AN ACT To change and redefine the boundaries of Dixon, Cedar and L'eauqui-Court counties. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, That hereafter the west boundary of Dixon county, shall be the line between the ranges three and four east of the sixth principal meridian. § 2. That Cedar county shall be bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing at a point in the middle of the main channel of the Missouri river, at which the line dividing ranges number one and two west of the sixth principal meridian crosses said river; thence south to the present south line of said county; thence east on said south line to the line dividing ranges number three and four east; thence north on said range line to the middle of the main channel of the Missouri river; thence up said channel to the place of beginning. § 8. The county of L'eau-qui-Court, shall be bounded on the east by the west boundary of Cedar county, as herein before described; on the north by the main channel of the Missouri river, and on the west by the line between ranges eight and nine west of the sixth principal meridian. §4. All acts and parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. 5. This act shall be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 13, 1860. AN ACT To organize West county, to define the boundaries, and to locate the county seat thereof. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Terrritory of Nebraska, That all that portion of the territory of Nebraska, within the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning at a point on the south bank of the Running Water river, where the line between ranges eight and nine west, touches the channel of said river; thence up said Running Water, to a point opposite the mouth of the KehaPaha river; thence south forty miles; thence east to the line between ranges eight and nine; thence north along said line to the place of beginning, is hereby organized into a new county, and shall be hereafter known and called by the name of West county. § 2. The seat of justice of said county shall be located by the citizens thereof, under the provisions of an act entitled "An act in relation to new counties," approved March 14th, 1855, or of any other law of a similar general nature, which may be enacted hereafter. § 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 13th, 1860. AN ACT To define the boundaries of Nuckolls county. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, That all that portion of the territory of Nebraska, contained within the boundaries described as follows, be and the same is hereby formed into a county, to be known and styled as the county of Nuckolls, viz: Beginning at a point at the south west corner of Jones county, and running thence west twenty-four miles; thence north twentyfour miles; thence east twenty-four miles; thence south twenty-four miles to the place of beginning. § 2. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 13th, 1860, INCORPORATIONS. CHURCHES, SEMINARIES, AND OTHER AN ACT To incorporate the Brownville Hydraulic, Gas Light, and Coke company. SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska, That Stephen F. Nuckolls, Jesse Noel, John McPherson, Theodore Hill, Filmore T. Singleton, William E. Wilkinson, Arthur W. Shay, Edward M. McComas and Robert W. Furnas, and their associates, heirs and assigns be, and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate by the name and style of the Brownville Hydraulic, Gas Light and Coke company, and by that name and style they and their successors shall be capable in law of contracting and being contracted with, suing and being sued, defending and being defended against, in all courts of law and equity, in all matters whatsoever, with full power to acquire, hold, occupy and enjoy all such real and personal estate as may be necessary and proper for the construction, extension and usefulness of the work of said company, and for the management and good government of the same, and they may have and use a common seal at pleasure. § 2. The corporation thereby ceded shall have full power and authority and shall, so soon as it becomes necessary so to do, commence operations, and shall transport and convey water through pipes and aqueducts and otherwise, and establish hydraulic fountains and reservoirs in convenient parts of said city for the supplying the same with water, and shall have full power and authority to manufacture and sell gas from which inflammable gas is usually obtained, and to be used for the purpose of lighting the said city of Brownville with gas, or the streets |