of any name or kind which shall be partially executed, upon the taking effect of this act, shall pass over to the sheriff hereby appointed, and he shall have full power and authoriy to execute the same in the same manner as the present sheriff might or could do but for the passage of this act, and the sheriff hereby appointed shall account to the sheriff whom le succeeds for all fees collected by him, which shall be due upon the papers transferred under this act at the time of such transfer. Officers to transfer docket Søc. 4. All officers of the county of Carter, whether County or precinct, shall, on the thirteenth day of c December, instant, transfer all papers, records, dockets of any name and kind pertaining to their offices respectively, to their successors in office, and all actions or other proceedings, special or otherwise, shall continue before and be disposed of by the successors to the several officers hereby appointed. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the thirteenth day of December instant. LARAMIE COUNTY. CHAPTER 36. AN ACT TO PROVIDE COUNTY OFFICERS FOR THE COUNTY OF LABAMIR, TO FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wyoming: SEC. 1. That until the first general election, to be held in this territory on the second Tuesday in September, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and seventy, and until their successors are elected and qualified. The following named persons are hereby declared to be the county officers of Laramie county as hereinafter stated, viz: County commissioners-L. Murrin, H. J. Rogers and George D. Foglesong; sheriff-T. Jeff. Carr; judge of probate Officers County seat. Sheriff to turn William L. Kuykendall; county clerk and ex-officio register Frank Gates; constables-Pine Bluffs, William Rowland SEC. 2. The county seat of said county is hereby located at the city of Cheyenne. SEC. 3. Nothing in this act contained shall be so ever tax roll, &c. construed as to require the present sheriff of said county, to turn over to his successor in office any papers in his hands as such sheriff and collector of Laramie county; but all such papers shall be by sald sheriff retained and served. or executed and returned to the court or judge from whence and by whom they were issued, according to law; and said sheriff as such collector shall return the tax roll to the board of county commissioners of said county, on or before the thirteenth day of December, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and at the same time make a full settlement with said board, and pay over to the county treasurer all moneys collected by him for and on account of the territory or county or any public fund therein. Duties of cornmissioners. Acts repealed. SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of said county after receiving the tax roll from said sheriff, as provided in the last preceding section of this act, to cause to be entered on said roll, a statement of all taxes, of every kind and description, which have been collected thereon by the present Sheriff, and to turn over to the sheriff hereby appointed, said tax roll, who is hereby authorized to proceed and collect the unpaid taxes thereon according to law. SEC. 5. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the thirteenth day of December, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine. CARBON COUNTY. CHAPTER 37. AN ACT TO ORGANIZE THE COUNTY OF CARBON AND TO ESTABLISH TMR OF OFFICERS THEREIN. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wyoming : SEC. 1. That all that portion of Wyoming territory Boundaries. described as follows, be and is hereby organized into a county by the name of Carbon, to-wit: Commencing at a point one-half mile east of Como station, on the Union Pacific railroad, and running thence due north to the forty-fifth parallel of north latitude; thence west along said parallel to the one hundred and seventh degree and thirty minutes west longitude; thence south along the eastern boundary of Carter county, (namely:) the one hundred and seventh degree and thirty minutes west longitude, to the fortysecond [forty-first] parallel of north latitude; thence east along said parallel to a point due south of the point of beginning; thence north to the place of beginning; and the following officers are hereby appointed for said county, to act until the next ensuing general election, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, to-wit: county commissioners-A. B. Donnelly, E. V. Upton and Robert Foot; sheriff-George Doyle; justice of the peace-Robert Foot, of Fort Halleck precinct and, Hinton, of Carbon precinct; probate judge and ex-officio justice of the peace, William R. Hunter, of Rawlins Springs; county clerk and register of deeds-Thomas J. Williams: superintendent of public instruction-H. C. Hall. Officers SEC. 2. The county commissioners may appoint officers to fill the various county offices existing under the general laws which are not otherwise provided by law, and fill all vacancies; and the persons so appointed shall hold their respective offices until the next ensuing general election, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. SEC. 3. The county seat of said county is hereby located at Rawlin's Springs until removed therefrom according to law. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the first day of January, A. D., eighteen hundred and seventy. ALBANY COUNTY. CHAPTER 38. AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE BOUNDARY LINES OF ALBANY COUNTY, AND POR Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives SEC. 1. That all that portion of Wyoming territory embraced within the following described boundaries, shall be known as Albany county: Commencing at Bufort station on the Union Pacific railroad, thence due north to the fortyfifth parallel of north latitude, thence west along said parallel to the eastern line of Carbon county, thence south along said eastern boundary line of Carbon county to the forty-first degree of north latitude, thence east along said forty-first parallel of latitude to a point due south of Bufort station, and thence north to the point of beginning. The following officers are hereby appointed for said county, to act until the next ensuing election, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified: County commissioners, H. Wagner, Joseph Mackle, S. C. Leach; sheriff, J. W. Conner; probate judge, L. D. Pease; assessor, Charles Hilliker; justice of the peace, George Van Dyke, of Sherman; county clerk, R. S. Kinney; constables, John Barton, D. Shanks, William Carr, George Young; coroner, Dr. Foose; county superintendent of public instruction, -; surveyor, James Vine; prosecuting attorney, S. W. Downey. SEC. 2. The county commissioners may appoint officers Vacancies. to fill the various county offices existing under the general laws which are not otherwise provided by law, and fill all vacancies, and the persons so appointed shall hold their respective offices until the next ensuing general election, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. SEC. 3. The county seat of said county is hereby County t located at the town of Laramie, until removed therefrom according to law. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the second Monday in December, 1869. JUDICIAL DISTRICTS. CHAPTER 39. AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE JUDICIAL DISTRICTS WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF WYOMING, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE HOLDING OF COURTS THEREIN. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representaties of the Territory of Wyoming: how composed. SEC. 1. That the territory of Wyoming is hereby Judicial districts divided into three judicial districts. The counties of Laramie and Albany, as they now are, or may hereafter be bounded or organized, shall compose the first judicial district. The counties of Carbon and Uinta, as they now are, or may hereafter be bounded, organized or named, shall compose the second judicial district. The county of Carter, as it now is, or may be hereafter organized or named, shall compose the third judicial district. SEC. 2. The Hon. John H. Howe, Chief Justice of the supreme court of the territory, is hereby assigned to the first judicial district, and shall hold terms of court in the counties thereof, at the times and places as provided by law. First district. |