Squatter sovereign., 1855-04-03

CHsted Nafss OF .9naericd,
Territory Of Kansas.
THO the citizens and inha abitants OF the Terri
L toy Of Kansas; ANDREW II. REEDER,
Governor of the said Territory, do hereby pro-
claim and make known. that un-
{ GEAE der and By virtue of the authority
conferred, and the duty enioined
bv the thirtv-fftii section of the act cf Con-
gress, passed the thirtieth day OF May 4. u.
1854. entitled ''an act to organize the Terrific
ries OF Nebraska and kansas;; have, until 9th
cry.ise provided by law, defined the Judicial
Districts OF the said Territory, and assigned
one of said Districts to each of the Judges ap-
pointed for said Territory; and have also ap-
pointed the times and places for holding the
courts in the said Districts as follows, that it
t. say:
All of said Territory embraced within the
following bounds, shall constitute the FIBsT
JUDICIAL DISTRICT, to wit: commencing at the
mouth of the Kansas River, thence up the Mis-
souri, River, to the Northern line of the Terri
tory thence along said line west, to the line
between the eleventh and eighteenth Election
Districts, theIce down said lire to the Militia
ry Road leading from Fort Leayenworth to Ft.
kearEev.Tthence along said Road 10 the line be-
tween the twelfth and thirteenth Election Dis
ticts, thence down the same, and the waters Of
Soldier creek along the western shore thereof
to the Kansas River, and down the the
southern shore thereof, TO the place of begin
ming. including the thirteenth, fourteenth. iif-
teenti, sixteenth. and eighteenth Election Dis
tricts, which said District is assigned to Chief
Justice s. ID. Lecompte and the courts thereof
shall be held at the Town of LcayenwoTth.
All OF said Territory embraced within the
following bounds shall constitute the SECOND
JUDICIAL DISTRICT, to wit commencing at the
mogth CT tie Kansas River, thence, up the
along the southern shore thereof TO the western
line Uf ttlc Po-t2WattGmle Reservation; thence
along the western and southern lines of said
Reservation to the head waters OF the Wakaru-
So. o. the nearest point thereto, and thence di
rectiy to, and down the northern shore of the
same, to the cast side of the house Of Charles
MatIngly, thence due south to the middle of the
Santa Fe Road. thence NestyTardly along the
middle of said Road to Rock Creek, thence due
south to the north line of the Sac and Fox Res
ervation. thence along the north and west lines
thereof, and due south TO the Neosho River !;
thence Up the southern shore OF said River, and
of the south branch thereof to the head; thence
due south TO the line of the Territory and
thence by the soath and east lines OF the Terri
tory: to the place of beginning, to inclade the
first, seCoDd third, fourth, fifth, sixth aud sew
entecnth Election Districts The said Dis
tTict IS assigned TO Hon. Rush Eimore, and the
courts thereof shall be held at the town OF Te-
carnsei.
The Residue OF the territory, comprising the
seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and
twelfth Election Districts shall constitute the
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT. which is assigned
to 1or. Sanders W. Johnston and the courts
the.eof shall be held at the Town OF Pawnee.
lows:
At LEAvBHwoRrH on the third Monday CT
April and third Monday of October.
AT TEcvNsEH, On the second Monday after
the third Monday Of April, and second Mon
day afSer the third Monday of October.
AT PAENEE. on the fourth Monday after the
third Monday of April. and fourth Monday az
ter the third Monday OF October.
Special and preliminary terms will be held at
Lsayensscrth on Monday tha 10th day OF aIarcb
next-a. Teeumseh ON Monday the 26th daY of
March next---and at Pawnee,' on Monday the
2nd day Of April next. at ten O'Clock a. u. at
which times all persons bound by recogHizznce
or Otherwise. TO appear at the first term OF said
courts viii appear at the places so as aforesaid
fixed for their respective Districts and all JUS
tees OF the Peace who have taken recoenizan-
s ces iof the appearance Of any person charged
before them will at or before the commerce.
naeIt of the said special or preliminary term,
make return of the same to the clerk of their
respective Districts, or to 4. J. Isacks, the
| e. S. District Attorney
Witness my hand aud the Seal of the said
Territory. this twenty sixth day Of February,
A. ID. 1855.
A. n. REEDER. GoYernos. &c.
Attest: DANIEL. WeoDSex, Secretary. 8 W.