Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-06-23

from the SAID court OF appeals TO the su-
preme court of the United States.
Sec. 7. ind belt further enacted, That
the clerks OF the said superior courts, re-
spectively, where the courts are held,
shall keep correct, particular, and regu-
lar minutes and records of every days
proceedings of the said courts, and the
said clerks, marshals, and district attor-
neys, shall respos lively receive for their
services, in all cases of admiralty and
maritime Jurisdiction, and in causes arts.
ing on seizures under the laws of impost,
navigation, and trade, of the United
States, the same fees and compensation
as are allowed by law TO the clerks, mar.
shals, and district attorneys, of the dis
lrict court OF the United States for Loui-
siaDa district, in similar causes; and in
all other causes, such fees as have been
or shall be hereafter established by the
Legislative Council OF the said Territory.
And The clerk, United States attorney,
and marshal OF the court of appeals, shall
have the same ices and compensation
ior attending SAID court, whilst eXercis-
ing the powers of circuit court, as di.
rected in this act, as are allowed to the
clerk, attorney, and marshals of the cir
cult courts o.! the United States and, in
all other cases, such fees as the Legisla-
tive Council of said Territory have es-
tablished, or may direct.
Sec. 8. ind be il further enacted, That
the Judges OF the superior courts shall
only be required to hold court in one
other place, in their respective districts,
than the one assigned by the laws of the
United States, TO be designated by the
Governor and Legis lative Council; and
so much OF any law, as restricts said
courts 10 a particular number of days,
! for the trial OF causes arising under the
| constitution and laws Of United States,
be, and the same is hereby, repealed.
Sec. 9. y4nd be it farther enacted, Tha,
the marshals ,t each district shall reside
within the same, and execute all the pro-
cess OF said courts, whether arising un,
der the laws Of the United States, or OF
said Territory; and perform II the du.
ties Of ministerial off GERS of the same !;
and shall execute bond with security, to
be approved by said judges, conditioned
Tor The performance OF tho duties requir-
ed OF the executive officers, by the laws
OF said Territory, in the sum OF ten thou
sand dollars, Which shall be recorded by
the clerks Of said courts.
Sec. 10. Ind be il further enacted,
That thirteen persons shall be annually
elected by the people Of said Territory,
who shall compose the Legislative
Council thereof each OF whom shall
| be an inhabiant of said Territory
and shall have resided therein one wear
next preceding his election; and the
term for which he shall be elected shall
be one year, to commence on the second
Monday OF December annually. And
| 1t shall be the duty of the Governor TO
divide the said Territory into thirteen
convenient districts, so as to give to each
district, as near as may be, an equal
number of free white inhabitants, for the
purpose of elec,ing member OF the Le-
gis!ative Council Of said Territory; and
he shall also designate places for hold
ing elections in each district, and appoint
Judges or managers 10 preside at, and
conduct the same, who shall take the
same oath, and observe the same for
mality, as is now required by law, in the
election of Delegate to Congress. The
time and place OF holding the election
shall be made known, by reclamation,
and sent 10 each district, respectively /;
and il shall be lawful for the inhabitants
within the respective districts, who are,
or may be qualified voters, under the
laws OF the same, to elect one person in
each district, as member of the Legis-
la,iye Council. And it shall be the duty
OF the said judges or managers, in each
district, to make a return to the Governor
Of every person voted for as a member
Of the Legis ative Council, in such dis
trict, together with the number Of votes
which each person shall have received,
written in full, opposite his name; and
the votes in each District shall be can
vassed by the Governor and Secretary
of the Territory, or by such other per
sons, or in such other manner, as the
Legislative Council may hereafter d.
rect by law /; and the person in each dis
trict, having the greatest number of le-
gal votes, shall be declared elected, and
entitled TO seat in the Legislative Coup-
Gil; and in case two or more persons
shall have the greatest, and an equal
number of votes in any district, it shall
be lawful for the Governor to order a
new election in such district, in such
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