The county of Banner is bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of section thirty-six, in township seventeen, north, of range fifty-three, west of the sixth principal meridian; thence due north on the range line between range fifty-two and range fifty-three, to the northeast corner of section twenty-four, township twenty, north, range fifty-three, west; thence due west on the section line to the point where said section line intersects the east line of State of Wyoming; thence south along the west line of the State of Nebraska, to a point where said state line intersects the township line between townships sixteen and seventeen, north, of range fifty-eight, west; thence due east on said township line to the place of beginning.