships l33 and lGO north to the
northeast corner OF township 159 north /
OF range 81 west; thence running north |
along The range line between ranges 81 !
and 81 west to the northeast corner OF |
township l62 north Of range 81 west;
thence running Wesy on the township J
line between townships l62 and lG3
north to the northeast corner of town.
snip l62 north OF range IS west; thence
running north along Tie range line be-
tween ranges 81 and IS west to the
boundary line; thence ,u-
ming west along said International
boundary line 10 the range line between
ranges "a and 95 west; tnence running
SCUM along the range line between
said ranges 81 and 95 west TO the south
west corner Of township 15S north OF
range "a west; thence running east
along the township line between town.
ships 157 and l5S north to the northeast
corner of township Isl north OF range
So west, end to the place of beginning
and comprising the following townships,
to-Wit, townships l5S and l39 OF range
81 west; and townships l5o, l59, ltO,
l6l, 1872 north Of range 81, and town
ships l5S, l59, 100, lbl, lb2, l63 and 1t4
norch OF ranges 8S, 89, 80, 81, y2, So,
and "a west OF the firth principal
meridian.
Section S. Renville County. The
county OF Renvllle shall be comprised of
the following townships, to-wiJ, begin
1ing at the southwest corner OF town
ships l59 north Of range 50 west: thence
cunning north along the range line be-
tween ranges IS and S6 west to thu
northeast corner Of township l59 north
IT range 86 west; thence running west
along the township line between town.
ships l59 and $50 north to the south
vest corner of township 100 north of
'ange 86 west; thence running north
along the range line between ranges IS
ind 81 west to the northwest corner of
township 1852 north of range IS west;
hence running west along The township
inc between townships l62 and 1853
lorth to the southeast corner of town.
ship l63 north OF range 81 west; thence
'unning north along range line between
'anges 81 and 8S west to the interra- ,
ional boundary line; thence running
'ast on the international boundary line ,
o the range line between ranges 81
md 81 west; thence running south +
long the said range line between
anges 81 and 81 west to the township I
inc between townships 100 and 16l !
orth; thence running east along the ,
ownship line between townships l6O
nd l61 north to the northeast corner
t township l60 north of range 81 west; G
hence running south along the range {
ne between ranges 60 and 81 west to +
he southeast corner of township 159 !
orth OF range 81 west; thence running E
,est along the township line between $
ownships 1853 and $50 north to the r
outhwest corner of township l59 north $
70 ~ l.