Chapter 49. to create two additional land districts, and to change the boundaries of the Watertown land district in the Territory of Dakota
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CHAP. 49.— An Act to create two additional land districts, and to change the boundaries of the Watertown land district in the Territory of Dakota.Mar. 23, 1882. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Watertown land district, Dakota; boundaries changed. That all that part of the Territory of Dakota bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing at the southeast corner of township one hundred and nine north, range fifty-nine west of the fifth principal meridian; thence west along the second standard parallel north to the Missouri river; thence up and along the east bank of said river to a point where the fifth standard parallel north intersects said river; thence east along said standard parallel north to the northwest corner of township one hundred and twenty north, range fifty-nine west; thence south to the southwest corner of township one hundred and thirteen north, range fifty-nine west; thence east to the southeast corner of said township; thence south to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, constituted a new laud district, the office of which shall be located at such place as shall be designated by the President of the United States.
Sec. 2. That all that part of the Territory of Dakota bounded as follows,Two land districts authorized. to wit: Commencing at the northwest corner of township one hundred and twenty north, range fifty-nine west of the fifth principal meridian; thence west along the fifth standard parallel north to the Missouri River; thence up and along the east bank of said river to the south line of township one hundred and thirty north; thence east along said line to the northeast corner of township one hundred and twenty-nine north, range fifty-nine west; thence south to the southeast corner of township one hundred and twenty nine north, range fifty-nine west; thence east along the seventh standard parallel north to the northwest comer of township one hundred and twenty-eight north, range fifty-nine west; thence south to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby, constituted a new land district, the office of which shall be located at such place as shall be designated by the President of the United States.
Sec. 3. That all that part of the Territory of Dakota bounded as follows,Watertown land district, limits of. to wit: Commencing at a point where the second standard parallel north of the fifth principal meridian intersects the eastern boundary of said Territory; thence west along said parallel to the southeast 34 corner of township one hundred and nine north, range fifty-nine west; thence north to the northeast corner of township one hundred and twelve north, range fifty-nine west; thence west along the third standard parallel north to the eighth guide-meridian; thence north along said guide-meridian to the northwest corner of township one hundred and twenty-eight north, range fifty-nine west; thence west along the seventh standard parallel north to the southeast corner of township one hundred and twenty-nine north, range fifty-nine west; thence north to the southeast corner of township one hundred and thirty north, range fifty-nine west; thence east to the eastern boundary-line of the Territory of Dakota; thence southerly on said boundary-line to the place of beginning, shall constitute the limits of the Watertown land district.
Approved, March 23, 1882.