The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-07-22
Emmett, Idaho, July 5, 1915.

by the governor of the state of Idaho,
under the provisions of Chapter 165
of the 1915 Idaho Session Laws, for
the county of Gem, state of Idaho,
having first taken and subscribed an
oath of office before the duly appoint
ed, qualified, and acting recorder Of
said county, convened at 2 o'clock p.
M, on the 9Th day of July, 1915, for
the purpose of effecting organization,
qualifying officers, and performing the
duties prescribed by the provisions of
the said law.
Present: j. McNish, j. H. Con-
naughton, James Kesgard.
The board organized by electing j..
McNish chairman
The chairman CT the board thereup-
on administered the official oath to
the following county officials:
Bessie Won Harten, superintendent
of public instruction; Dave Nichols,
sheriff; A. C. Vadney, probate judge;
Geo. F. Church, assessor; c. D. Buck
mum, coroner; J. P. Reed, prosecuting
attorney; Dave Murray, treasurer and
ex-officio tax collector and public adj
ministrator; E. E. Forshay, surveyor.
For the purpose of fixing the
amounts of official bonds where the
same are not prescribed by statute,
the board made the following order:
The board fixed amount of bonds as
follows:
County recorder, to cover his duties
as recorder, auditor and clerk of the
board of county commissioners, $4,000.
County treasurer, $4,000.
Justices of the peace $500.
Constables, $500.
The county of Gem is hereby divid-
ed into precincts as follows:
GROSS PRECINCT-Begin at
the intersection of the east boundary
of Washington county with the south
boundary of township II N, range 1
E. B. M; thence east to the southeast
corner of said township; thence north
to the southwest corner of section 10,
township IL ~, range E. B. NJ.
thence east to the southeast corner
of said section 10; thence north to the
corner of sections 5, 6, Z and 8, town. /
ship IL N, range 2 E. B. M; thence
east to the southeast corner of section
4, township IL N, range 2 E. B. NJ;
thence north to the northeast corner
of said section A thence east to the
southeast corner of township II N,
range 2 E. B. M; thence north to the
northeast corner of township IL N,
range 2 E. B. M; thence west to the
range 2 E. B. M; thence west to the
east boundary of Adams county;
thence southwesterly along the east
boundaries of Adams and Washington
to the place of beginning.
OLA PRECINCT-Beginning at the
northwest corner of township 9 north,
range 1 E. B. M; thence south to the
southwest corner of said township;
thence east to the southeast corner of
said township; thence north to the
northeast corner of said township;
thence east to the corner of sections
30 and "a, township 10 NJ, range 2 E.
B. NJ; thence north to the corner of
sections 8, a, 9 and 10, township IL
N, range 2 E. B. M; thence west to
he corner of sections 5, 6, 7 and 8,
township II N, range 2 E. B. M; +,
hence south to the corner of sections
10, 20, 20 and 80, township IL N,
.ange 2 E. B. NJ; thence west to the
corner of sections 10, "a, % and 80, .
ownship IL NJ, range 1 and 2 Z. b.
"; thence south to the southeast cor
Ter of township II N, range 1 E. B.
W.; thence west to the boundary of :
Washington county; thence along the i;
boundary of Washington county to !
he place of beginning.
SWEET MISUNDERSTANDING in I
he middle of the Payette river on the I
asst boundary of township N, range c
E. B. NJ; thence down the middle of
he Payette river to the east boundary t
f section Is in said township; thence S
orth to the northeast corner of SAID
ection Is; thence west along the S
orth boundaries of sections 10 and +
6. said township, to the middle Of n
ouaw creek; thence down the middle u
f Suuaw creek to the middle of the t
avette river; thence down the middle
f the Payette river to the west boun- v
arv line of said township; thence il
orth to the northeast corner of town a
nip 8 N, range l E. B. M; thence \
asst to the northeast corner of said ii
1wnship s ~, range l E. B. M; r.
hence south to the place of beginning. c,
MONTOUR PRECINCT = Begin s.
ING at the southeast corner of section Il
township N, range 1 E. B. M; o
,ence north along the east boundary v
townships and Z N, range l E. o.
M. to the middle of the Payette 7
YER: thence down the middle of the 81
avette river to the east boundary of ri
,ction IS, township N, range 1 E. Ell
M; thence north to the northeast
,rner of said section 10; thence west OF
ong the north boundaries of sections 81
and 16, township N, range l E.
M. to the middle of Squaw creek; pl
,ence down the middle of Squaw o
eek to the middle of the Payette H