Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-01
lPUBLIC-No. 65.l

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AN Act amendatory of IAN act to provide a
temporary government for the Territory of
Montana" approved May twenty-six. eigh-
teen hundred and siXty-fOur.
BE az enacted by the Senate and House of Rep.
TeSeRtdtireS Of the United States of 4gericr in
Congress assembled, That the legislatly We assem-
blies of the several Territories of the United
States shall not, after the passage of this act
grant private charters or special privileges
but they may, by general incorporation acts
permit persons to associate themselves togeth.
er as ooales corporate for mining, manufactur-
ing, and other industrial pursuits
SEC. , And be AZ further enacted That the
PROBATE courts OF the Territory of Montana, in
thelr respective counties, in addition to tbs II
probate lurisdiction, are hereby authorized to
near and determine civil causes wherein the
damage or debt claimed does not exceed I've
hundred dollars, and such criminal cases arts.
ing under the laws Of the Territory as do not
require the Intervention of a grand Jury: Pro.
rided, That they shall not have Jurisdiction in
any matter In controversy when the title or
right 10 the peaceable possession of Ian
may be in dispute or chancery or divorce
causes: Aud pFOUided further, That in ali cases
an appeal may be taken from any order, ludg-
ment, or decree OF said probate court to the
district court.
SIC. 3. And be IL further enacted, That the
chief justice and associate justices of said Ter
ritory and the Territory Of Idaho shall each re-
celve an annual salary Of thirty five hundred
dollars.
SIC. 4. and be ii further enacted That the
judges OF the supreme court of said Territory
"
the seat OF government of said Territory de-
fine the judicial districts of said Territory. and
assign the judges who may be appointed for
said Territory 10 the several districts and shall
also fix and appoint the times and places for
holding the courts in the several counties or
subdivisions in each Of said judicial districts
ana after the times and places Of holding the
courts as 10 them shall seem proper and con We
nient, but not less than TWO terms shall be held
at each place of holding court each year.
SIC. ,. And be At further enacted, That for
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lions OF the Territory of NJ on tana, which have
been adludged therein TO have Iapsed the
governor of said Territory be, and he is hereby
authorized, on or be fore the first day of July,
eighteen hundred and sixty seven, 10 divide
SAID Territory into legislative districts for the
election OF members of the council and house
OF representatives.. and to apportion among
said districts the number of members of the
legislative assembly provided for in the or
ganlc act of said territory, ana the election of
said members of the legislative assembly shall
be held at such time and shall be Conducted in
the manner prescribed by the legislative as
sembly Of said Territory at the session thereof
begun and holden AT the city OF Bannack in
eighteen hundred and sixty -four and eighteen
hundred sixty-five, and the alifcations of
voters snail De the same as that prescribed by
SAID organic act, saving and excepting the dis
uncton therein made on account of race or
color, and the legislative assembly, so elected.
shall convene at the time prescribed by said
legislative assembly at the session last afore-
SAID Inc apportionment provi ded for in this
section shall be based upon snch an enumera.
ton of the qualified electors of the several le
gisiatiye districts as shall appear from the
election returns In the Office of the secretary of
SAID Territory, and from such other sources of
Information ss will enable the governor, with.
out taking new census, to make an amor
tionment which shall fairly represent he peo-
pie OF the several districts in both houses of
the legislative assembly, but the legislature
may at any time change the legislative dis
tTicts of the Territory as fixed by the GO vernon
SEC d. And be it. urther enacted, That all acts
passed AT the two sessions OF the sO-called
legislative assembly Of the Territory of Mon
tana, held in eighteen hundred and sixty-six
are hereby dIsapprovee and declared null and
avoid. except such acts as the legislative as
seInoly herein authorize d to be elected shall
by special act in each case re.enact: Pr0rj,Ied
ho'cerer, That in all claims of vested rights
hereunder, the party claiming the same shall
not, by reason OF anything IN this section con-
tanned, be precluded from making and testing
SAID claim In the courts of said Territory:
And lDTCrtded further, That no legislation or
pretended legislation in said Territory since
the adjournment of the first legislative assem-
bly, shall be deemed valid until the election of
the legislative assembly herein provided for
shall take place.
SEC. ?. Ind be IL further enacted, That from
and after the first day OF April next the salary
OF each of the Judges of the veral supreme
courts III each Of the organized Territories (ex-
cept Montana and ldaho) shall be two thou
sand five hundred dollars.
SIC. {. ind be ii further enacted. That all
acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this
act are hereby repealed
Approved, March =, 1867.