The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-31
PROCLAMATION.

United eTATBS OF AHEBIcAf
TERRIToRY OF KANsAs.5
ITO the citizens and inhabitants of the Terrific
i ~ of Kansas: I, AsDRRw II. REEBKB, Gov
ernor of the said Territory, do here
lby proclaim and mako known, that,
IH under and by virtue of the authority
conferred, and the duty enjcined by
the tbirty-tifth section Of the act Of
Congress passed the thirtieth day OF May, A. D.
1854, entitled An act to organize the Territories
of Nebraska and Kansas have. until other
wise provided by law, defined the Judicial Dis
tricts OF the said Territory, and assigned enc of
said districts to each Of the judges appointed for
said Territory; and have also appointed the times
and places for holding the CcuTts in the said dis
tricts, as follows, that IS to say: =
All OF said Territory EN- bTaced within tho fol-
lowing bounds shall consulate the ffyss Judicial
Dtstrfd, to wit: Commencing ct tho month of
the Kansas river; thence up the Missouri riyerto
the northern line of the Territory; thence along
said line west to the line between the eleventh
and eighteenth election districts; thence down
said line to the military road leading from Fort
Leavenwcrth to Fort Kearney; thence along said
road TO the line between the twelfth and thir-
teenth election districts; thence down the same
and the waters of Soldier creek along the western
shore thereof, 70 the KANSAS river, and down the
same, on the southern shore thereof to the place
of beginning including the thirteenth, fourteenth,
fifteenth, sixteenth and eighteenth election dis
tricts: which said district is aAsigned 70 Chief
Justice S. ID. LEcoMPTE, and the Courts thereof
shall be held at the town of LeayenEorth.
AL Of said Territory embraced within the fol-
lowing bounds shall constitute the .Second Judi
cfdI DfstTtdt, to Wit: Commencing at the mouth
cf the Kansas river; thence up the same along
the southeTn shore thereof TO tie western line OF
the POttawatorBie reservation; thence along the
western and southern lines of said reservation to
the head waters Of the Wakarusa, or the pearest
point thereto, and thence directly 20 and down
the northern shore of the same 70 thu eass side Of
the house of Charles Matiagly; thence due south
TO the middle Of the Santa Fe road; thence wcss-
wardly alcng tbs middle Of said road 10 Rock
creek; thence due south 70 the north line Of The
Sac and Fox reservation; thence along the north
and west lines thereof, and due south, to the Ne
osho river; thence up the southern shefs Of said
river, and of the north branch thereof, 70 Chs
head; thence due south 70 the hre of the Terri
tory, and thence by the south and east lines Of
the Territory 70 the place Of beginning % ineluds
tie FIST. second, third, fourth fifth, sixth, and
seventeenth election districts. The said district
is assigned to Hon. RUsH ELIgoEE, and the
Courts thereof shah be held at thc town of Te-
cunseb.
The rusidnc Of the Territory, comprising the
twelfth election districts. shall corstitnse the
Third ,IudsetaI Distridi which Is assigned to
Hon. SANDERS W. JoHssToN, and she CouTts
thereof shall be held at the town Of Pawfee.
The regular terms of Courts siiall be as follows,
A. LeGTeRleeTt1 on tne tfllfd Monday OF ApDl
and third Monday Of October
At 7scBassh on the second Monday after the
third Monday Sf April, and second Monday sfssF
the third Monday Of October.
At Paraes on tte fourth Monday after tbs
third Monday Of April, and fcuEth Aoaday sftsr
the third Monday of October.
Special and preliminary terms win be held at
Leayenworth on Monday, tbs 18th day Of March
next; at Tecumseh on Monday, the 9sth day Of
Marrh next; and at PswEss on Aondsy, the ID
day Of April next, at 10 e'cieeks 4. s.s ss which
times all persons bonnd by reeognizancs or 9th
erRise TO appear at the Tst term Of said CezTts,
viii sppesr &C the pinces SO IS aforesaid fxed foF
their respective districts; and all Justices Of the
Peace who have taken rscognfzaaees forthe sp-
pearanee Of any person charged before them,
Will, az OF before the commencement Of ths said
speciai or preliminary term, make return Of the
same 70 the clerk Of their respective districts or
to A. l. IsAeKs, Esq the U. 8. District After
ney.
Witness my hand and the seal Of the ssid Terri
tory, this twenty y-sixsf day Of February, Il D.
1855. A. II. REEDER, Governor, Se.
Attest: DAHL. WeoDses, Secretary.
March 10, 1s55.--4v