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48 COUNTIES.
strikes the north boundary line of the State; thence east with said north boundary line of the State, to the middle of the main channel of the Des Moines
river; thence down the middle of the main channel of the river Des Moines,
to the middle of the main channel of the Mississippi river; thence down the
middle of the main channel of the Mississippi river, to the point of commencement; is declared to be a separate and distinct county, to be called Clark,
in honor of Governor William Clark.
§ 2. James Armstrong and Walter Briscoe of the county of Lewis, and
John W. Long of the county of Shelby, are appointed commissioners to select
a permanent seat of justice for said county, and are vested with all the powers and duties granted or imposed by the act, entitled "an act to provide for
organizing counties hereafter established," passed at the present session of the
General Assembly, and said commissioners shall, in all things, proceed according to the provisions of said act.
§ 3. The Governor shall appoint three competent persons, resident citizens
of said county, to act as county court justices for said county, and one competent resident citizen to act as sheriff, who shall hold their offices until the next
general election, and the persons so appointed shall exercise all the powers and
authorities, and receive the same fees that, by law, are provided for their respective offices.
§4. The terms of the county court shall be held as prescribed by the existing law, and the several courts shall have power to appoint their clerks,who
shall hold their offices until the next general election, arid until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
§ 5. The temporary seat of justice for said county, shall be at the house of
John Hill, and the several courts shall be held at said Hill's, with power to
adjourn to a more convenient point, until the permanent seat of justice is established by law.
§ ti. Said commissioners shall meet at the house of Obadiah CoJly, oh the
last Monday in March next, and if, from any cause, said commissioners shall
fail to meet at that time, they shall he at liberty to meet at any subsequent time.
If, from any cause, any of said commissioners should fail to act, said remaining commissioner or commissioners shall appoint some person to fill the vacancy, and if all should fail to act until the first of June next, the county court
shall select others to act as commissioners.
Approved, Dec. 16,1836.
AN ACT to attach territory to Clark county.
Territory attached to Clark, 1 |    Territory attached to Shelby, 2
§ 1. The territory herein described, shall be attached to Clark county for
civil and military purposes: beginning on the western line of Clark county,
on the dividing ridge between North Fabius and Wyacondah rivers; thence
running along the dividing ridge between said rivers in a north-western direction until its strikes the extreme northern line of the State, (as it may be estab-
Identifier LAWS_9th_1836-1838_0048.tif
Transcript 48 COUNTIES. strikes the north boundary line of the State; thence east with said north boundary line of the State, to the middle of the main channel of the Des Moines river; thence down the middle of the main channel of the river Des Moines, to the middle of the main channel of the Mississippi river; thence down the middle of the main channel of the Mississippi river, to the point of commencement; is declared to be a separate and distinct county, to be called Clark, in honor of Governor William Clark. § 2. James Armstrong and Walter Briscoe of the county of Lewis, and John W. Long of the county of Shelby, are appointed commissioners to select a permanent seat of justice for said county, and are vested with all the powers and duties granted or imposed by the act, entitled "an act to provide for organizing counties hereafter established," passed at the present session of the General Assembly, and said commissioners shall, in all things, proceed according to the provisions of said act. § 3. The Governor shall appoint three competent persons, resident citizens of said county, to act as county court justices for said county, and one competent resident citizen to act as sheriff, who shall hold their offices until the next general election, and the persons so appointed shall exercise all the powers and authorities, and receive the same fees that, by law, are provided for their respective offices. §4. The terms of the county court shall be held as prescribed by the existing law, and the several courts shall have power to appoint their clerks,who shall hold their offices until the next general election, arid until their successors are duly elected and qualified. § 5. The temporary seat of justice for said county, shall be at the house of John Hill, and the several courts shall be held at said Hill's, with power to adjourn to a more convenient point, until the permanent seat of justice is established by law. § ti. Said commissioners shall meet at the house of Obadiah CoJly, oh the last Monday in March next, and if, from any cause, said commissioners shall fail to meet at that time, they shall he at liberty to meet at any subsequent time. If, from any cause, any of said commissioners should fail to act, said remaining commissioner or commissioners shall appoint some person to fill the vacancy, and if all should fail to act until the first of June next, the county court shall select others to act as commissioners. This act to be in force from and after the passage thereof. Approved, Dec. 16,1836. CLARK. AN ACT to attach territory to Clark county. Section I Section Territory attached to Clark, 1 | Territory attached to Shelby, 2 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: § 1. The territory herein described, shall be attached to Clark county for civil and military purposes: beginning on the western line of Clark county, on the dividing ridge between North Fabius and Wyacondah rivers; thence running along the dividing ridge between said rivers in a north-western direction until its strikes the extreme northern line of the State, (as it may be estab-