Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-17

To the adoption of the constitution, aud II
10 fixed by said constitutional convention
and until said state officers are elected asd
qualified under the prov .stons Of the c0u-
stitut,on, the territorial officers shall con-
tinue to discharge the duties of their re-
speltive 4 f1ccs.
Sec. Z That sections numbered sixteen
and thirty.six 10 verytOwnship, and where
such sections nave been sold or o herwise
kdisposed of by any act Of congress-. other
lands equivalent thereto, in legal subdivi-
sious Of not more than one quarter-section,
aud as contiguous az may be, are hereby
granted to sa,d state for the support OF com
mon schools.
Sec. !. That. provided the state Of Da-
kola shall be admitted into The union in
accordance with the foregoing provision Of
his act, IF y entire sections of the uaap
propriated public lands within SAID state,
To be selected and located by direction ot
the Legislature thereof, on or before the first
lay Of January, eighteen hundred aud
els hty .tW :, shall be-, and are hereby, grant,
Ted, in legal subdivisions of not lis. than
me quarter section. to said state, for the
purpose Of erecting public buildings at the
capital of said stale tor legislative aud in
ilcial purposes. in such manner rs the legs.
Iature shall pr, &C: be.
Sec. 9. That fifty other entire sections OF
land az aforesaid, to be selected aud | Gated
as aforesaid, in legal subdivisions IA afore-
aid, shall tie, and they are hereby, granted
10 said state for the purpose of erecting a
suitable building for a peni,entiary or state
prison in the manner aforesaid.
Sec. 10. That sever ty two other sections
Of land shall be set apart and reser, ed for
the use and support OF a state university, To
be selected i" manner az aforesaid, and TO
he appr pr'ated and applied as the legl-la-
ure Of said state may prescribe, for the
purpose named, and for no other purpose.
Sec. IL. That all salt springs within said
state, no exceeding tw' I've IN number, viii.
.ix sections OF land adjoining. or as cont'g-
uous as may be to each, shall be granted to
said state for its use, the said land TO he Sc
lec,ed by the governor of aid state wiih.n
Two years after the admission of The state,
and when so selected to be used and disposed
~ on such terms, conditions, and regnla-
tons AS the legislature shall direct: Pro
rided, That no salt spring or lands the
r ght whereof is nov vested in any indivld-
unl or individuals. or which hereafter shall
be confirmed or aajudged to any individual
IF individuals, shall by this &C. be granted
10 said t,a,e.
Sec. IL That five per cen,um of the pro-
reeds of the sales Of public lands living
within sad state which have been or shall
ne sold hy The United States prior or s1bsc-
quent to the admission of said state MO the
union, after deduct ,g all the expenses it ci-
dent to he same, shall be paid TO the SAID
state for the purpose Of making such inter
nal improvements within said state a- the
legislature thereof may direct.
Sec. IL. That the eighth section of the
act OF congress entitled ''An act TO %appropri.
ate the proceeds Of the sales Of the public
lands, and to grant %pre-emption right-," APP
proved the fourth day of September, e gh.
teen hundred and torty-one, shall be. and i.
hereby, d%eclar.d applicable to the state o
Dakota when admitted into the union as
nereln provided.
Sec. IA. That any balance OF the appro'
priations for the legislative expenses of said
territory Of Dakota remaining u%nexpended
shall be applied to and used for defiayine
tie expen, es of the said convention, ant
for the payment OF the members thereof
under The same rules and regulations anc
rates as are now provided by law for the
payment of the territorial legislature.
Sec. Is. That the two sections of land in
each township herein granted for the sup.
port of common schools shall be disposed of
only at public sale and at a price not less
than Two dollars and fifty cents per acre,
the proceeds to constitute a permanent
school fund, the interest of which As TO BE-
expended in the support of common schools.
A BILL PROVIDING FOR AN ADDITIONAL AS
OClAT JUSTICE OF TIL SUPREME COURT
OF THE TERRITORY OF DAKOTA.
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House Of
Rtpres, ntutiues of the United States of Ameri.
ca in Congress Assembled, That hereafter the
supreme court of the territory of Dakota
shall con-ist Of a chief Justice and three as.
socia,e JUS ices, n three Of whom shall
constitute a quorum.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the Guty of the presi.
dent to appoint an additional associate jus;
tice of said supreme court, in manner now
provided by law, who shall hold his office
Tor the term Of four years, and until his
successor is appointed and qualified.
SEC. 5. The said territory shall be d.
vided into four judicial districts, and a dis
trict court shall be held in each district bv
one of the justices of the supreme court At
such time and place az may be prescribed by
law; each judge, after assignment, shall re-
side in the district to which he Ia assigned
SEC 4. Until changed by the legislative
assembly Of -aid territory, the fourth dis
trict OF said territory shall consist of The
following Counties. to-wit CLAW, Union,
Lincoln, Minn.haha, Moody, Bookings,
Deul. Grant. Conington. Lake, Wood, H m
lin, Clark, Greeley, Stone, Turner and Nc
Cuok, aud the Sis-eton and Wahpeton In
dian reservation and the second district
shall consist of the remainder Of the terrific
~ which now constitutes said second district
defined by the statutes OF said territory.
SEC. 5. Temporarily, and I'm il otherwise
by Law. the additional associate
to be appointed under this act is here
by assigned to said fourth district, and the
line, and places az nov fixed by the statutes
raid territory for holding court therein
'hall remain until changed by law.
SEC. 6. The district court of said fourth
Judicial district shall have no Jurisdiction
o try, hear, or de ermine any matter "r
cause wherein the United States is a party,
md no United States grand or petit jury
hall be sulnmoned in said court but raid
our,h district is hereby attached to and
made a part Of the second Judicial distrie',