Kansas weekly herald., 1855-04-13
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of, the said Territory, do hereby proclaim and
make known that under and by virtue Of the al.
thoritY conferred and the duty enjoined by the
thirty-fifth section of the Act of Congress pass
ed the thirtieth day of May, a. D.. 1854, entitled
9aneAct to organize the Territories of Nebras-
ka and Kansas, p, I have, until otherwise provf-
ded By law, defined the Judicial Districts of the
said Territory, and assigned one of said Districts
to each of the Judges appointed for the said
Territory, and have also appointed the times
and places for holding the Courts in the said
Districts, as follows, that is to say:
l. All of said Territory embraced within the
following bounds shall constitute the First Jt-
diciaIs District, to wit Commencing at the mouth
of the Kansas river, thence the Missouri river
to the Northern line Of the Territory, thence a-
Eleventh and Eighteenth Election Districts,
thence down said line to the Military Road Lead
ing from Fort LeayenWorth to Fort Kearneyt
thence along said road to the line between the
Twelfth and Thirteenth 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, on the South
ern shore thereof. to the place of beginning, in
Guiding the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth,
Sixteenth and Eighteenth Election Districts,
which said District is assigned to Chief Justics
IS D.5LEeoNPTE, and the Courts thereof shall BE-
held at the town of IeeavenWorth. sxsz
All Of said Territory embraced within the fol-
lowing bounds shall constitute the Second Judi
ciaI Disf5iett ITO wit. zComfhencihg at the mouth
of the Kansas River thence up the same along
the Southern shore thereof to the Western line
of the Potta Wattomie Reservation, thence along
the Western and Southern lines Of said ReserVa-
tien to the head waters OF the WakarHsa or the
nearestt point thereto. and thence directly to,
and down the Northern shore of the sanesto the
East side of the house of Charles Mattingly,
thence due South to the middle of the Santa Fs
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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 dae. South to the Neesho River. thence up
the Southernshore ofsaid Riyerand ofthe South
Branch thereof to the head, thence due South to
tHel line Of the Territory, and thence by the South
and East lines of the Territory to the place of
begiu1ihgszto =iiciude tn e Mrste8scond, Third,
Fourth, Eifsh, Sixth and Ssyentes snth Election
Districts. The said District is assigned to Hon.
RUSH ELLMoRE, and the Courts thereof shall be
held at the Tesvsl OF Tecuinseh.
The Residue of the territory comprising tha
sventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and
Third SGdscs1 patssct3 which is >ssfened ia
Hon. S4NDERsf W. tJoHNsToE. az1sd fhx Courts
thereof shall be held at the, ss Gown of Psvnes.
The regular Terms sf Courts shall be a.
At Less<n.s Z. ,is shs tsifd MONDAY of April
and third M, r,asiav of octoher. 49,
:, :a1 lse<~ ~.sta on the second Mondy ater the
third 4honday OF q prii and second Monday litter
Cd third Headayso of 0etehers zzsT
q At Paaps<s, on The foazkh monday sftsF the
| third -mpnday Of April, and fourt Monday after
ths third, Monday Of October. Special aidsprs-
iliminary terms will be held at Eeayenxortk
on Monday the 18th day of n arch next-<at Ts-
cumseh on Monday the 18th day Of March next
-and atgPasxhee % monday the 2hd day of April
! next at Ten o'clock A. III. at which tiass all
i parsons bonndb by Reeogni lance or othsrws to
tappear at the fest Term Of said courts xiii ap-
pear at TIE places 50 as aforesaid hxed for fheir
Erespertive Districts and eli I4stces Peace
WHO have tax ess Rec isanssS for the appear
sneeof snf efs4n. arged before theps vii st
] or preininary term make .rsturn of sthe rama
ito the cieEk q tHeF Iespss lyeS Districf or IA
a .: sdcks, Esq. TIE Z s Dis. Atsy, ssr
Witness nay Rasd and u eal As said
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