So much of the counties of El Paso and Fremont as is included within the following described boundaries shall be set apart and is hereby established as a county, to be called the county of Teller:
Beginning at the northeast corner of Fremont county at the intersection of the line between ranges sixty-seven and sixty-eight west of the sixth principal meridian, with the line between townships fifteen and sixteen south; thence north on the line between ranges sixty-seven and sixty-eight, seven miles, more or less, to the corner common to sections thirty and thirty-one, township fourteen south, range sixty-seven west, and sections twenty-five and thirty-six, township fourteen south of range sixty-eight west; thence westerly along section lines seven miles, more or less, to the corner common to sections twenty-five, twenty-six, thirty-five and thirty-six, in township fourteen south, range sixty-nine west; thence north on section lines, five miles, more or less, to the corner common to sections one and two, township fourteen south, range sixty-nine west, and sections thirty-five and thirty-six, township thirteen south, range sixty-nine west; thence east two miles along township line to corner common to sections five and six, township fourteen south, range sixty-eight west, and sections thirty-one and thirty-two, township thirteen south, range sixty-eight west; thence north along section lines eighteen miles, more or less, to the north section corner common to sections five and six, township eleven south, range sixty-eight west; thence west along the south boundary line of Douglas county sixteen miles, more or less, to the northwest corner of section three, township eleven south, range seventy-one west, being a point in the easterly boundary line of the county of Park; thence south along the easterly boundary line of Park county thirty miles, more or less, to the line between townships fifteen and sixteen south, being a point on the north boundary line of the county of Fremont; thence east along the north boundary line of Fremont county five miles, more or less, to the northeast corner of section five, township sixteen south, range seventy west; thence south along section lines three miles, more or less, to the corner common to sections sixteen and seventeen, twenty and twenty-one of township sixteen south of range seventy west; thence east along section lines, sixteen miles, more or less, to line between ranges sixty-seven and sixty-eight west; thence north on said range line, three miles, more or less, to the place of beginning.
Source: L. 1899: p. 359, § 1. R.S. 08: § 1147. C.L. § 8631. CSA: C. 44, 74. CRS 53: § 34-1-69. C.R.S. 1963: § 34-1-69.
ANNOTATION
Constitutionality. The act of 1899 from which this section derives under the title "to establish the county of Teller and the temporary county seat thereof", is not in contravention of § 21 of art. V, Colo. Const., providing that no bill shall be passed containing more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in the title, because the one subject of the act was "to establish the county of Teller", and each of the provisions following as specified in the title relates to the necessary incidents in establishing a new county; and the fact that certain of the incidents to the establishing of a new county are specified in the title does not limit the act to the particular matters detailed and exclude other matters necessary to the general purpose of the act. Frost v. Pfeiffer, 26 Colo. 338, 58 P. 147 (1899).
Section 3 of art. XIV, Colo. Const., which provides that "no part of the territory of any county shall be stricken off, and added to an adjoining county without first submitting the question to the qualified voters of the county from which the territory is proposed to be stricken off, nor unless a majority of all the qualified voters of said county, voting on the question, shall vote "therefor", does not restrict the power of the general assembly to create new counties from territory embraced in one or more existing counties. Frost v. Pfeiffer, 26 Colo. 338, 58 P. 147 (1899).