The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-30
TAXPAYERS PROTEST
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state Of Idaho:

SldIe vi IUdIO.
Section |. That there shall be- and
there Is, hereby created and formed
out Of the southern part of Shoshone
county, state of Idaho as now con-
stituted, a new county, to be called
st. Joe county. to De organized as
hereinafter provided:
Sec. 2. All that portion of the
counties of Kootenai and Shoshone,
state of Idaho, as now constituted, in
cluded within the following boundar-
les, to-wit. Commencing at a point
of the Idaho Washington state line,
where the same is intersected by the
north boundary line of township for
ty-six C6) north of the Boise base
line, range west, thense south along
said Idaho Washington state line to
the northwest corner of Latah coun-
ty. state Of IDAHO as now CONSTITUTE
ed thence in an eatserly and south
ernly direction along the north bound
airy line Of Latah county, as now con-
stituted, to the northeast corner of
Latah county. as now constituted
thence south along the boundary line
between Latah county and Shoshone
county. as now constituted. to the
southwest corner of Shoshone county.
as now constituted; thence east along
the north boundary Of Clearwater
county, as now constituted. along the
township line between townships Al
and Az north to the point where the
same is intersected by the Idaho Mon
tana state line; thence In north
westerly direction along said Idaho
Montana state line to the point where
the same would intersect a projection
of the township line between town
ship As and 46 north, range east;
thence west on such township line to
the southeast corner of section 80
township 46 north, range east, thence
north to the northeast corner of sec.
east: thence directly west upon the
township line between townships 4e
north and AZ north, to the place of be-
ginning.
Sec. s. All that portion of Kootenai
county within the state of Idaho not
embraced within the boundaries of St
Joe county. Gas defined in section 2
of this act) shall remain and consti-
tute the county of Kootenai; and all
that portion of Shoshone county in
the state Of Idaho not embraced with
in the boundaries of st. Joe county.
(as defined in section 2 Of this act
shah remain and constitute the coun.
ty of Shoshone.
Sec. 4. The governor of the state o
Idaho is hereby authorized and direct
ed forthwith, when this act becomes
effective. to nominate and. by an6
with the consent of the senate ap.
point for the county of st. Joe tn
following officers, to-wi.: three coun.
ty commissioners: one sheriff; one
clerk of the district court, who shall
be ex-officio auditor and recorder and
clerk of the board of county commits
shall be ex-officio tax collector; one
coroner; one surveyor: one probate
judge; one superintendent of public
instruction; and one prosecuting at
torney. of whom the recorder shall
first qualify and the other officers so
appointed shall Immediately qualify
in the manner now provided by law
and enter upon the discharge Of their
pointed shall hold their respective Of
fees and discharge the duties thereof
until their successors are elected and
have qualified, as is hereafter pro-
vided by law. And that portion Of the
territory of st. Joe county which be-
fore the passage Of this act was in
cluded In the county of Kooten3i.
shall for judicial purposes and the en-
forcement of the laws against crime,
be deemed to belong To the county Of
kootenai until the officers of st. Joe
county have been appointed and quail
flied as herein provided: and that por-
ton of st. Joe county which before
The passage Of this act was Included
in the county of Shoshone, shall for
judicial purposes and for the enforce
lncnt of laws against crime. be deem
ed to belong tn the territory of the
county of Shoshonc until the officers
of st. Joe county have been appoint
ed and qualified as herein provided
Sec. 8. The county seat of said st !
Joe county is hereby located and de-
rlared to be the village of st. Maries, /!
and for the purpose Of fixing the an
nual salaries Of the county commits
sicners, said St Joe county is design