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given done until final judgment decree shall have
been in such suit and shall have been duly
performed and all costs paid In case such person OF
persons shall be party or parties In such SUM- or uh'i
the trial of such suit shall have been concluded IN case
such person persons shall be witness or witnesses
hsrein Provided always that If any person persons
apprehended aforesaid, shall enter into bond
recoenizance to any such justice OF the peace or com
missioner with two sufficient surtes to the satisfaction
OF such justice OF the peace or or the sad
courts commissioned TO obey and pc form such process
writ order Judgment decree act Aforesaid then and
in such shall and may be lawful for the said jus
tce OF the commissioner the SAID courts TO
discharge such person or persons out of custody
TX And be it further enacted That in case such per
son or persons shall not perform and fulfil the condition
conditions Of such recognizaDoe, then End IN such
il shall and may be lawful for such justice or
commissioner and be hereby required to assign such
recognZance TO the plaintiff plaintiffs, in any suit in
which such process writ order decree judgment or act
shall have been issued, made delivered given, or done,
Who may maintain action in the said courts in his
against the said surees, and recover against
such surete the full amount OF such loss damage as
such plaintiff shall prove to have been sustained
spect OF which such process writ, order decree udg
ment act Of the said courts were issued made, de-
vered, given or done as aoIesad notwithstanding any
thing contained in any charter granted to the said
Governor and Company OF Adventures fEpglsnd trad
ing to Hudsons Bay.
x And be it further enacted That it shall be lawful
for his Majesty il he shall deem convenient so to do
10 issue commission or commissions 10 any person
be and justices OF the peace within
such parts OF America aforesaid as well within any
territories heretofore granted to the Company OF Ad
in the INDIAN territories OF such other part OF America
aforesaid and shall BIO lawful for the court III the
appear expedient TO have any evidence taken by COM
mission any facts issue or any cause or suit as
contained, TO issue a commission to any three or
OF such justices to take such evidence and
return the same try such issue, and for that
purpose TO hold courts, and to issue subpGnas or
other processes to compel attendance of plaintiffs
defendant, jurors witnesses, and all other persons
requisite and essential TO the execution Of the several
purposes for which such commission or commissions
had he Ike
vested in the courts of the said province of Upper Canada
and any order verdict judgment or decree that shall
be made found declared published by or before any
court courts held under and by virtue OF such
commission or commissions, shall be considered
TO be OF full effect, and enforced in like manner
as il the same had been made found, declared or
published within the jurisdiction of the court Of
the said Province; and at the time OF issuing such
commission or commissions shall be declared the
place places where such commission is to be
opened, and the courts and proceedings hereunder
held and it shall be at the same time provided how and
by what means the expenses of such commission, and
the cution thereof, shall be raised and provid d
XII And be il further enacter That it shall be lawful
for his Majesty notw outstanding any thing cont ned in
this act any charter granted to the said Governor
and Company Of Adventures Of England trading to
Hudsons Bay, from time to time, by any commission
under the great SEAL to authorize and empower any
such appointed justices f the peace as afoe
said to sit and hold courts OF record or the trial OF
criminal offences and misdemeanors, and also of civil
causes; and shall be lawful for his Majesty to order
direct and authorize the appointment OF proper officers
to act in aid of such courts and JUST es within the
such conmss,on any thing in this act, or in any
charter Of the Governor and Company OF Merchant
Adventures ofEngand trading to Hudsons Bay, to the
contrary notwithstanding.
XII Provided always and be it further enacted That
such courts shall be constituted as to the number OF
justices TO preside therein and to such places within
the said rrtor Of the said Company, any Indian
territories other parts of North America as Aforesaid
aud the times and manner OF holding the same his
Majesty shall from time to time order and direct but
shall not try any oenfer upon any charge or
for any felony made the subject OF capital punishment
or for offence passing sentence affecting the lie
OF any offender or ad1udge or cause any ohenoeI 10
suffer capital punishment or transportation or take
nzsnce OF try any civil action suit in which the
Of such suit action shall exceed in value the
amount of two hundred pounds and in every
Of any offence subecting the person committing
the same to capital punishment or transportation the
court any Judge Of such court any justice or
justices OF the peace before whom such offender
suall be brought shall commit such offender to safe
custody, and such offender to be sent in such
custody for trial the court Of the province Of Upper
Canada.
