Section XVIII. The Board shall biennially, in the month of January, report to the Legislature a statement of its doings and abstracts of the reports of the inspectors of fruit pests, and of the secretary. State mense Section XIX. There is hereby appropriated for the use of the Board of Horticulture, as set forth in this Act, out of the moneys in 41901 the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of three thou-864-1903 sand $(3000.00) dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary for the year commencing March 1, 1899; three thousand six hundred ($3600.00) dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, for the year commencing March 1, 1900. Section XX. All sums of money collected as fines for the violation of any of the provisions of this Act shall be turned into the State Treasury for use in defraying the expenses of the Board hereby created, and the appropriations hereby made shall be paid out of the said fund to the extent of the money therein contained. Approved February 17th, 1899. roto 28-P204-1903. SENATE BILL NO. 71. An Act to annex a Portion of Meagher County to the County of Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana : Section I. All that portion of Meagher County embraced within the following boundaries shall be segregated from Meagher County and attached to and made a part of the County of Cascade, to-wit: Beginning at the southern extremity of the main division line, running north and south, between Cascade and Fergus Counties and between the tract hereby described and Fergus County, being a point near the middle of the east line of Township II, north of Range 10 east, as the said Township would appear if officially surveyed; thence running along a line in a northwesterly direction following the summit of the divide between the waters of the Musselshell River and Sheep and Belt Creeks on the one side, and the Judith River and Wolf Creek on the other side to its intersection with the present southern boundary line of Cascade County, about six miles southerly from the town of Neihart; thence following the present boundary line between Cascade and Meagher Counties in a northerly and thence easterly direction to its intersection with the boundary line between Cascade and Fergus County; thence south along the said line between Cascade and Fergus Counties and between Fergus County, and the tract hereby described to the point of beginning. Section 2. The boundary line between Meagher and Cascade Counties is hereby altered so as to conform to the provisions of this Act. Section 3. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 4. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. Approved February 28th, 1899. SENATE BILL NO. 84. An Act to amend Section 7 of an Act of the Fifth Legislative Assembly entitled An Act to extend and define the boundaries of Cascade County and to alter the boundaries of Meagher County to conform thereto," approved March 1, 1897, in relation to the indebtedness of Cascade County to Meagher County. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: Section 1. Section 7 of An Act of the Fifth Legislative Assembly, entitled "an act to extend and define the boundaries of Cascade County and to alter the boundaries of Meagher County to conform thereto," approved March 1, 1897, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 7. The County of Cascade is authorized in the settlement of its indebtedness to Meagher County to issue to the County of Meagher its General Fund Warrant bearing the legal rate of interest prescribed for County Warrants, in settlement of all indebtedness lawfully due to the County of Meagher from Cascade County by reason of the said Act, of the Fifth Legislative Assembly, approved March 1, 1897 and upon receipt of said warrant by Meagher County, the County of Cascade shall be relieved and exempted thereafter from any and all liability on account of any existing indebtedness of Meagher County. Section 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are here by repealed. Section 3. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 7th, 1899. HOUSE BILL NO. 133. An Act to annex a portion of Meagher County to the County of Cascade nad to Alter the Boundaries of said Counties to conform thereto. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana : Section I. All that portion of the County of Meagher embraced within the following boundaries shall be segregated from the County of Meagher, attached to and made a part of the County of Cascade, to-wit, Beginning at the southeast corner of Township 15 north of Range 3 east and running thence east along the south line of Township 15 north, a distance of six miles to a point on the east line of Range 4 east; thence running north along the east line of Range 4 east to its intersection with the present southern boundary line of Cascade County; thence west six miles to the northeast corner of Township 15 north of Range 3 east; thence south to the point of beginning; said tract hereby described if officially surveyed would be Township 15 north of Range 4 east. Section 2. The boundary lines of the counties of Meagher and Cascade are hereby altered so as to conform to the provisions of this Act. Section 3. