The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-05-13

executive power and authority in and said err 10
~ q C0O-ato shall be vested G0verntr who stal
hold his ofice for four years until p : slccssso
shall be appointed snt qualified unless sooner remove
BY The President q tie United -taies llr nov -rio
chief the militia thereof shall perform tl- outie'
and receive the eIn0uuants u lperterit " iasi
An-irs be may grant paTcons i0r rincrs -salst iu'
laws OF sal Territory. and r-Yr-yes Tor II Lc-s 81
the the United states, until the decision ~ lt'
I President can be mate known thereon D, sLal com
mission all officers who shall be ppointri . Office uu ~
laws % Territory. aut shall take care ti ih'
/ laws Dee faithfully eX--ltel-
Sec 2 AHd D. Z further ~uGct,d. That every hA
which shall have passed the legislative assembly shan
before Il bee me law De presented 10 Tie Governor o
the Territory h~ approve be- shall sisn o. but % n-t
he shall return IT, with his bJectlons l. ne mouse
which 10 originated. 10 shall enter the puecilnls a
large their Journal ant proceed o. reconsider =
after such isratlon Two thirds u that house -4l
agree u pass the hfu % shall b. sent together with the
objections @ the other house ly which i shall ike" Sc
be reconsiderei. and approved ty two shrds oi Tia
house. shall become law But IL all such cases tn
" both houses shall be determined bg yeas AID
nays, 10 be tered on tue Joarnai o ea'h ho-r f9e
lively II any bin shall lot be returned % The ovrior
within three days Sundays excepted after i shall have
been presented 81 him. The same shall be IA" o. Ike
manner a. + he had signed il unless tie mby b. AZ
j0urnment prevent Is return in which case shall not
1s law.
The which this Is amendatory be altered "a a.
10 read follows See. g. And bt u further endctcd
That the Judicial power Of said Territory shall be vested
IN supreme court. district courts probate courts and
justices of the peace The supreme court shall consist
Of chief Justice and justices any two oi
whon shall constitute a quorum, and who shall hold a
term the Il government Of said Territory annu
ally and they shall hold their Offices during the period oi
four years Ths said Terrtery shall be divided inio
three Judicial districts and district court shall De held
in each n said districts by Of the justices of the
supreme court at such time and place may be prescr
bed by law, and the said judges shall. after their a
pOntments. respectively reside IA tne cistrcts which
shall be gnei them The jurisdiction u the s-verA
herein provided for both appellate ana suR
and u justices u the peace. shall be as limited by ""
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lIctiOi Of any matter controversy wh~u The tr of
boundaries or land may be DO dispute. OF when the e
sum claimed shall exceed three hundred dollars and
the said probate court shall noI hav- Jufs ct" "i any
matter IN controversy when the debt OFT sum claimed
shall exceed the sum ~ two thousand dollars ai stil
supreme and district court shall bav~ authority
for Of ali committed against the tonsi
tuition and laws Or the United states and the si -
preTe district, ant probate court respectively shall
possess chancery ely as common law jurisdiction and
authority for the redress Of all wrongs committed against
the II said Territory Affecting persons property
Each district court or the Judge thereof shall appoint s
clerk who shall also De the register in cnAcsft di-
shall keep hi- ce 40 the place where Tie court may bee
held Wrfs Of error. bills ~ exception. and appeals
shall be allowed from the final decisions of sad district
and probate courts 70 the supreme colrt under such
regulations sla be prescribed hy law but IN nu case
removed 10 the supreme court shall trial hv jury he al
lowed in said court The supreme court o. the justices
Thereof snail appoint us own clerk anu every eefh s
hold his office te pleasure Of The court for which DE-
shall have been appointed Wrts o error and appeals from
the Al decisions Of said supreme court shall be allowed
snd may be taken ~ supreme Court OF the United
states the same manner and under tue sane reg I'd
tions from the Circuit Courts Of IN United states
when the value the property sr the amount ~ con
troversy be sscertaned by the oath or affirmation o
either party other competent Witnesses shall exceed
thousand dollars aLi each ~ Sal supreme AM dis
trct courts shall have ant exercise the uFs cton
all arising under the CONSTITUTION and laws OF
the Jnite states vsel IN the ircllt and hstri'
Courts II the United Stlsa and the sail supreme a.
district courts Of said Territory. and the respective
judges thereof shall ami may grant wrs oi hah-as cor
pus in ali cases IA which the same are srsntea by tht
Judges Of the United states IN District u Colunol
the first days ~ every term of sail courts oi
So much thereof snail be necessary shall be appro
praed the trial Of arising under the said Con
stutOu and laws ana writs Of error and appeals IN al
such shall De made 70 the supreme court Of SAID
Territory the same as other The said clerk
shall receive IN all such cases the same fees which the
clerks Of the district o Oregon Territory receives
for similar services.
Sec And b Il further eraced That the provisions
Of sections and two Of this shall be applicable C
the Territory Of Dakota and shall have ike elect a. II
the Territory Of Colorado.
Approved, March > 1853