Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-04-11
Approved, March . 1863.
CpUnLIu-.,o, 4O.I


AN AcT to amend act entitled "An net to proyId'
lsporsry government for tho Territory OF Col
orado"
Ben enacted by the senate and uonse of Repre-
sentaiiyes OF the United states OF Americt in Con
gress assembled, That Tho second section Of the act
TO WhIch this act is amendment be altered no ~
1 Y In and said Territory Of Colorado shall b.
vested In Governor, who shall hold his office fOi
fonr years. and II hi successor shall be appointe
and qhalaed. unless sooner removed by the Rresi
dent Of the United states The Governor shall re-
SIDE within sNid Territory, shall be communicate
chief Of the mi itia there f. ha perform the dntte'
and receive the emOument OF SUPER ntendeut OF In
dian affairs he quay grant pardons for Offences against
the l4wsO lid Territory. aud reprieyes for Osnc
against the laws Of the linked States until The de-
cIsion " the Pr sident be made known thereon:
hO shall commission all OH :ers who eha be appoin-
ted to office uud tile laws of said Territory, anu
ted. '4A' care '41' 'as 'aS' Ds a
C. 2. Aud be It further enacted, That every bill
which shall have passed the legislative as5embl
snA ], DcfOse 1t bec0m law, be presented to the
GOVsTnur of the Territory; il he approve, he shall
sgnit; IL not, ho shall return l., with his obiec-
tioms to the house in which it originated who sal
enter the objections Mt large their Journal and
proceed TO reconsider it. H. after such reconsdera
zion tw.-ihIrds of that house shall agr eto pass tlt
bill IL chad be sent, together with the objections. to
the Other house, by which it shall lKewie be recon-
sidcred; aud ifHpproYed by two-thirds of that house
it shalI become a law. But in all such cases the
votes both houses shall be deteTm ned BY yeas
nays to DO entered on the journal u each house re
sPectively II any bill sh all nos be returned by the
Governor within shrce dayslS nRys eXcepIed) after
it shall hav been presented to him, the came shall
be law in like manner as If he had sign 1t, unless
thu assemGl, by Adjournment prevent its return, III
which II IL shall not be u law.
500. 8. Ami be il further enacted, That section
nine of the act to which this act is amend1tory be
altered to read follows: Section Aud be II
further cted, That the judicial power of said
Territory shall sc vested in suprente court, dis
rtct courts, probate courts and Justice OF tho peace
TITO supreme uTt shall consist of chief Justice and
tw nss"cia eiustices any two of whom sh8ll COnsti
tute lOrum and who shall hold u term at the seat
iyst Territory v
Hhall hold their Offices during the period of ur
yeas The said Territory shall be ivded into three
judicial district, aud district court shall be hetU
IN each of aid districts by eof eiustices OF the
supreme court such time ami place may he pro-
seTlOst by law; aud the said ju SHALL after then
appointments respectively reside IN the district
Wliteh shall be ass gued them The jurisdiction OF
the several our herein provided for, both appell-
ate and or nal aud OF Justices OF the peace, shall
be as limited by law: Provided That justices Of the
peace shall not have jurisdiction OF any matter in
controversy whan the title boundaries of land may
be ILdi-pute, when the debt OF sum claimed shat
exceed three hun r,d dollArs and the salt probate
court shall not have jurisdiction Of any matter ii
controversy when the uebt sum Claimed shall OK
ted the sum of thousand doiiars; aud said supreme
district conTt shall have authority for redress
al wrong committed "a ,RiusE he C0n1uturion auI
Laws OF ths United Statt; aud the said supreme DIS
trot, obate court. resp, ctveIy, IN I'll posses
chtnceEy as we'll as common law Jurisdiction and ua
thortty for IhO re irtss u all VIZ ngB committed
Agtiust tue laws of said Territory affecting person
property. Zach distric court or the Jug
thoreo shall appoint clerk who shall also be III
register Ia chAncery, and shnI keep his office at tn
place where the court may be h II. Writs of error
bill of ceptioR. a appeals shall be allowed iron
the final decisions Of sal district Rnd probate court
to the supreme under such rsgu atoms as shal
be prescribed b. law; but in no case ENJOYED to tn
supre,ue court shall tr al by Jury be allowed in sal
Court. The supreme court, or the justices thereof
shall appoint its own clerk. ami every clerk shall
hold IBIS office at the pleasure of this court for whiC
he shall have been appointed. Wri of error a
appeals from the final decisions OF said suprem
court III ali be allowed and may be taken to tue ~
prems Court Of the UnIted states in tho same man
uer and under the same equations from the Cir
cult Counts oil ,he United States, wheu thu value Q
the property, y, the amount in controversy, to b
curtAinei by heOathOr affirmation of either par
or other competent witness, shall exceed on
thou'aud dollars; and each OF said supreme and dis
ttct court, Bhal' aud FcIse the same jur
diCtUn al all cas- arising under the CONSTITUTION
and laws of the tod st as Is vested in the Cir
cult and District Court, tho United States; nnS
tue said supreme and district IA, Is Of said Terrific
ry,Hnd the resp Give ju iges thereof sha aud ma,
grant WriS of habea8 corpus ia all cases in WhiGl
Ihe sans are Rr inted by the Judges OF the Uultet
States ia the District OF Colum6iA and the first 81,
days OF every term Of said courts so much the co
1r1' o causes arising under thu sad Constitution
aud laws; ami writ1 of error and appeals all such
cases shal! 90 made to the supreme court Of said
territory the same other cnSRR The saId rlarh
shat receive In all such cases thS same fsos M
clerks Of the district courts Of oregon TERRITORY re
ceived for stnar services.
Sec :, And DO II fur her enacted, ThStthe prOvi
SSns OF sections one aud two of tn shall be an
pitAolt to the Cerrt Try of DOkUta and shall hay,
ike eu CT As In the Territory of Colorado
Approved, March ., 1864