The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-21

own clerk and every clerk shall hold his Office at the
pleasure OF the for which he shall have been APP
pointed. Writs of and appeals from the final
decisions of said supreme court shall be allowed, and
may be taken the supreme court of the United States
| in the same and under the same regulations as
from the circuit courts of the United States; each of
the said district shall have and exercise the same
jurisdiction in all arising under the constitution and
laws of the United States as vested in the circuit and
district of the United States and the first six days
of every term of said courts, much thereof shall
be necessary shall be appropriated to the trial of causes
arising under the said constitution and laws and wrts
of and appeals in all such cases shall be made to
the supreme court of said Territory the same as in other
The SAID clerk shall receive in all such cases
the fees which the clerks of the district courts of
Wisconsin Territory heretofore received for similar SER
vices"
Section 25th provides for the appointment of an atto-
ney and marshal
Section Goth provides hat the legislative power of said
territory shall, until Congress shall otherwise provide be
vested in the governor secretary and judges of the
preme court, who, or majority of them, shall have
power to pass any law for the administration of justice
said territory. which shall not be epugnant this act or
inconsistent with the laws and constitution of the United
States But law shall be passed interfering with the
primary disposal of the soil. respecting establishment
of religion or respecting slavery; and tax shall be
imposed upon the property OF the United States nor shall
the lands or other property of non-esdents be taxed
higher than the lands other property of residents
All the laws shall be submitted to the Congress of the
United States and, if disapproved, shall be null and
void"
Section 27h provides for the appointment by the Presi
dent &c. and salaries of the various officers of the Terri
tory of California.
Section 2sh provides "that from and after the passage
Of this act all that part of the territories OF the United
States called New Mexico, acquired by the treaty of
peace, friendship, limits and settlement between the Uni
ted States of America and the Mexican republic, con-
Guided at Guadalupe Hdago the second day of Febru
AIRY, eighteen hundred and forty EIGHT shall be organized
into and constitute temporary government by the
name of the Territory of New Mexico Provided That
nothing in this act contained shall be construed to i'm
pair the rights of person or property pertaining to
the Indians in said Territory long such rights shall
remain undisdnguished by treaty between the United
States and such ndans to affect the authority of the
government of the United States to make any regua-
ton respecting such Indians their lands, property or
other rights, by treaty. law otherwise which il would
have been competent to the government make if this
act had never passed And prouided further, That moth
ing this contained shall be construed to nhbit the
government OF the United States from dividing said ter
rtory into two Territories in such manner and
1t such times Congress shall deem convenient and
proper; from attaching any portion OF said territory to
any other State or Territory of the United States"
Sections Goth and 3Oth provide for the appointment of
governor and secretary.
Section 31st enacts That the judicial power OF said
territory shall be vested in supreme court, district
COURTS probate courts, and in justices of the peace The
supreme court shall consist of chief Justice and one
associate JUSTICE who shall hold term at the seat of
government Of said Territory annually, and they shall
hold their Offices during the period OF four years. The
sad territory shall be divided into two judicial dis
rcts. and district court shall be held in each of
,ad districts by of the justices of the supreme
court at suoh times and places as may be pre-
scrbed by law; and the said judges shall. after
their appointments, respectively, reside in the districts
which shall be assigned them The jurisdiction of the
several courts herein provided for both appellate and
original and that of the probate courts and of justices OF
the peace, shall be limited by law Provided That JUS
tees of the peace shall not have jurisdiction of any mat
ter in controversy when the title boundaries OF land
nay be in dispute, where the debt or sum claimed
shall exceed one hundred dollars; and the said su-
chancery as well as common.law jurisdiction. Each
district court, or the Judge thereof shall appoint its
clerk who shall also be the register in chancery, and
shall keep his Office at the place where the court may
be held Writs of error bills of exception and appeals
shall be allowed in all cases from the final decisions
Of said district courts to the supreme court under such
regulations as may be prescribed by law; but in
case removed to the supreme court shall trial by jury
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Justices thereof shall appoint its clerk, and every
clerk shall hold his Office at the pleasure of the court
for which he shall have been appointed. Writs OF
error and appeals from the final decisions of said SUI
preme court shall be allowed and may be taken to
the Supreme Court of the United States, in the same
manner and under the regulations as from the
circuit courts of the United States; and each of the said
district courts shall have and exercise the jurisdic
ton in all arising under the constitution and laws
Of the United States is vested in the circuit and district
courts of the United Sates and the first six days of every
term of said courts much thereof shall be
sary shall be appropriated to the trial of arising
under the said constitution and laws; and wrts OF error
md appeals in all such cases, shall be made the
meme court of said Territory, the other
The said clerk shall receive, in all such cases. the same
ees which the clerks of the district courts of Wisconsin
Territory heretofore received for similar services
Section 32d provides for the creation of attorney
and marshal OF the Territory.
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