Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1837-01-11

considering the first to be adjoining to
the third and the second to be adjoin-
ling to the irsD to perform district du-
ties in the place and during the absence
of the proper Judge Of the district; and
the said chicfjustice andassociate judges
of the supreme court, may award
writs of habeas corpus, ne exeat,
Icertiorari, and injunction, which said
writs shall run, and have force in each
iother's district, as if such. acts and
f,vrits were done and issued by the prop
er judge, Of the district; provided al
ways, that any duty to performed by
Ia Judge, in any adjoining district, shall
not conflict or interfere with the prop
| err duties of his own district.
Sec. S. If the chief justice, or any
of the associate judges, shall fail to at
tend in any county, in their respective
districts, on the day appointed for com
mencing the term of the district court
therein, as required by law, the court
shall be adjourned from day to day,
not exceeding five days, and if the
Judge shall fail to attend by O'Clock,
IN the afternoon of the 5th day Of the
term, the court shall stand adjourned,
until the next succeeding term Of the
court; and all writs, process, indict-
ments, recognizances and other pro-
ceedings, shall stand continued over
until the next term of the Court, as
effectually as if the same had been con-
itinued by order of the. court
Sec. 6. There shall betwo terms of
the district courts held annually in
each of the counties, now organized in
the territory, at the court house there
of, or place provided for holding court,
which term shall be commenced at the
respective times, hereinafter specified,
which said term shall be commenced
and held at the respective times, fol-
lowing to wit,-1nthc county Of Craw-
ford on the first Monday in May s. Sep
TENDER. and in the county of Iowa, on
the third Monday in May, and first
Monday in October; in the county Of
Du Buque, on the first Monday in
May, and second Monday in October;
in the county Of Des Moines, on the
first Mondaysin A pril, and first Mon
day in October; in the county Of
| Brown, on the 18th Monday in May,
and second Monday in October; in the
county Of Milwaukee, on the second
Monday in June, and first Monday in
November.
| SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
clerks Of the several district courts es-
tablished by this, act, Immediately up
on assuming the dutiesof their respect
i've Offices, to take into their charge the
records of all writs, process and pro-
ceedings and all indictments and inior-
nations which were undetermined on
Sd day of July last, in thesevcral coun-
ty courts ofthc counties Of Crawford,
Brown, Iowa, Du Buque, Milwaukee
and Dcs Moines; and the circuit courts
of the counties of Iowa, Crawford and
Brown, and transfer the same into the
several district courts which may in
clude the said counties respectively.
where the same shall be heard, tried
and determined; and to take possession
Of and preserve all records, books, pa
pers process and proceedings, as may
appertain to any former suit orproceed-
fings in the said county orcircuit courts,
whether determined or undetermined;
and the clerks of the said county or
circuit courts, or any Of them, or any
other person who may have possession
ofthe same, who shall refuse or neg
lcct to deliver the same, upon applica-
ton Of the clerk Of the district Of the
proper county, ishereby declared gull
ty of misdemcanor, and liable to be
punished by fine and Imprisonment.
Sec. s. This act to be in force and
take effect from and after the passage
thereof, P. III. ENGLE.
: Speaker OF the house Representatives
a ee HENRY S. BAIRD, !.
President of the council.
Approved Nov. 18th, 1856.
H. DODGE.
AN ACT
To incorporate the stockholders Of the bank o
.,se Milwaukee.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
council and house of representatives
Of the territory Of Wisconsin, that :
bank shall be established in the towr
t Of Milwaukee, the capital stock where
of shall. be two hundred thousand dol
! lars, to be divided into two thousant
, shares each share being one hundred
dollars, and the books for receivin:
subscription for said stock, shall OF
7 the first Monday Of June next be op