Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-05-16

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compose district to be called the eastern district OF
xas; and all the remaining part Of the terry Of he
w s"a sa,a, district strict Of Texas. O,'' ' - -
Sec And be it further enacted That there shall be
esie,n district Texas Two Of which terms shall be be-
gun and held Galveston the first Mondays in Decen-
s and he a. es on ins Mondays
and Ocob respectively and four terms Of the district
year, Of which shall be begun and held at Aus
tim ss the first msn sS Of n and S gns
first Mondays Of March and N"vemSer respectively and
the said courts hereby authorized hold adjourned
terms when the business Of the said courts SHALL in the
opinion of the judge or judges, require it. .r
Sec B. And be further enacted, That a suits and pro-
cssdngs 81 whatever or nature pending the district tS
sa courts were enoned be held and which said places
may be within the eastern disrc, Of Texas shn DC trans
red to the disr court of the eastern district OF
and such suits and proceedings pending of tho
ut which terms of the said district en"ned to
be held and which said places may be within Inc western
western district Of Texas and this shall not produce
di<con,nuance of such suit proceeding or of any
oder issue, prucess therein and jurisdiction is here
given to the said district courts respectively and perform
an to- to ,rT 10 s Of he q" @ u.s.
the district court of Texas authorized to do and MI
Of the dsres of TEXAS shall be- proceeda in
and returned to the district court 10 be holden ut the place
from whence the issued and shall be Of full force
two dis trcts and all which may have issued from
the said district of Texas pending there
from any of the said enforce any order udg
men or decree in any cause heretofore ended and deter
mined therein shall be u.s. ued from and made returEable To
the court in which the said the record thereof
be- and issue and be by the marshal of the
district FRI IN which issues in any part of the State
Sec T. And be 1t further enacted, That either OF the
ld strict courts may, ON application OF the parties de-
fndant and for ~d cause shown. order any suit now
pending and transferred to such court by this act to bere
moved to the proper court of the other district for further
proceedings and thereupon the clerk shall transmit all
the papers the cause with transcript Of all the
Court to which the suit shall be removed and all further
proceedings shall be had in the said court the suit had
been originally commenced therein.
Sec And be it further enacted That the present judge
OF the district of Texas be- and he hereby assigned to
hold said courts in the district of Texas and shall
exercise the same jurisdiction and perform the same duties
within the said district he exercises and performs
within his present district There shall be appointed dis
ct judge for the district of Texas who shall
possess the same powers and do and perform all such du
appsrainng to the district judge for the district
of Texas And the district judge Of each district shall be
emitted to the same compensation by law IS provided
for The present judge of The strict of Texas.
Sec And be further enacted That there be appo'nt-
ed one person sric attorney. and mar
SHAT for said western district, whose terms of appointment
and service we'll and emo'uments shall be the
same with those respectively appertaning to the said Of
fees IN the district Of Texas and said marsha! shall give
the same bond that other marhas required to give tc
be approved and recorded directed law Povid
ed That the present district attorney of the district of
Texas shall be the drc, attorney for the eastern district
but Shall retain charge Of all suits already commenced UNI
til the final termination unless the President of the United
States shall otherwise direct aud the present marshal of
the district of Texas shall be the ar hal of the eastern
district, during their respective Official terms
Sec l. And be it further enacted That all suits hereaf
ter l" tie 5r light in either OF said courts not of local
shall be brought in the of the district where
the defendant resides but there be than de
PENDANT and they reside in different districts, the plaintiff
issue in either and send duplicate writ against the
defendants directed the marshal If the othrrdStrlct
which endorsement shall be made that the writ
thus sent is copy of writ sued out of TIL curt of the
ed INTO the office from whence they issued shall constitute
| one suit and be proceeded in accordingly.
Approved, February u, 1857.
*Somethng wanting here to complete the sense,
| but the rolls are rs printed above
Chap LX-Au authorize the People of the Terri
tory Of Minnesota to form Constitution and State Gov
ernment preparatory to their Admission in the Union
| ON an equal Footing with the original States
Be by the Senate House Representatives
OF the United States of America in Congress assembled
yha. the inhabitants Of mat portion of the Territory Of
channel of the Red River Of North where the bounda
sons the same thence the main channel of said
river to that of the Box des Sioux River thence up the
main channel Of said river to Lake Tavers thence the
centre OF SAID lake to the southern extremity thereof
thence in direct line to the head of Big Stone Lake
south line 10 the north line of the State of Iowa thence
east along the northern boundary of said Saleio the main
channel Of The Mississippi River thence up the main chan
State of Wisconsin, until the niersecs the Saint
Louis River thence down said river to and thruush Lake
Superior, the boundary line of Wisconsin and Michigan,
until II ntcrsecs the dividing line between the United
States and the British thence Pigeon Rv-
ningbe and they hereby authorized form for them
selves Constitution and State Government by the
of the State of Minnesota to come in o the Uuon on
an equal footing with the original States according to the
| federal constitution.
Sec = it further enacted That the said State of
Minnesota shall have Concurrent jurisdiction the Ms
sssippi and all other rivers and bordering the
said State Of Minnesota far the shall form
States hereafter to be formed bounded by the
and said river and wu:ers and the navgabe
leading INTO the shall be highways ard fur
free well TO the inhabitants of said State ali
other citizens of the United States without any tax duty,
Sec. And be further enacted That on the first Mon
day in June next the legal in each representative
State hereby auriz to elect two delegates for each
representative which SAID district be entitled
rorla Legislature, which cleo. Delegates shall be
held and conducted and the made all respects
in conformity with The laws Of said Territory regulating
the election Of representatives. the delegates
ed shall assemble the capitol Of territory the
second Monday in July and first determine by vote,
whether 1t is the wish of the people of the proposed State
to be admitted into the Union that time and if So shall
proceed to firm constitution and lake ali steps
Tor the establishment of State government conformity
with the federal constitution, subject the approval and
ras!heAt"'n Of the people Of the proposed State
convention shall decide in favor of the immediate adms
sion OF the proposed State into the Union shall be the
take or enumeration of the nhabitsut
within the limits of the proposed Stale under such rules
and regulations shall be prescribed BY Secretary
the INTERIOR with the view OF ascerainng the number
representatives to which said State he entitled the
Congress of the United States and said State shall be
TITLED to one representative and such additional represen
tatlves as the population of the State SHALL according e
the census show would be entitled according to tn.
present ratio Of representation.
Sec . And be it further enacted, That the following
propositions be- and the hereby offered the sale
convention OF the people Of Minnesota for their free accep
shall be obligatory the United States upon the sale
State Of Minnesota, to-wit:
First That sections numbered sixteen and thirty six il
every township of public lands in said State and whe
eher OF said sections any part thereof has been sole
OF onerwse been disposed Of other lands equivalent there