The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-02-02

At 4 place different tlan ise county seai:
I'm Tie alOre grave Ina fasIlllt'iat sEles.
lion u ( coullihc Isgislatate ,lesegate "
llfe citiuA The riElIt NiIch t6eg Organic
Act has confefred 4loac iipar i, as thss;
LAW making power
~ Ilie aet Uf Consrrgs ~ Sept ls50i
aoFHalosly kap8n as rhg 0fsayFir Asi,..
hfo9g VI die TegtitofY issg rKittseec sslist
coataFsd Upon tl.t paaille, lels aa'e'is.
h'gd ilt legi slgtiya eap9eit egij3;iii III NltI
The G9FerHnr, Che Ii98gta to. ..plis laws.
a !ldeg ssa tioif must be iii conformity WITH
tlilsuy. TITS From fiiis tile rls 70 make.
laws IS derived, and 81 iti prsgisfgfs stlle
iniiss be goY9rptaSE A. eallllof
tiSggtd the power given. aaa orsssSs filt
10 tiglt short oi the III qtl.TRrlRiits u Gun
.ttiihs iIis eAaetea tEat tli6 Territory
.Bisaifh e divided into three Judicial stfietsi
and a district egilrt sall f3o.t eli III satgh
HI said Districts hy oIc 6i ti5t jiisfiecs tf
Thy Supreme Court IL spfl qlf fltlfe
Ias af fffysilt5 dg. iisitS sfe. q. te
teFtif epreeefibEtt Eli ltN II scans IN lin
passed hythc fgtfitoFi5tt Eg tsatGYa@ 'Iliiss
~ T.. - as- .
.catls trlictiotsiiS apparent, Rilh0at tlleaitt
0f ihrfl efh SIX. \. but as5a II 10 Eltgftist ans.
Edoabton this subject, IL III tlssrfe fattlitr
provided, aftt / giving TILL ofertipr flies
Temporary rtglst, tilltIl btbgrEtse 'EilOyldt
cd 81 law u ID dgine tiie aieiql Districts
and assi flu iytdstes ti1 tIta game. bat
the leg slatise Assembly, 1T iheir FIRST,
oratly Subsequent session, Ifpty 0fgaiiize.
alter oF modify such judicial districts and
assign the judges and aller The times aud
EPllecs 81 holiliug cont.
The Legislature Is designated by Con.
Fgfcss 10 fx the time and plaees: This
epower Is entrusted no where else, anil il
belongs q itexelgs.ycly, without theriglit
Of Delegation. The power TINS granted
cannot be conferred Congress has pro.
Fided what Tie Legislature may 90, ',J,lx
1 the time and places FOR holding court, Z
aud. tho iegislaiure have no right 60
the citizen nniS iix the tinc aud place,
thereby authorizing hIa 10 periotLa le:sis-
Iittiye functions, aiAl TO do that which the
Legislature Is alone antherixcdto do. But
tie ftihie and pliee must lie prescribed
by law How are they prescribed hy
Law, ii done by.a petition oil QUE hundred
scitizehs2 Wegre Unable 10 discover what
analogy Iris bears, either To- The form
or itfgrcaients'0f lfw, The petition eer-
'taihly 81 not law. The time and place
fiSediH Che petition ARE destitute 6f fAa
Of law. Il ii is "a well sstt led
principle, recognized snd adopted by tiIe
tbigtest courts 81 The eottry, that Tie ies.
islatpre cannot delegate its powers, 81
even provide for q law 10 take rtEep. By
d vote pf tie people. III such are The
atl.jiaicatiois, II the most solena la5 .isla.
tire e;faet thcIits cannot become operative;
Mlteh le.t 10 aiitl receiving Tie Sanction oi,.
sbe profile, depending UPON tlliis eBsl tilgGh-
cy, the So,trer 81 =ail Power iii il replllii.-
can government, With low much more.
'Jrce Of logo tfn ii tie. s5ii55ll, th6t wien
The lci;isittnFe lis -al6Ge atffifQFfxedio ny1
:tle iiniesilnf places. :6i hel,..iiug c6urt4 by
any thtt it caIGet eHact thai. stth time
nd places may be Hxad III tie cfti4qp.
e tae iegis llengeF An elUthe Que AHnlfeIlI
10 zgljs WITH this Nlrs y follows ess d
eg aud logical tlct!aetioir that I'll can Se4J
Get Il Single indiYidpal and cI0ti.e him
With the same power; a8l tie. StgEilge
spectacle: would be PRESENTED rf. courts,
3hieers and sailors becoming sairiett III
.hg caprice Cf enc mon. 'fiiis Is thcre,11
inl4 If tho right 60 delegate Is conceded.
We aefy Stith. right, apd dcCiafe die Gel
# J. S55i undcrl which The. court was hehi,
when. il rendered Judgment IL tliis ease, ia.
conflict Nitl.tiit Ofgltije Att, add void i
illus farI Ne la}o not referred 10 the,
supplemental acts Of Congress, liassed III
1896 sud lsas, Us the eOntt Below was
not held by authority .of either u them.
" The actat 80 G, provides Tor the judges.
81 tile Sdprdmc Court 10 liS. 4 Tine a.!d
l,lsee III each os, the di$ilicts, for holding
courts, which, Wien taken in connection
with the ORGANIC Act, and the subsequent
act ef 1855, We bold TO confer authority.
only for holding federal courts fur the dis
tftcts. -. ~ e : .....
The act Ct 1858 authorities tbs Judges
to holdeonrts in tie counties within their
respective districts, whertio, by tbe laws.
Of the Territories; courts have been, or
may be established, for the purpose of.
hearing and determining cases other than
those arising Under the IaWsof the United
States, and provides that the United
Suites shall in no manner be chargeable
with the expenses thereof. 49,, .-:. 4
This law WAS passed to provide for
hUidlng courts in counties, combining such
courts rntirely 10 the trial and determina-
ton Of cases arising under the territorial
laws. But it viii 30 observed that such
courts must be established by territorial
laws. Ttrre is nothing III this law in
derogatioa Of that clause Of tie Oygaijiet
Act, which requires the. tine, aud place
TO bic. prescribed by Inv, but rather in
affirmation Of that provision. Neither Of
these acts Of Congress can be cited in
SUPPORT Of the Judgment, us appesTs from
the record the eohEt was sitting as o ter
rttprlaI, and not MS a federal court; was
Boiding a special, and not q general term,
and hence it could not have heGn ID ses-
sion under the net Of Congress Of 1856
lt,conld not haye been held by NGtue of
my power conferred by the act Of Com
treas Of 1858, because the net only aa-
thorlzes courts 10 be held III the counties
wherein, by The laws Of the Territory,
courts have been, or may be established,
and no law Of the Territory was ever
passed, until the session Of the L&gista-
tare just closed, allowing or establishing
coEft at Carson City, id Carson county:
We are, therefore, ot opiDiun that the.
poGrt bud no right 10 proceed With the