The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-28

Supreme Court, without regard to the value Of the
except also that writ of error or appeal shall
also be allowed to the Supreme Court Of the
United States, from the decisions Of the said
Supreme Court created by this act, or OF
any judge thereof, Of the District Courts created
by this act or of any judge thereof, upon any writ
OF habeas corpus involving the question Of personal
freedom: Provided, that nothing herein contained
shall be construed to apply to or affect the provisions
persons escaping fnsm the service Of their masters
approved February twelfth, seventeen hundred and
ninety-three and the " act to amend and supple
mentary to the aforesaid act approved eePtempefs
eighteenth eighteen hundred and fifty; and each OF
the said District Courts shall have and exercise the
same jurisdiction in all cases arising under the con-
stituton and laws of the United States as Is vested
in the Circuit and District Courts OF the United
States: and the said Supreme and District Courts of
the said Territory and the respective judges thereof
shall and may grant writs OF habeas corpus in all
cases in which the same are granted by the judges
of the United States in the District Of Columbia;
and the first six days Of every term of said courts
or SO much thereof as shall be necessary, shall be
appropriated to the trial Of arising under the
said constitution and laws, and writs Of error and
appeal in all such cases shall be made to the SUI
preme Court Of said Territory the as in other
cases. The said clerk shall receive in all such cases
the same fees which the clerks Of the District
Courts OF Utah Territory now receive for similar
services.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the pro-
visions of the act entitled " An act respecting
fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from
the service of their masters" approved February
twelfth, one thousand seven hundred and ninety
three, and the provisions Of the act entitled IAN
act to amend and supplementary TO the aforesaid
act" approved September eighteenth, one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty, be, and the same are
hereby declared to extend to and be In full force
within the limits Of said Territory of Nebraska.
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted, That there
shall be appointed an attorney for said Territory
who shall continue in Office for four years, and until
his successor shall be appointed and qualified, UNI
receive the same fees and salary as the attorney Of
the United States for the present Territory Of Utah.
There shall also be marshal for the Territory ap
until his successor shall be appointed and qualified.
Sec. II. And be it further enacted, That the Gov
ernor Secretary Chief Justice and Associate Justices
Attorney and Marshal, shall be nominated, and by
pointed by the President Of the United States.
There shall be appropriated annually the sum of if
teen hundred dollars, to be expended by the Cover
nor to defray the contingent expenses OF the Terri
tory, including the salary Of clerk of the execu
tive department; and there shall also be appropr
ated, annually, sufficient sum, to be expended by
the Secretary of the Territory, and upon an esti-
mate to be made by the Secretary of the Treasury Of
gislative Assembly, the printing Of the laws, and
other incidental expenses.
Sections Is and IA provide that the Legislature
shall assemble at such place as the Governor may
delegate in Congress under the usual restrictions,
and finally that the constitution, and all the laws
of the United States which are not locally inappli
cable. shall have the same force and effect within
the said Territory of Nebraska as elsewhere within
the United States except the eighth section Of the
act preparatory to the admission of Missouri into
the Union, approved March sixth, eighteen hundred
and twenty which was superseded by the principles
of the legislation Of eighteen hundred and fifty
commonly called the compromise measures, and is
hereby declared imperative
Sec. Is. And be it further enacted, That the sum
of five thousand dollars be- and the same is hereby
otherwise appropriated, to be expended by and I'M
der the direction of the said Governor of the Terri
tory Of Nebraska, in the purchase Of library to be-
kept at the seat Of government, for the Of the
Governor, Legi slative Assembly, judges of the Su-
preme Court, Secretary, Marshal, and Attorney Of
said Territory, and such other persons and under
such regulations as shall be prescribed by law.
Sections l6 and II provide for the appropriation
of land for schools, and the location of judicial dis
trcts, and section Is that all officers req ured to
give security for moneys that may be intrusted with
them for disbursement, shall give such security
at such time and place, and in such manner, as the
Secretary Of the Treasury may prescribe.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the Pre-
sdent Of the United States be, and he hereby is
thOr1zed to enter into negotiation with the Indian
pose Of securing the assent Of said tribes to the set
tement of the citizens of the United States upon the
lands claimed by said Indians, and for the purpose
Of extinguishing the title Of said Indian tribes in
whole or in part to such lands and that, for the
purpose Of carrying into effect the provisions Of this
section, the sum Of one hundred thousand dollars is
hereby appropriated out Of any moneys in the trea-
suTy mot IT, Otherwise as s appropriated. r,.
as the Governor Of said Territory Of Nebraska shall
enter upon the discharge Of his duties such, the
Superintendency Of Indian Affairs at st. Louis, in
the State Of Missouri, shall be abolished, and the
duties shall be transferred to and performed by the
the said Governor Of Nebraska so far they relate
to, or are to be performed Within said Territory.
Sec. 81. And be it further enacted, That all that
part Of the territory of the United States included
within the following limits, except such portions
thereof as are hereinafter expressly exempted from
the operations Of this act to wit beginning at q
point the western boundary Of the State OF Mis-
tude crosses the same thence west on said parallel
to the eastern boundary of New Mexico; thence
north on said boundary to latitude thirtyeight
thence following said boundary westward to the
into the Colorado of the West or Green river from
the waters flowing into the Great Basin thence
northward on said summit to the southern line Of
Nebraska thence along the southern line Of Nebraska
Missouri thence south with the western boundary
of said State to the place of beginning be- and the
same is hereby, created into q temporary govern.
ment, by the name Of the Territory Of Kansas and
when admitted as State or States, the said Terrific
ry, or any portion fthe same shall be received into
the Union, with without slavery, as their consti-
tuition may prescribe at the time OF their admission:
Provided, That nothing in this act contained shall
be construed to inhbt the government Of the United
States from dividing said Territory into two or more
Territories in such manner and at such time as Con-
gress shall deem convenient and proper or from at
taching any portion Of said Territory TO any other
State or Territory Of the United States: Provided
further, That nothing in this act contained shall be
construed to impair the rights Of persons property
now pertaining to the Indians in said Territory, 50
long as such rights shall remain unextinguished by
treaty between the United States and such Indians
or to include any territory which, by treaty with any
Indian tribe, is not, without the consent of said
tribe, to be included within the territorial limits or
Jurisdiction Of any State or Territory but all such
and constitute no part Of the Territory Of Kansas
until such tribe shall signify their assent To the Pre-