SEC. 3. WHEREAS an emergency exists, therefore this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and after approval by the Governor. COMPILING, REVISING AND CONSOLIDATING THE GENERAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, REPEALING ALL LAWS NOT HEREIN CONTAINED OR HEREBY CONTINUED IN FORCE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. (The above Act enacts the "Compiled Laws of Idaho," Approved January 25, 1919. TO CREATE AND ORGANIZE THE COUNTY OF CLARK IN THE STATE OF IDAHO OUT OF TERRITORY NOW IN- CLUDED IN THE COUNTY OF FREMONT: TO CLASSIFY SAID COUNTY AND LOCATE THE PERMANENT COUNTY SEAT THEREOF: TO PROVIDE FOR OFFICERS IN SAID CLARK COUNTY: TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPORTION- MENT OF THE INDEBTEDNESS AND CREDIT AND FIXED PROPERTY BETWEEN FREMONT COUNTY AND SAID CLARK COUNTY: TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANS- CRIBING OF THAT PORTION OF THE RECORDS OF FRE- MONT COUNTY PERTAINING TO PERSONS AND PROP- ERTY WITHIN CLARK COUNTY; TO CONSTITUTE THE COUNTY OF CLARK A PART OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO: TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF ALL PAPERS CONNECTED WITH ALL ACTIONS, PROSECUTIONS AND THE LEGAL PRO- COUNTY AFFECTING PERSONS AND PROPERTY WITH- Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: SECTION 1. That there is hereby created and formed out of the territory at present included in the County of Fre- mont of the State of Idaho, a new county, to be named and called Clark County, which new county shall be organized and governed as provided by this Act and the general laws of the State of Idaho relative to the organization and gov- SEC. 2. That all that portion of the State of Idaho in- cluded within the following boundaries, to-wit: Beginning at a point on the Idaho-Montana State Line directly North of the point where the East line of Section Four (4), Township Thirteen (13) North, Range Forty- one (41) East, B. M., intersects the North Line of said Township Thirteen (13) North; thence South to the South- east corner of Section Thirty-three (33), Township Thir- teen (13) North, Range Forty-one (41) East, B. M.; thence West along the South line of said Township Thirteen (13) to the Southwest corner of Section Thirty-one (31) Town- ship Thirteen (13) North, Range Forty (40) East, B. M.; thence South along the range line between Range Thirty- nine (39) East, B. M. and Range Forty (40) East, B. M., to its intersection with the South line of Township Twelve (12) North; thence West along the South line of said Town- ship Twelve (12) North, to the Southeast corner of Section Thirty-three (33), Township Twelve (12) North, Range Thirty-nine (39) East, B. M.; thence South to what will be when surveyed the Southeast corner of Section Sixteen (16), Township Ten (10) North, Range Thirty-nine (39) East, B. M.; thence West to the Southeast corner of Section Thir- teen (13), Township Ten (10) North, Range Thirty-eight (38) East, B. M.; thence south along the range line between Range Thirty-eight (38) East, B. M.; and Range Thirty- nine (39) East, B. M., to its intersection with the South line of Township Ten (10) North; thence West along the said. south line of Township Ten (10) North to its intersection with the range line between Range Thirty-seven (37) East, B. M.; and Thirty-eight (38) East, B. M.; thence South along said range line to its intersection with the South line of Township Nine (9) North; thence west along said South line of said Township Nine (9) North to its intersection South along said range line to its intersection with the South Be, and the same is hereby created and organized into the SEC. 3. All that portion of Fremont County within the State of Idaho not embraced within the boundaries of said County of Clark, (as defined in Section 2 hereof), shall be and remain and constitute the County of Fremont. SEC. 4. The Governor of the State of Idaho is hereby authorized and directed forthwith, when this Act becomes effective, to appoint for the said County of Clark, the fol- lowing officers, to-wit: Three (3) County Commissioners; one (1) Sheriff; one (1) Clerk of the District Court, who shall be Ex-Officio Auditor and Recorder and Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners; one (1) County Treasurer; who shall be Ex-Officio Tax Collector and Public Adminis- trator; one (1) County Assessor; one (1) Coroner; one (1) Surveyor; one (1) Probate Judge; one (1) Superintendent of Public Instruction; and one (1) Prosecuting Attorney, of whom the Recorder shall first qualify and the other offi- cers so appointed shall immediately thereafter qualify in the manner now provided for by law, and enter upon the dis- charge of their respective duties. The officers so appointed shall hold their offices and discharge the duties thereof until their successors are elected and have qualified as is, or may hereafter be, provided by law. The Clerk of the Dis- trict Court and Ex-Officio Auditor and Recorder herein provided for shall hold office until the next regular election at which such officers are elected under the laws of the State The territory of said Clark County for judicial purposes and the enforcement of laws against crimes, shall be deemed to belong to the territory of the County of Fremont