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. Approved March 6th, 1899. HOUSE BILL NO. 78. An Act to extend and define the Boundaries of Lewis and Clarke County, and to alter the Boundaries of Deer Lodge County to conform thereto. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: Section 1. All that part of the State of Montana embraced within the following boundaries shall be known as and shall be Lewis & Clarke County, to-wit: Beginning at a point where Sun River crosses the Helena Guide meridian, thence up Sun River on the most northerly branch thereof that heads in the Rocky Mountains to the crest of the said Rocky Mountains; thence southerly along the crest of the said Rocky Mountains to the point where said crest is intersected by the west boundary line of Range II west of the Montana Principal Meridian; thence south along the west boundary line of Townships twenty, nineteen, eighteen and seventeen north of said Range eleven west to the southwest corner of Township seventeen north of Range Eleven west; thence east along th south boundary of Township Seventeen north of Range Eleven west to the northwest corner of Township Sixteen north of Range Eleven west; thence south along the west boundary line of Township Sixteen north of Range Eleven west to the southwest corner of said Township Sixteen; thence east along the south boundary line of Township Sixteen north of Range Eleven west to the southeast corner thereof; thence south along the west boundary line of Township Fifteen north of Range Ten west. to the southwest corner of said Township Fifteen; thence east along the south boundary line of said Township Fifteen to the southeast corner thereof; thence south along the west boundary line of Townships Fourteen and Thirteen north of Range Nine west to the southwest corner of said Township Thirteen; thence east along the south boundary line of Township Thirteen north of Ranges Nine and Eight west to the northwest corner of Township Twelve north of Range Seven west; thence south along the west boundary line of Townships Twelve and Eleven north of Range Seven west to the corner between Sections Eighteen and Nineteen of said Township Eleven north of Range Seven west; thence east along the south boundary lines of Sections Eighteen, Seventeen, Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen and Thirteen of said Township Eleven north of Range Seven west to the boundary line between said Township Eleven north of Range Seven west and Township Eleven north of Range Six west; thence south along the west boundary line of said Township Eleven north of Range Six west to the southwest corner of said Township Eleven north of Range Six west; thence east along the south boundary line of said Township Eleven north of Range Six west to the point of intersection with the present line between Deer Lodge and Lewis & Clarke Counties; thence southeasterly along the said crest of the Rocky Mountains to the head of Ten Mile Creek; thence along the divide between Ten Mile Creek and the waters of the North Boulder to the divide between the waters of Lump Gulch, and Ten Mile Creek; thence along said divide between the waters of Grizzly Gulch and Lump Gulch; thence along the said divide to the divide between the waters that come into Dry Gulch above Helena and the waters of Prickley Pear Creek to the north peak of the mountains easterly from Helena known as Dry Gulch Mountains; thence due east to the Missouri River; thence along the middle of the main channel of the Missouri River to a point in said river where the present easterly boundary line of Lewis & Clarke County intersects the west boundary line of Section Thirty-two; Township Ten north of Range One east; thence north along said line to its intersection with Cave Gulch; thence up the said Cave Gulch to the summit of the Big Belt Mountains; thence along the summit of the said mountains to the to the southwest corner of Township Fourteen north of Range One east; thence west along the south line of Township Fourteen north to the southwest corner of Township Fourteen north of Range One west; thence north along the west line of Range One west to a point on said Range line directly opposite the junction of the Dearborn River with the Missouri River; thence directly west to the junction of the said Dearborn River with the Missouri River; thence up the middle of the main channel of the Dearborn River to its intersection with the Helena Guide Meridian; thence along the said Helena Guide Meridian; thence along the said Helena Guide Meridian to its intersection with Sun River, the place of beginning. Section 2. All territory and appurtenances within the boundaries of Lewis & Clarke County as by this Act established heretofore belonging to Deer Lodge County are hereby segregated from said County of Deer Lodge and are attached to and made a part of the County of Lewis & Clarke. |