Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Nebraska: now estab SECTION 1. The boundaries of the several counties Boundaries as of this state shall remain as are established until the lished. same be changed according to law. county and SEC. 2. In all cases where any organized county lies Land between adjacent to any boundary line of this state, and it shall state boundary. appear that any island, territory, or tract of land, lies between such county and the state boundary, and is not included within the defined boundaries of any organized county, and is not a military reservation of the United States, such unincluded island, territory, or tract of land, shall attach to and be a part of such adjacent county for all purposes, until otherwise provided by law. SEC. 3. Where any county is bounded by the middle Change in of the channel of any stream or water-course, and by stream. channel of boundary Petition to! transfer territory. Notice of election. Form of ballots reason of any change of such channel any island or tract of land shall be thrown to the other side of such bounding channel, after the original organization and establishment of the boundaries of any county, the old channel of the stream or water-course shall, for all county and state purposes, be deemed the channel thereof. SEC. 4. When a majority of the legal voters, residing upon any territory, not less than half of one congressional township, shall petition the county board of their own county, and also of the county to which they desire such territory to be transferred, for leave to have such territory transferred to such county, it shall be the duty of the several county boards so petitioned to submit the question at the next general election in said counties. SEC. 5. Notices of such election shall contain a description of the territory proposed to be transferred, the names of the counties from and to which such transfer is intended to be made, and shall be posted with the other notices for general elections. may be SEC. 6. The ballots used in the said elections in the following form, to-wit: "For transferring territory," and "Against transferring territory," when, if a majority of the voters voting upon said question in the county from which said territory is proposed to be taken, and a majority of the voters of the county to which the same is proposed to be transferred, shall be "For transferring territory," then the said territory shall be transferred to and become a part of the county to which it is proposed to transfer the same, on and after the first day of January succeeding such election, and shall be subject to all the laws, rules and regulations thereof: Provided, That all assessments and collection enue and offi- of taxes, and judicial or other official proceedings commenced prior to said first day of January, shall be continued, prosecuted and completed, in the same manner as if no such transfer had been made: And provided, Election. Effect of change on rev cers. |