until SEC. 5. The permanent county seat of said County of Clark shall be located at the Village of Dubois. SEC. 6. For the purpose of fixing the annual salaries of the County Commissioners of said County of Clark, said County is hereby designated as a county of the fourth (4th) class. The County Commissioners of said Clark County shall provide suitable offices and places at said Village of Dubois for the accommodation and safe keeping of the papers, files, records and other personal property belonging to said County or connected with any of the officers therein, and for the proper use of the county officers of said county and for the holding of District Court therein. SEC. 7. The County Commissioners of said Clark County shall, within five days after their qualification meet at the Village of Dubois and organize for the transaction of county business and shall at said meeting establish precincts for said county and appoint officers therefor who shall hold their respective offices from the time of their qualification until their successors are elected and qualified. Provided, however, That where at the general election of 1918, officers were elected in precincts as heretofore established in said territory while the same was a part of Fremont County, such officers shall continue in office for such part or all of their respective precincts as said Board of County Commissioners may prescribe, during the full term for which they were elected. SEC. 8. Within ten (10) days after the qualification of the County Commissioners of said Clark County, the Board of County Commissioners of said County and the County of Fremont, respectively, shall meet and each Board shall appoint a competent appraiser. Said appraisers, so appointed, shall constitute an auditing board and board of appraisers, and shall within five (5) days after their appointment meet at the Village of St. Anthony, and after taking the usual oath of office shall then and there proceed to ascertain from the County records the whole amount of indebtedness, (if any) of said Fremont County, as the said County existed prior to the sub-division thereof as herein made; and shall make statement and determine the valuation of all the public property belonging to said Fremont County and report thereon; and shall compute from the assessment roll of said county for the year 1918, the total taxable property of each of said counties; and shall determine the amount of money in the possession of or under the control of the County Treasurer of Fremont County including school moneys and school funds and money belonging to municipal corporations located within the territory of said new county; and shall make full statement and report of all of said matters and of all other matters proper to be audited and reported upon in order to make a full and satisfactory adjustment and settlement between the said counties, with their conclusion as to the amount due from the one county to the other upon the settlement of such indebtedness, (if any), and of such public property and for and on account of the money in the hands of or under the control of the County Treasurer as aforesaid; and shall file a copy of all such statements and reports and conclusions with the Board of County Commissioners of each of said counties. The indebtedness of said Fremont County, (if any), and the valuation of the public property of the said county, as determined in the manner provided in this Act and all moneys belonging to the general funds of the county, and all credits and moneys due the county from whatever sources, shall be apportioned between said counties in proportion to the assessed valuation of the taxable property of said county, as shown by the assessment roll for the year 1918. Provided, however, That in arriving at the valuation of the Court House and grounds located at St. Anthony aforesaid, in the statement provided for herein, said appraisers shall first determine and arrive at, and ascertain the present value of said property, and shall deduct therefrom the sum of Thirty Thousand ($30,000) Dollars. The remainder so determined shall be considered the value of such property for the purpose of all credits and debits between said counties. In the event of a disagreement of said appraisers as to any of the matters included in their duties as above specified and defined, the Governor of the State of Idaho shall choose a third competent person to assist them and the decision of any two shall control. In event such third person is selected, he shall not be a resident of either of the counties affected. Either of said counties, may, if dissatisfied with the statements, reports or conclusions of said appraisers, appeal to the District Court of the Ninth Judicial District of the State of Idaho. For whatever amount is found to be due from either of said counties to the other, in manner above provided, the Board of County Commissioners of the debtor county shall cause county warrants to be drawn by the County Auditor of said County for the amount so due, payable to the creditor county. Said appraisers herein provided for shall be allowed reasonable compensation for their services, each to be paid by the county making his appointment, and in the event of a third being employed, he shall be paid by the respective |