The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-10

1EREITOR1 OF hASsAs-t
ITO the citizens and Inhabitants of the Terrific
Il ~ of Kansas: ]. ANDREW II. REEDER, Gov
ernor of the said Territory. do here
Slby proclaim and make known, that,
IS AZ Iundcr and by virtue of the authority
aS& 81 conferred. and the duty enioined by
the thirty-ffth section OF the act of
Congress passed the thirticth day of May, a. ID.
1854, entitled An act toorganize the Territories
of Nebraska and Kansas" L have. until other
wise provided by law, defined the Judicial Dis
triCts of the said Territory. and assigned one of
said districts each of the Judges appointed for
said Territory: and have also appointed the times
and places for holding the Courts IN the said dis
tricts, as follows, that is 10 say:
All of said Territory embraced within the fol-
lowing bounds shall constitute the First Judicial
District, to wit: Commencing at the mouth of
the Kansas river; thence up the Missouri river TO
the northern line of the Territory; thence along
said line west to the line between the eleventh
and eighteenth election districts; thence down
saii line to the military road leading from Fort
Leavenworth to Fort KeaTney; thence along said
road TO the line between the twelfth and tlIir-
teenth election districts; thence down the same
and the waters OF Soldier creek, along the western
shore thereof, to the Kansas river, and down the
same. the southern shore thereof. to the place
of ofbeginning including the thirteenth fourteenth,
fifteenth, sixteenth. and eighteenth election dis
tricts; which said district is assigned to Chief
Justice s. ID. LECoNPTE, and the Courts thereof
shall be held at the town of Leavenworth.
All of said Territory embraced within the fol-
lowing bounds shall constitute the Second Judi
eidt DtstTtct, to wit: Commencing at the mouth
of the Kansas river; thence UP the same, along
the southern shore thereof, to the western line of
the Pottawatomie reservation; thence along the
western and southern lines of said reservation to
the head waters of the WakaTusa, or the nearest
point thereto, and thence directly to aud down
the northern shore of the same to the east side Of
| tho house of Charles Matingly; thence due south
to the middle of the Santa Fe road: thence west
wardly along the middle of said road to Rock
creek; thence due south to the north line of the
Sac and Fox reservation; thence along the north
and west lines thereof, and due south, 10 the Ne
osho river; thence up the southern shore Of said
| river, and of the north branch thereof, 10 the
| head; thence due south TO the line of the Terri
| tory, and thence by the south and east lines Of
the Territory 10 the place of beginning, TO include
the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and
seventeenth election districts. The said districs
is assigned to Hon. RUsH FILLMORE, aud tho
Courts thereof shall be held at the town Of Te-
cunIseh.
The residue of the Territory, comprising the
seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and
twelfth election districts. shall constitute the
Third judicial DiSttief; which Is assigned 10
| Hon. SANDERS w. JOHNSTON, and the Courts
thereof shall be held at the town of Pawnec.
The regular terms of Courts shall be as follows:
At LeareaUo1tA OH the third Monday Of April
and third Monday of October.
! AT 7ecumseA on the second Monday after the
third Monday of April. and second Monday after
the third Monday of October.
/ At Pa,caee on the fourth Monday after the
third Monday of April, and fourth Monday after
| the third Monday Of October.
Special and preliminary terms viii be held al
Lcavenworth on Monday, the 18th day of March
next; at Tecumseh on Monday, the Goth day o.
: March next: and at Pawnee on Monday, the %
day of April next, at 10 o'clock, a. NJ, at which
times all persons bound by recognizance or 9TH
erwise to appear at the first term of said Courts
will appear at the places aforesaid fixed fol
their respective Districts and all Justices of TIN
Peace who have taken recognizances for the ap
} pearance of any person charged before them
viii, at or before the commencement of the saiC
special or preliminary term, make return of tn
same to the clerk of their respective districts, o
t to a. L. IsAoKs, Esq, the U. S. District Attor
t ney.
Witness my hand and the seal of the said Terri
t tory, this twenty-sixth day of February, a. d
1855. A. II. REEDER, Governor, dc.
Attest: DANL. WooDsoS, Secretary.
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