Arizona miner., 1864-06-22
PROCLAMATION.


BY JOHN n. GOODWIN, GOVERNOR OF ARrzos,
TERRITORY, DEFINING JUDICIAL DISTRICTS, AND
ASSIGNING JUDGES.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
WHEREAS, it is provided by the first Section
the act Of Congress providing a Temporary
government for the Territory Of Arizona thai
the act organizing the Territorial Goverrment
of New Mexico and acts amendatory thereto
together with all legislative enactments of The
Territory of New Mexico not Inconsistent.
with the provisions of the first named act, are
extended to, and continued in force ia tbs
said Territory Of Arizona, until repealed O..
amended by future legislation.
AND, WHEREAS, it is provided by tho tent
Section of said act, organizing the Territory q
New Mexico that the said Territory shall 81
divided into three Judicial Districts. aud !,
District Court shall be held in each Of saj
Districts, by one of the Justices OF til
Supreme Court, at such time and place, al
may be prescribed by law and by the siz
teenth section of the said act, il is iurthef
provided, that temporarily, and until otherwise
provided by law, the Governor OF said Terri
tory, may define the Judicial Districts Of sal
Territory, and assign the Judges who may b.
appointed for sad Territory ~ the seyeEa-
Districts and also appoint the time, and places
for holding Courts. in the several counties, Of
subdivisions, in each Of said Judicial D.stncts0
by proclamation TO be issued by him.
Now. by virtue OF the aforesaid enactments
DO hereby order and direc~that until otherwisS
provided, tho Territory Of Arizona shall be Dis
tricted The judges assigned aad the Courts
held as follows, VIZ:
Al that portion Of said Territory lying south o
the CHA River, and east Of the i4th degree o
iougf'a1e. west from Greeuwich, shall co:at.tate
The First Judicial District.
a chat portion Of said Territory lying ives:
lof The ll4th decree Of longitude west iron
IGreenwIch, shall constitute the Second Jaaeia
District
And all that portion Of said Territory lyin.
north Of the ella River and east OF the li4ts
degree of longitude, west from Greenwich, cha.
constitute the Third Judicial District.
The Hon William T. Howell is hereby assign
ed to the First Judicial District, and will hol.
the courts therein.
The Hon. Joseph 2. Allyn is hereby assigne!
to the Second Judicial District, and will hold tb
courts therein.
The Hon. William F. Turner is hereby assign
ed to the Third Judicial District, and will hof
the courts therein.
| In the First judicial District District Coun
OF the United States, for SAID District, shall b
held at Tucson, commencing on the last Tuesda.
Of May next, and 10 continue two weeks and
second term OF said Court, for said District sha.
| be held at Tucson, commencing on the last Iuel
day Of October next. and to continue two week;
| In the Second Judicial District, a Dstrie
Court Of the United States for said District sha
be held at La Paz, commencing on tho laa
Tuesday of June next, and to continue Is,
weeks and second term Of said Court, for sa,
District, shall be held at La Paz, commencing q,
the last Tuesday of November next, and to coz
ltinuetwo weeks.
The times and places for holding terms Of 20
District Court, in the Third judicial Distfiei
Twill be designated in a subsequent procamatio5
I Given under my hand, and Seal Of said Terri
tory at Fort Whipple, this ninth day of April.
1854, and of the Independence Of the Unite
States Of America the eighty-eighth.
JOHN n. GOODWIN.
! BY the Governor.
! RICHARD g. MCCORMICK,
Secretary Of the Territory.