The county of Perkins is bounded as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of township nine, north, of range forty-two, west, on the west boundary of Nebraska; thence east to the southeast corner of township nine, north, of range thirty-five, west; thence north to the northeast corner of section twenty-four, township twelve, west; thence west on section lines to the northwest corner of section nineteen, in township twelve, north, of range forty-one, west; thence south along the west line of said section nineteen to its intersection with the south boundary of Nebraska; thence east along said boundary line to the monument at the northeast corner of Colorado; thence south along the west boundary of Nebraska to the place of beginning.