XIII And be it further enacted, That oil judgments
given any civil suit shall be subject TO appeal to his
ojes,y in Council in like as in other cases in
his Majesty's province of Upper Canada, and also in
any case in which the right or title to any land shall be
XIV And be it further enacted That nothing in this
act contained shall be taken construed TO affect any
right privilege, authority or jurisdiction which the
udson's Bay by law entitled 10 claim and exercise
under their charters but that all such rights privileges,
authorities and Jurisdictions shall remain i'll as u force
virtue, and effect, if this act had never been madei
any thing in this act to the contrary Notwithstanding
The Proposed American Oregon
On he 10Th instant Mr.. STEPHEN A. DOUGLASS, OF
Illinois, Chairman Of the Committee on Territories in
tue Lower House of Congress, reported the following
BILL which was read first and second tlme referred to
tho Committee of the Whole the state OF the Union
and made the special order OF the day for the second
Tuesday in ia .uary
A BILL TO PRoTEcT AMERICAN CITIZENS RESIDING IN
THE OREGON TERRITORY.
SEC L. Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Re-
representatives. OF the United States OF America, In Con-
gress assembled, That the jurisdiction of the Supreme
Cour. of the Territory of Iowa. and the laws OF said Ter
ritory far the may be applicable, hereby
nded all that portion of the territory Of the Unit
ed States which lies within the following limits to W it
bounded the south by the fortysecond parallel Of
north latitude the east by the summit oil the Rocky
Mountains the north by the line of 54 and 40 north
latitude and the west by the Pacific Ocean, including
the streams to the coast and also over all that
portion Of the intermediate country west Of the Missouri
river and between the 40th and 43rd parallels OF north
latitude Provided That this act shall not be construed
executed in such to deprive the subjects
OF Great Britain of any OF the rights and privileges Sc
cured by the third article Of the treaty signed at London
October 90 1873 and continued in force by the treaty of
August 1927, until such treaty stipulation shall cease
by virtue of the notice provided for in the second article
of said last mentioned treaty.
SEC J. Be it further enacted That all the country de-
scribed in the first section of this act shall constitute
one Judicial District and District Court shall be held
therein by the Judge TO be appointed under this act at
such times ard places ms no shall designate, and said
Court shall possess all the powers and authority vested
in the present district courts of said Territory OF Iowa
An additional Justice of the Supreme Court of the Ter
OF lOWh snaH appoHteu, hoiu MS VI
fee by the tenure, receive the compensation,
possess the powers and authority conferred
by law upon other Justices of the said Court who shall
hold the District Courts in the said District aore-
said
SIC 8 Be it further enacted That the President be
hereby authorized to appoint the requisite number OF
Justices of the Peace and such ministerial officers
shall be necessary for the due execution OF the laws
Provided That any subject Of Great Britain who shall
be esed under the provisions OF this act for crime al
legged been committed within the territory OF the
United States west of the Rocky Mountains, while tn
remains free and open to the vessels citizens and
subjects OF the United States md Of Great Britain pur
stipulatons between the two powers shall be
delivered up for trial proof Of his being such British
subject TO the nearest and most convenient authorities
having cognzancc Of such offence by the laws OF Great
Britain.
src4 Be il further enacted, That provision shall
be made by law to ond grant lao of land
to every white male nhabitan Of the territory OF Ore
gop OF the age Of IL years and upwards who may have
heretofore shall hereafter within Two years from the
passage of this act move from any STATE or Territory Of
the United States, and have settles said Territory Of
Oregon and who shall cultva end used the same