The county of Jackson is bounded as follows: Commencing on the first standard parallel, at the southeast corner of township five, range sixteen east; thence north six miles, to the north line of township five; thence west twelve miles, to the west line of range fifteen; thence south six miles to the first standard parallel; thence west on said parallel thirteen miles, to the west line of section one, township six, range twelve; thence south on said section line, being one mile west of the west line of range thirteen east, twenty-four miles, to the southwest corner of section thirty-six, township nine, range twelve; thence east on said line, being south line of township nine, twenty-four miles, to the southwest corner of section thirty-six, township nine, range sixteen east; thence north on said section line, one mile west of east line of range sixteen, fourteen miles, to the southwest corner of section twenty-four, township seven, range sixteen; thence east one mile, to the east line of range sixteen east; thence north ten miles, to place of beginning.