Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-01-23
LAWS or IDAHO TERRITORY Y.

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times aud places Of holding the suprem
and district courts, and limiting the iuris
diction thereof, providing for special Term
and adjournments, for the appointment @
clerks, and the procuring of seals, aud pre-
scrbing the mode Of proceeding in tn
district courts.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislative Assemble
0fhe Territory Of Idaho as foilolOs, Thi
Territory is hereby divided into three judcia
districts, as follows: The first judicial distric
shall embrace the counties of Idaho, Me-
Perce, and Shoshone the second judicial
district shall embrace the county of Boise
the third judicial district shall embrace the
county Of Missoula, and that portion of the
Territory lying east of the summit of the
Rocky mountains.
SEC. 2. The Hon. A. C. Smith, associate
justice of the supreme court, is hereby as
signed to the first judicial district; the Hon.
Samuel c. Parks, associate justice Of the su-
preme court is hereby assigned to the second
judicial district; and the Hon. Sidney Edger-
ton, chief justice of the supreme court, is
hereby assigned to the third judicial district.
SEC. 3. The district court shall have orig
inal jurisdiction in civil cases, when the
amount in dispute exceeds one hundred dol
lars exclusive of interest," and in all fel0nieS,
and in all other cases not otherwise provided
for.
SEC. 4. The appellate jurisdiction of said
court shall extend to hearing upon appeal an
order or Judgment Of a probate court. or
justice of the peace, in the cases prescribed
by statute.
Sec. B. There shall be term of the su-
preme court Of this Territory held at the
Territorial seatof government annually, com
mencng on the first Monday in August, and
such term may be adjourned, from time toI
time, as said supreme court may order and
direct by an entry made in the records of
said court.
SEC. g. The terms of the first iudicialI
district court shall commence at the county
seat Of the respective counties as follows: In |
the county of Nez Perce, on the first Monday
in January, the second Monday in April, and
the first Monday in November, for the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-four, and there
after, annually, on the second Monday in
April and first Monday in November; in the
county Of ShoShone, annually, on the first
Monday in September; in the county of Ida
no. annually, on the fourth Monday in May
and the first Monday 10 October.
Sec. 7. The terms Of the second judicial
district court shall commence, annually, at
the county seat OF Boise county, on the see
ond Monday 10 February, first Monday in
July, and third Monday in September and
whenever new county shall be organized
out Of, any portion Of said county of Boise,
then in such new county, courts shall be held
annually at the county seat of said county,
commencing on the third Monday in Qetebenfis
SEC. s. The terms of the stl1ffd judicial
district court shall commence, annually, as
follows: In the county of Missoula, at Hell {
Gate, on the third Monday in June; at East
Bannack, on the first Monday in April and y
the first Monday in November; and at Viz
ginia City, on the first Monday in May and
The first Monday in December. &
SEC. 8. The first six days of every term T
of said courts holden at the county seat of i
Nez Perez county, at the county seat of Boise t
county, and at Virginia City, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, shall. be appro-
priated to the trial of causes arising in said;
districts, respectively, under the Constitution a
and laws OF the United States. p
SEC 10. The judge Of any district court \
in said Territory may at his discretion, APP
point special sessions thereof, to be held al 7
The places where the stated sessions thereof 7
are holden,or at any other place in bis district
at which special sessions it shall be compe- T
tent for said court to entertain jurisdiction Of
and hear, and decide all cases. civil and Grim !
inaI, at law, or IN equity, cases in error or on
appeal, issues of law, motions in arrest of I
judgment, motions for new trial and all other $
motions; and 10 award executions, and other I
final process, and to do and to transact all +
ether business, and direct all other proceed I
ings in all cases pending in the district court, S
the trying of any cause, {
civil or criminal, by jury, in The same way, c
and with the same force and effect, as the \
same could or might be done at the stated F
sessions Of said court: Provided, That the 7
clerk Of said district court shall, at least thir-
~ days before the commencement of such \
special sessions, cause the time and place for Y
holding the same 10 be published for at least G
three weeks successfully in one or more of 4
the newspapers nearest to the place where r
The session is TO be holden, or in districts 4
where there is no newspaper, by written or p
printed notices posted at the place of holding .
said court, aud at three other OF the most Z
public places within the districts that all pro- 4
tess, writs, recognzances of every kind, y
whether respecting jurieS, witnesses, bal, or y
otherwise, which relate TO the causes TO be y
Tried at the special sessions shall be consider G