Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-06
TUESDAY MORNING. 1S54.

be assigned them The Jurisdiction of the several
herein provided for both appellate and original and hnt Of
Poate courts and OF justices the peace, shall bc ne
limited by Inv: Provided Iat justices OF the peace shall
o' nave jurisdiction OF any matter i'll controversy when
Inc M" or boundaries OF land may be in dispute or where
the debt or claimed slul exceed one hundred dollars
ana tue said supreme and district courts respectively sha
possess cliancery ss well law jurs'ic coi-
Encn disct court or the judge thereof shall upoi lts
clerk who shall also be the register in enncrry and sn
ke his ohce ut the place where the court may he held
"rs ot error bills of exception and appeals shall he at
lowed In NIL cnses from the nn decisions oi sud district
courts 10 the supreme court under such regulations as y
be prescribed by law; hut III no removed to the
supreme court shn trial by jury hc allowed In s"id court
The supreme court or the justices thereof shall appoint lis
own CLERK and every clerk shall hold his office at the plea
sure ot the court fer which r snhare been appointed
Wr oil error nnd appeals from the hn" decisions o said
supreme court shall he allowed and may be taken TO the
Supreme Court oi tho United Stutes. III the came manner
nnd under the regulations from the circuit courts
ol the United Sntes where thu value 0i the properly o
the amount in controversy be asccrhncd by the oath or
attenuation OF either party or other competent "ithess
sha exceed thousand dollars except only tint III ail
involving title 20 sarea the said wrta OF mp.
peuis shall be allowed and decided hy the said supreme
court without regard to the value Of the property,
title i'll controversy and except also that writ OF error
appeal shll also be allowed the Supreme Court o the
United States from the dccison OF the raid supreme court
created y this net OF any judge thereof or oi the dis
ct courts created by this act or OF any Judge thereof
personal freedom: Provided Tint nothing herein contained
sLul he construed apply affect the provisions OF
the act respecting iugtves nom Justice and persons es
cspin. from the service OF their approved Feb
ruury twelfth hundred and yhrre, and the
aci amend and supplementary to the aiorcraid nct mp
proved September eighteen, eighteen hundred ami fifty;
and ehc of the said district courts ha have aud exercise
the jurisdiction in all cases arising under the con
tuition and laws OF the uEcd tn,cs il vested in the cir
cui, and district OF the United States nnd the Sni
supreme and src: Of the said Territory an TIE
respective Judge. thereof shall and grant wrs Of ha
hrlt corpus in all in which the granted by
the judges of the United States in the District of Cn,uba
nr,lt tnp first. .iS al tJ
much thereof shall c necessary, shall he appropriated
10 the trial Of arising under the sd constitution and
laws; and writs OF anu appeal i'll all such cases shall
c made tho supreme court OF snid Territory the same
in other The snid clerk smll receive III all such
the ces which the clerks ot the district courts
of Utah Territory receive for similar services.
SEC TO- Aud he further enacted Tha. the provisions c
ali entitled An net respecting uGitves from justice,
and persons escaping from the service OF their masters
approved February twelve seventeen hundred and ninety
three and the provisios OF the net entitled anhc To amend
and supplementary act
eighteen eighteen hundred and itty be-, AMI the same are
hereby. declared cXteNd TO nnd be- i'll full fore" within
the limit. of snii Territory OF Nebraska.
SEC H. And be it further enacted That there shall he
appointed an attorney or said Territory who shall continue
in Office ycurs, and until his successor shall he ny
pointed and quRlhcd unless sooner removed by the lre
deu and who shall the fees and saar. the
attorney Of the United States the present Territory o
U;Gh There shall also he mar.ha Tor the Territory n
pointed who shall hold his Office for four years and until
his shall be appointed and qunhcd unless sooner
removed by the President. and who sia execute all pro
issuing from the said courts when exercising tcli
jurisdiction circuit and district courts OF the United
a;es he snll perform the dutire be subject To The same
regulation mud pcna,ies aud hc entitled 10 the sainc tees
the marshal OF the district court OF the United states oI
the present Territory of Utah. and shall, in addition be
paid hundred dollars annually compensation or
| extra services.
