Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-03-15

shall possess and exercise Wl'hn inc
Conpties of Michilimackinac, Brown
and Crawford, in the Territory aforesaid,
as said counties are now defined and es-
tablished, or may be hereafter defined
and established, the jurisdiction and pow
er heretofore possessed and exercised by
the Supreme Court of the said Terrific
ny, and by the County Courts of said
counties respectively, within the said
Counties, and to the exclusion of the
original Jurisdiction Of the said Supreme
Court: and The Jurisdiction Of the said
Court, hereby established, shall be con-
current with the said County Courts
but in all suits, either al law or in equity,
appeals shall be allowed from the dec-
sions Of the said Connty Courts to the
Court established by this act, in the same
manner as is provided for appeals from
said Courts to the Supreme Court OF
said Territory P,'ovided, Arrays, That
the said Supreme Court shall have full
power and authority to issue writs OF err
ror to the Court established by this act,
in all civil canses, and to hear and deter
mine the same v zen sitting as Supreme
Court OF the Territory, according to the
Constitution and laws OF the United
States, and to the statutes adopted and
published by the Governor and Judges
of said Territory +: Ind, hrovided, also,
That nothing in this act contained shall
be construed to give cognizance to the
Court hereby established, efcases of ad-
mirality and maritime jurisdiction, nor of
cases wherein the United States shall be
plaintiffs, except as hereinafter mention
ed.
Sec. 2. ind be il further enacted, That
the said Supreme Court are hereby au-
thorized, upon reversal OF a judgment
of the Courl established by this act, to
render such judgment as the said Court
ought to have rendered or passed, ex-
cept where the reversal is in favor of
ne plaintiff in the original suit and the
debt, or damages 10 be assessed are I'M
certain; in which case the cause shall
be remandcd 10 the county from
whence il came, in order to final de-
termination.
Sec. S. ind be it further enacted, That
when any person, mol being an executor
or administrator, applies for writ of
error, such writ shall be no stay Of pro-
ceedings in the court TO which il issues,
unless the plaintiff in error, his agent, or
attorney, shall give security, TO be ap
proved OF by Judge ofthe SAID supreme
ri u hol ho IL
back ofsuch writ, that the plaintiff in err
ror shall prosecute bis writ 10 effect and
pay the condemnation money, and all
costs, OF otherwise abide the Judgment
OF The court, if he fail to make his plea
good; aud no cause, except suits in
equity, shall be removed to said Su-
preme Court from the Court hereby es-
tablished, but by writ of error, as herein
before provided; and suits in equity ma
be removed by appeal, in The same man
ner as is provided for appeals from the
County Courts to the Supreme Court.
Sec. 4. ind be Afarther enacted, That
the Court established by this act, shall
hold one term in each ofthe counties
aforesaid, yearly, at the following times
and places, TO wit: at Prairie du CHEN,
on the second Monday in Nav; al
Green Bay, on the Cd MONDAY in June;
and a, Macklnac, on the 81 Monday in
July, in each and every year; and shall
then and there proceed to hear and de-
iermine the pleas, process, and proceed
ings, depending therein, in the same
manner as the said supreme or county
courts might, or could have done, in
case this act had not been passed; and
the Clerks ofthe said County Court, shall
be Clerks OF the Court, hereby establish
ed 10 their respective counties, and shall
be entitled TO such fees for their servi-
ces as may be allowed them by law; and
the officers appointed to execute the
process of The said county courts within
the said counties, are hereby authorized
and required to execute the process Of
the court hereby established.
Sec. s. .dnd be ii. further enacted, That
the said court, hereby established, shall
have and possess concurrent jurisdiction
with the said Supreme Court, in and
over all actions arising under the acts
and laws in force, or which may be enact
ed, for the regulating trade and inter-
course with the Indians, and over all