The true Democrat., 1854-07-05

TWO or whom shall constitute a quorum, and 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 and until their suc- cessors shall be appointed and qualified. The said lentory shall be divided into three judicial districts and District Court shall be held in each of said dis
 rcts by of the Justices of the Supreme Court at such times and places may be prescribed by law, and the said Judges shall after their appointments re- spechvely reside in the districts which shall be as signed 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 Feace, shall be as limited by law: Provided, That Justices of the Peace shall not have jurisdiction of any matter in controversy when the title or bounda res of land may be in dispute, where the debt sum claimed shall exceed one hundred dollars; and the said Supreme and District Courts respectively, shall posses chancery well common law juris dlcuon Each District Court, or the Judge thereof, snail appoint Its Clerk, shall also be the Regis ter in Chancery, and shall keep his office at the place where the Court may be held. Writs of error, bills ot exception, and appeals shall be allowed in all cases rom the final decisions of said District Courts to the Supreme Court under such regulations as may be prescribed by law; but in ease removed to the supreme Court shall trial by jury be allowed in said Court The Supreme Court, or the Justices thereof, shall appoint its own 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 Supreme Court shall be allowed and may be taken to the Supreme Court of the United States in the same manner and under the same regulations from the Circuit Courts of the United States where the value of the property or the amount controversy to be ascertaned by the oath or affirmation of either party, other compe- tent witness, shall exceed thousand dollars, cept only that n all involving title to slaves the sald wl1tS Of error appeals shall be allowed and decided by the said Supreme Court without regard the Value of the matter property, title in contro versy and except also that writ or appeal snail S also be allowed to the Supreme Court of the United States from the decision of the said Supreme anto of Tr,1r ar o1 the District Courts created by this act of any Judge thereof, upon any writ of habeas corpus in volvlng the question of personal freedom: Provided, mat nothing herein contained shall be construed to
 Ppy to or aIect the provisions of the act respect ing 1ugluVes from justice and persons escaping from the service Of their masters,' approved February twelfth, seventeen hundred and nineythree and the
 act @ to amend and supplementary to the aforesaid sct, approved September eighteenth eighteen hun dred and nifty; and each of the said District Courts snail nave and exercise the jurisdiction in all eases arsng under the constitution and laws of the Chted States as Is vested in the Circuit aud District Coufts or the United States; and the said Supreme and District Courts of the said Territory and the re- specuve Judges thereof shall and may grant writs o1 habeas corpus in all in which the same are granted oy the Judges of the United States in the Olsulct of Columbla and the first six days of every term of said courts, or much thereof as may be necessary shaIl be appropriated to the trial of ansng under the said constitution and laws, and w1ts of error and appeal in all such shall be l AAA'S 'O Sup SOuTJ or Sa1Q 4STT1IOrV the same as in other Tha said Clerk shall receive the same ices III all such which the Clerks of the District Courts of tah Territory receive for similar services.
 $ 2S And be it further enacted, That the provi- sons o1 the act entitled An act respecting fugitives rom justice and persons escaping from the service of thelr masters, approved February twelfth seventeen hundred and ninety three, and the provisions of the M acI entltled An act to amend and supplementary to the aforesaid act" approved September eighteenth eighteen hundred and fifty, be and the same are here by declared to extend and to be in full force within the limits of the said Territory of Kansas.
 2'' Ana De It further enacted, That there shall De appointed an Attorney for said Territory who shall continue in office for four years and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed by the President. and who shall re- celve the same fees and salary the Attorney of the United States for the present Territory of Utah. There shall also be Marshal for the Territory ap- pointed, who shall hold his office for four wears and until his successor shall be appointed and qualified unless sooner removed by the President and who shall execute all processes issuing from the said Courts when exercising their jurisdiction as Circuit and District Courts ot the United States he shall perform the du- tles be subject to the regulations and penalties and be entitled to the fees the Marshal of the District Court of the United States for the present Territory of Utah. and shall in addition be paid two hundred dollars annually compensation for extra services.
 $ 30. And be it further enacted, That the Cover nor secretary Chef Justice, and Associate Justices
 
 and with the advice and consent of the Senate ap- pointed by the President of the United States The Governor and Secretary to be appointed as aforesaid snail, before they act as such respectively take an oath or affirmation before the District Judge or some Justice of the Peace in the limits of said Territory duly authorized to administer oaths and affrmations by the laws in force therein or before the Chief Justice or some Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, to support the Constitu- tion of the United States and faithfully to discharge the duties of their respective offices; which said oaths when so taken, shall be certified by the person by whom the same shall be taken; and such certificates shall be received and recorded by the said Secretary among the executive proceedings and the Chief Jus ice and Associate Justices and all other civil officers Ill sad Territory before they act such shall take like oath or affirmation before the said Governor or secretary or some Judge Justice of the Peace of the Territory, who may be duly commissioned and qualified which said oath or airmatin may be cer- tihed and transmitted by the person taking the same to the Secretary by him recorded as aforesaid and afterwards the like oath affirmation shall be taken certified and recorded in such manner and form as may be prescribed by law. The Governor shall re- ceive annual salary of two thousand five hundred dollars. The Chief Justice and Associate Justices shall receive an annual salary Of two thousand dol lars The Secretary shall receive an annual salary of two thousand dollars. The said salaries shall be paid quarter yearly from the dates of the respective ap- pontments at the Treasury the United States but such payment shall be made until said officers shall have entered upon the duties of their respective ap pontments. The members of the Legislative Assem- ply shall be entitled to receive three dollars each per day. during their attendance at the sessions thereof and three dollars each for every twenty miles travel in going to and nng from the said sessions esti mated according to the usually travelled route and an additional allowance of three dollars shall be paid to the presiding officer of each house for each day he shall so preside. And Chief Clerk, one As sistant Clerk, Sergeant Arms and door keeper may be chosen for each house; and the Chief Clerk shall receive four dollars per day and the said other officers three dollars per day during the session of the Legislative Assembly; but other officers shall be paid by the United States: Provided That there shall be but session of the Legislature annually unless on an extraordinary occasion, the Governor shall think proper to call the Legislature together. There shall be appropriated, annually the usual sum to be expended by the Governor to defray the contingent expenses of the Territory including the salary of clerk of the executive deparment and there shall also be appropriated annually sufficient sum, to be ex- pended by the Secretary of the Territory and upon an estimate to be made by the Secretary of the Trea sury of the United States to defay the expenses of the Legislative Assembly, the printing of theaws and other incidental expenses and the Governor and Se- cretary of the Territory shall in the disbursement of all moneys entrusted to them, be governed solely by the instructions of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States and shall, annually account to the said Secretary for the in which the afore said money shall have been expended; and no expen- dture shall be made bv said va ssam hv for