SIC l2 And he further enacted, That tho governor
secretary chief Justice and associHte Justices attorney
and marshal shall he nominated and, by and with me nj
and of the Senate appointed by the President
Of the United States The governor Hud secretary 10 bo
appointed as aforesaid shall before they SUCH res
pectively take sn oa,h affirmation before the district
judge or some Justice OF the peace III the nlIs o s"i
Territory duly authorized administer Onls and hiirua
hy the laws in force therein or before the chief
justice associate justice OF the supreme Court OF
the United states 10 support the constitution Of the United
ta.s and faithfully to discharge the duties OF their rcspcc
tive oc.- which said oath when taken shall e rrrti-
fled hy the person by whom the same shn have been Ia
kan: and such certificates shall be received and recorded
bv the said secretary among the executive proceedings
ami the chief justice and associate justices and nj! other
civil uccrs in laid Territory! before they net a. suc
shall take like onth affirmation bcioretc said governor
or secretary judge justice o the peace OF the
Territory who niny be duly commissioned mud qualified.
which said oath or affirmation sh9 nnd iruns-
be by him recorded aforesaid; ntcrwnT'is the like
oath or affirmation shall be taken, aud rse9iHsd
in such manner and form As inaNbd f9Srlbcd "A iH
The governor shall receive an,rA ~ twN Eho'S
sand i've hundred dollars. The ch(ju Sort9 49,
of two thousand dollars. The snid aeries (Sll bef
ment., mem si the treasury Of the unied such
,ay.cu; slnil be made until said officers Nlavs entered
r,a llfifb
esiys eStSI, ,res S' onrs eHeh per day {ns
NJ ,hc r.sions thereof and three d0lgrs eaS es6
tyvrny miles travel in going to ana r3urniiS n the
; sessions estimated according to rhe nliy
,w.,cJ rou,.. and nh additional alssxance OF thSAi6
mrs shall o paid to the presiding ohfS OF e1ch ho.Nor
i.,,t clerk sergeant nj, arms. and AGrkecper may be
cho.en for each house and the chief SSk rhal receive
four dolur1 day, and the SAID other oi'esg
n, is,s per PEI sS Ssr oesrs .IS be pA IL The UGd
proviI, Tim, there shall bo bnt s&son lesi.H
,ro anur,,i, nness on nm ey,rnordnmfe occas0i fhc
rmr hil think uropsr TO call the csisluturr osetlcr
Ss Il lan h .n,,-nprir,ad annually the usual sum be
exendeI by the governor defray the contingent eSs
yecuyt dcpnr,mcnt; and there shall also be oprinci
mn,ry sufficient sum- to he expended by the -'crcfhry
81 % .r,;,"rx md Ipol un estimate 10 c ,nuac by the
Scre;ury of the Treasury OF the United Flutes t" dc:ray
rho yn.,se. of the Legislative assembly the printing oth
ny und other incidental exe-c- hnd the governor ld
s.re,nry of the Territory SHALL iii the disbursement o all
nnny nir,.t, to them he governed solely w the in
utrucua of the Secretary o the rrisury ot the United
Aates and shall semannully account 10 the e"s secrc
rx for tine manner in which tho aforesaid mon"3s sa
hnve been expcuded and no expenditure shall ke m.de
bv snid le-i,lnve assembly for objects sp utho
-, eI hv the ac,s of Congress making the AN Sutious,
nor beyond III. ,un,s thus appropriated for such
sIc l3 And be i, further enacted, Tlut tho .lcyisr
assembly of the Territory of Nebraska sha Its first
sessop nj such time aud place in sd 1crritOi ho gov
crror thereof shall upnOnt md direct and ut SAID h6ks
siou or ms .oou thereafter they shall deem Cd Stt
the governor and legislative assembly shall lo
catc and establish the Of government Tor said Ic
~ y, ,cb ulacc ns hey may Deem eligible; Which pluce
hnwsyer shall ,rrcfirr hS subicc, to BE- chul ly the
anil rovcruor and l.s,lntiye assembly
SEC II. And be it further enacted, That dSS62asa
.b Ifnsr nj Renresentntiycs Of tho United Stnt
s ,bc term Of Two yenrs who shnl be citiz C the
ITs sj ss.ra may be ecc.c, bv the voters qualified to
H., ,bcrs oi ,hc Iori,lutiye assembly, who shall be
;li -, The sa, r.,s and privileges az are exercised
I an;ovc hr re deesa,cs from the several other Terri
Tories Of The United states to the said House Of Rcprc.cn
,ayr hut the delegate first elected shall hold his sea;
" durin. the term Of the Congress to which hale
elected The first election shall be held Mt h si!ne nnd
places rnd be conducted IN such nanner governor
sbal appoint and direct and ut all subscquc cectonr-
the time, places, and manner OF holding the ecS'io sl"
be prescribed by law The person harnls tho sreSst
number OF shall be declared y the governor TO M
dulv elected: and certificate thereof shall he given &C
tbec IN, Of Uni