American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1909-01-30
POWER COUNTY
BILL INTRODUCED
Parts Of Four Counties Inclu-
ded in New County.
Oneida and Blaine Furnish Greater
Part Of Territory With Small Cor
ners From Cassia and Bing-
ham Counties.

to the people of this section, is that
for the creation of Power county. The
sections describing the territory in
cluded in the proposed new county, to-
gether with other important parts of
the measure are given below:
An act to create the County of Power;
to organize the government thereof;
to define and fix it's boundaries; to
designate and fix the county seat of
Power County; to provide for the
transcription of all records of Oneida
County, Bingham County, Blaine and
Cassia counties, relative to property
and persons within the boundaries of
Power county, and to constitute the
County of Power part of the Fifth
Judicial District of the State of Idaho
and for such other purposes as here
matter enumerated, and declaring an
emergency therefor.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Idaho:
Section l. That there is hereby Gre
ated and formed out of portion of the
existing counties of Oneida, Bingham,
Blaine and Cassia in the State of Idaho,
a new county. to be named Power
county, to be organized and governed
as herein provided.
Sec. 2. That all of that portion of
the State Of Idaho within the boundaries
described as follows, to-wit: Beginning
at the junction of Bingham, Bannock
and Oneida counties at the mouth of
Portneuf river, running thence along
the boundary line between Bannock and
Oneida counties to the intersection of
said boundary line with the divide sepa-
rating the Great Salt Lake basin from
Snake River valley; running thence
westerly along said divide to the point
of its intersection with the base line
between townships II and 13 south;
running thence west along said line to
the intersection of said line with the
Oneida and Cassia county line at the
southeast corner of section sc, township
IL south, range 90 east; running thence
north along said boundary line between
Oneida and Cassia counties to the south
east corner of section "a, township 10
south, range 20 east; running thence
west to the southeast corner of section
Y, township 10 south, range 27 east;
running thence north to the middle of
Snake river, the boundary line between
Cassia and Blaine counties; running
thence westerly along said boundary
line to the intersection of said boun-
Diary lines of Cassia, Blaine and Lincoln
counties; thence along the boundary
line between Blaine and Lincoln coun-
ties to the northeast corner of Lincoln
county; running thence east to the
boundary line between Blaine and Bing
nam counties; running thence south
along said boundary line to the. southwest
corner of township 4 south, range 30
east; running thence east to the north
west corner of Bannock county on
Snake river; running thence south
westerly along Snake river on the pres
ent boundary line of Blaine and Bannock
counties to place of beginning, shall be
and is hereby created the county of
Power, State of Idaho.
Sec. 3. All that portion of the coun-
Ties of Oneida, Bingham, Blaine and
Casia in the State of Idaho not en-
oraced within the boundaries of Power
county as defined in Section 8 of this
act shall remain and constitute the
counties of Oneida, Bingham, Blaine
and Cassia.
Sec. 4. The governor of the State of
Idaho is hereby authorized and directed
forthwith, when this act becomes eifec-
tive, to appoint the following officers
Tor the new county of Power, to-wit:
Three county commissioners, one sheriff,
one clerk of the district court, who
shall be ex-officio auditor and recorder,
and clerk of the board of county COM
missloners, one county treasurer, who
shall be ex-officio public administrator,
one county assessor, who shall be ex-
oflclo tax collector, one probate judge,
one surveyor, one coroner, one prosecut-
ing attorney, one county superintendent
OF public instruction; all of which officers
SO appointed shall Immediately there
after qualify in the manner now pro /
Vlded by law, and enter upon the dis
charge of their respective duties. The
officers so appointed shall hold their
respective offices until their successors |
are elected and qualified. And the
territory of said Power county for judi