Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-18
HETTINGER and ADAMS COUNTIES
GOVefnOr Burke Issues the Proclamation Creating These
New BainNIiCks-,-H Also Hands Out PlumS in the
appointment Of County Officers

HeItlnger anu Adams counties were
organized yesterday, Governor Burke
signing the proclamation for their adj
mission into the sisterhood OF coun-
ties. In addition Ito signing the
formal orders for the organization of
the counties, the governor named a
number of the oficers for each
county The proclamations Of admis-
sion are as follows: .5S
Hettinger County.
Whereas, a petition has been filed
in this Office, signed by more than $50
petitioners, asking for the organization
of a new county out OF unorganized
territory, to be known as the county
Of Hettinger. and beginning at the
northeast corner of township 1876 of
range 81, thence running due west
to the northwest corner OF township
1856 of range 81, thence south to the
southwest corner Of township 1873 of
range 81, thence east to the north
west corner of township 1872 & OF
range "a, thence south to the south
west corner Of township 1872 Of range
81, thence east to the southeast cor
ner of township 1872 of range 81,
thence north to the northeast corner
of township 1872 of range 81, thence
west to the southeast corner of town
ship 80: of range 81, thence north along
the township line to the point OF be-
ginning, these boundaries including
the following described townships:
Township 1872, range 81, 90, 93 and "a;
township / SO. range 81, 80, SO, "a, 95,.
So and 81; township 1334, ranges 81, 90,
50. 81, s5, 90 and 81; townships 1876,
ranges 81, 81, SO, "a, 95, So and 81; Z
township 1876. ranges 81, 80, SO, "a, 95,
SO and 97;;s
And, 1T further appearing from said
petition that there was more than
1000 inhabitants in said county, and
it being provided therein that the
temporary county seat be located at
Mott, in said county, on the east half
Of section 30, township 1874, range 49,,
and 1t appearing that the greatest
number Of bona fde residents OF such
territory have designated by petition
the said village Of Mott for said
temporary county seat, and being
satisfied that the said territory has
more than /, 200 bona fide inhabitants,
and that in fixing the boundaries Of
such proposed county congressional
township lines and natural boundaries
have been observed as nearly as may
be, and that the law III relation to
the organization of new counties out
of unorganized territory has been fol
lowed,
Therefore, I, John Burke, governor
of the state of North Dakota, by
VIRTUE Of the power and authority In
me vested by law, do hereby grant the
petition for the organization of such
i new county, to be known as the
II SoelI1Ly 3ssSA-9I1SIelh5Sl, do pcLILlouEuSlUl
! IN said petition, and ] do hereby desig
nate and locate the temporary county
4 seat at Mott, in the east half of sec
ton 35, township 1S4, range 90, in the
] said county Of Hettinger, as petitionet
for in said petition, and . as provided
q by law. IL Il \
Given under my hand and the .Grea1
q Seal Of the State Of North Dakota, a
the capitol at Bismarck, this 18th da,
of April, A.. D. 1907. {s5
JOHN BURKE,
BY the Governor: Governor
ALFRED BLAIsDELL,
Secretary Of State. 8s