Labette

18-150. Labette. The county of Labette is bounded as follows: Commencing at a point on the sixth standard parallel where the west line of Cherokee neutral lands crosses said sixth standard parallel; thence south along said west line, to the southern boundary of the state; thence west along the southern boundary of the state, to a point where the east boundary of the present Osage reserve meets the southern boundary of the state; thence north along said east boundary of the present Osage reserve, to the sixth standard parallel; thence east along said sixth standard parallel, to the place of beginning: Provided, That the same shall be the boundaries of Labette county, unless the same shall be changed by the provisions of section twelve of this bill; and in the event of the adoption of the said provisions, the boundaries shall conform to the provisions of said section twelve. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 24, § 38; October 31; R.S. 1923, 18-150. Source or Prior Law: Created as "Dorn," Terr. Stat. 1855, ch. 30, § 10; boundaries corrected, Terr. L. 1857, p. 40, § 10; name changed to "Neosho," L. 1861, ch. 18, § 1; south half named "Labette" by people and legalized, see L. 1867, ch. 29, §§ 1, 2; L. 1867, ch. 30, § 1.