Graham guardian., 1909-06-18
THE NEW COUNTY OF
GREENLEE


hereby created, out of the eastern
portion of Graham County, in the
Territory of Arizona, new county,
to be called and known as the
County of Greenlee.
Section 2. The boundaries of said
Greenlee County shall be as follows,
viz: Commencing at the point OF
intersection of the first Standard
Parallel North, Gila and Salt River
Meridian, with the east boundary
of Arizona, which point is the south
east corner of Apache County and
the present northeast corner of Gra-
ham County; thence due west along
the first Standard Parallel North,
which is a part of the present
boundary line between Apache and
Graham Counties, to an intersection
with the center of Black River;
thence in a general southwesterly
direction down the center of Black
River, which is also part of the
present boundary line between
Apache and Graham Counties, to an
intersection with the east boundary
of the White Mountain or San
Carlos Indian Reservation, which is
the l09 degree, 30 minute meridian
of longitude west from Greenwich;
thence due south along said bound.
airy line to the southeast corner OF
the White Mountain or San Carlos
Indian Reservation, as established
under instructions from the United
States Surveyor General of Arizona
in the year 1888; thence in a south
southeasterly direction in a direct
line to the highest point of Thumb
Butte; thence in a southerly direc-
ton along the watershed to the
summit of the north end of Pei.
oncillo range of mountains; thence
in general southeasterly direction
along the summit of said range to
an intersection with the present
boundary line between Cochise and
Graham Counties, which is the town.
ship line between townships II and
IL south, Gila and Salt River Merid.
ian; thence east along said boundary
line to an intersection with the east
boundary of Arizona, which point OF
intersection is the northeast corner
of Cochise County and the present
southeast corner of Graham County;
thence north along the east bound
airy of Arizona to the place of be-
ginning.
Section 3. The county officers OF
the present county of Graham shall
for the purpose of temporary or
ganization of the county of Green
lee, constitute the officers of, and
hold the several offices in, the county
of Greenlee which they may then
hold in the said county of Graham;
provided, nevertheless, that said
officers shall not be entitled to any
further or additional compensation
than that now provided by law as
such officers of the county of Ora
ham. The several incumbents Of
the precinct offices within the bound
aries of the said county of Greenlee
shall hold their respective Offices
until their successors shall have been
duly elected and qualified, the same
as if they had been elected in the
said county of Greenlee. No further
bond shall be required to be given
by the said officers or any of them
All notaries public holding commits,
sions in and for the county of Ora,
ham and residing in the boundaries
of the county of Greenlee at the
time this act shall take effect, shall
be and are hereby authorized to act
during their unexpired terms as no.
taries public in and for the county
of Greenlee, the same as though
they had been originally appointed
in and for the county of Creenlee
Section / The county officers Of
laid county Of Gresrlee, as herein,
before constituted shall upon the
first Monday in September, 1910
meet and thereafter do and perform
all acts and things required by law
and in and about the registration OF
voters, and the calling and holding
of general election for the year
1910 in the county Of Greenlee.
| Section 5. AT said election the
voters of said Greenlee County may
designate upon their ballots the
place of the county seat of SAID
county, and all such votes shall be
received, returned and counted as
other votes are counted and the
place receiving the highest number
of votes shall Immediately become
the county seat of said Greenlee
county.
Section 6. The said county OF
Greenlee shall be attached TO and