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SEC. 8. That all cases, civil and criminal, now Probate Courts. pending in the District and Probate Courts of the counties of Conejos, Costilla, and Lake, wherein the cause of action accrued in said counties of Rio Grande, Hinsdale, or La Plata, or wherein the defendant or defendants reside therein, shall be, as soon as said connties are organized, transferred by the Clerks of said District Courts and by the Clerks or Judges of said Probate Courts to the courts of like jurisdiction for said counties of Rio Grande, Hinsdale, and La Plata.

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SEC. 9. The said counties of Rio Grande, Hinsdale, and La Plata are hereby attached to and made a part of the Eleventh Council District, and the Fif teenth and Sixteenth Representative Districts.

SEC. 10. The boundaries of the counties of Conejos, Costilla, and Lake, are hereby changed to correspond with the provisions of this act.

SEC. 11. The present indebtedness of the county of indebtedness of Conejos shall be and is hereby apportioned beConuty. tween the counties of Conejos, Rio Grande, Hinsdale, and La Plata, in proportion to the taxable property in each of said counties as shown by the assessment rolls of said counties for the year A. D. 1874, or if no assessment is then made, by the first assessment made thereafter.

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SEC. 12. The Governor shall appoint some disinappoint a Com-terested competent person to ascertain the indebtedness of Conejos county and to apportion the same between said counties upon the basis aforesaid, such Commissioner shall be paid the sum of dollars per day for the time he is actually engaged in the performance of such services, which compensation shall be paid by said counties in the same proportion as the indebtedness aforesaid.

SEC. 13. The tenth (10) correction line north shall hereafter be the division line between the counties of Costilla and Saguache.

SEC. 14. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 10th, 1874.

AN ACT

To establish the County of Elbert.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory, That so much of the County of Douglas as is included in the following described boundaries, shall be set apart, and is hereby established with the legal capacity and functions of other counties of this Territory, to be called Elbert County.

SEC. 2. Beginning at a point where the center of Range 65 west, intersects the 1st correction line, south; thence east, on said correction line, to the eastern boundary of the Territory; thence south, on said eastern boundary line, to the line between Townships 13 and 14 south; thence west, on said line, to the line between Ranges 59 and 60 west; thence north, on said last mentioned line to the 2d correction line south; thence west on said 2d correction line to the center of Range 65 west; thence north through the center of Range 65, to place of beginning.

SEC. 3. The county seat of said County of Elbert is hereby temporarily located at Middle Kiowa.

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SEC. 4. That the County Commissioners of Doug- Adjustment of las County, and the County Commissioners of said revenue. Elbert County, shall have power and authority to adjust and settle all matters of revenue which may be necessary to adjust and settle on account of the formation of the said new County of Elbert.

SEC. 5. That the Governor is hereby authorized and required to appoint all the County officers, and precinct officers, for the said County of Elbert, until such officers are duly elected and qualified.

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SEC. 6. That the County of Elbert shall be attached to the County of Douglas for legislative and judicial purposes.

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SEC. 7. That the County Commissioners of Douglas County are hereby authorized and required to call a special election for the purpose of locating the county seat of said Douglas County, as early as the first Tuesday in May, 1874. Said special election to be held as a general election, and the place receiving a majority of all the votes so cast, shall be the County seat.

SEC. 8. That in case no one point so voted for shall have received a majority of all the votes cast, then and in that case the Board of County Commissioners of said County shall, in forty days thereafter order another election for the location of said county seat, and in case that no one place has received a majority of all the votes cast at said second election, then the further consideration of said location of County seat shall be postponed until the next general election when a vote shall again be had.

SEC. 9. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 2nd, 1874.

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AN ACT

To create the County of Grand.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of Colorado Territory, That so much of the County of Summit, in the Territory of Colorado as is included within the following described bounda ries, shall be set apart, and is hereby created into a new County, to be called Grand County.

SEC. 2. Beginning on the summit of the Snowy Grand County. Range of the Rocky Mountains, on the west boundary of Clear Creek County, at the point where the

dividing range between the waters of Williams' Fork and Blue River diverges from the main Snowy Range; running thence northwest along the summit of said dividing range between Williams' Fork and Blue River, to a point of intersection with the boundary line between Townships one and two, south of the base line; thence west, along said Township line, to the eastern boundary of the Ute Indian reservation; thence north, along said boundary, to the northeast corner of said reservation; thence west, along the north boundary of said reservation, to the west boundary of the Territory; thence north, to the northwest corner of the same; thence east, along the north boundary of the Territory, to the northwest corner of Larimer County; thence south, along the western boundaries of Larimer, Boulder and Gilpin Counties, and west, northwest and southwest, along the north and west boundaries of Clear Creek County, to the place of beginning.

SEC. 3. The county seat of said Grand County is County at. hereby located at Hot Sulphur Springs.

SEC. 4. Until a County Government shall be regularly organized therefor, said county shall be attached to the County of Clear Creek, for legislative, legal, and judicial purposes.

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SEC. 5. Previous to the time of holding the gen-Governor to eral Territorial election in 1874, the Governor shall divide said Grand County into election precincts, and order an election for County and other officers, and the County government shall then be organized according to law.

SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 2d, 1874.

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AN ACT

To enable Counties to provide for the payment of their bonded debts.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representexchange stock alives of Colorado Territory, That the Board of County Commissioners of any County in this Territory, that has issued, or that may hereafter issue, any bonds in aid of any railroad company in exchange for its stock, may exchange such stock held by such county for all bonds issued to such company, together with coupons belonging to the same remaining unpaid at the time of such exchange.

Publication of intention to exchange.

SEC. 2. Such exchange shall not be made except after notice given by the County Commissioners of their intention so to do, at least thirty days before the time of such proposed exchange. Such notice to be given and published in same manner as the notice required by section (53) fifty-three, of chapter (18) eighteen, of the Revised Statutes. And if, at the expiration of such time, fifty voters of such County, who may feel aggrieved, shall in writing,request of said County Commissioners that an election be held to determine whether such exchange shall be made or not, it shall be the duty of said Board to call an election, and such election shall be called, held and conducted, and the votes cast at the same shall be canvassed, and the result declared, as provided by said section fifty-three, (53) of chapter eighteen (18), of the Revised Statutes, and if it shall appear that at such election there was a majority of the legal votes in favor of such exchange, then the exchange shall be made; but if it appear that a majority of the legal votes cast at said election was against such exchange, the same shall not be made; but if notice be given as required in the preceding part of this section of such proposed exchange, and the request for an election shall not be made as aforesaid, then such exchange shall be made.

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