Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-02-14
NORTH DAKOTA.
mFArrNG A TERRITORY.

xaToN, Special Telegram, Feb. L.
~ ,neron's bill for the organization
erritory of North Dakota provides
o ,4,on az the Territory of Dakota com
=, 4 point on the Red River Of the
ssra the 10Th deg. OF north latitude
came. thence south along the west
i,na az the State of Minnesota TO the
- north latitudes thonce west along
Deg of north latitude TO the
.rndary line of the Territory CT Mon
zee north along said boundary line TO
ninth degree of north latitude, thence
asaid degree TO the place of beginning,
- "a into 4 temporary government by
osthe Territory OF North Dakota.
Ia usual provisions for the organiza-
"a new territory, including a legtsla-
bcil Of fifteen members and a house
Isentatiyes of thirty members, SIN.
ourt district court, probate courts
Ices of the peace, it is provided that
rossed by the Legislative assembly and
M III said Territory of North Dakota
Layid and binding, without being sub
congress- for its approval; that
s,ment OF said Territory of North
slaII have power to call the Leg
assembly together by proclamation
sraordinary occasion at my time after
= the reasons therefor TO the president
lifted States, ana ms approval tnereot
~, Only given 1t is also provided that
PROCESS or proceedings, civil or
and all indictments and criminal
% which shall DO pending n unde-
IN the courts of the Territory OF Da-
in the limits OF said Territory Of NORTH
Fhen this act shall take effect, shall be
Ia. to be heard, tried. prose
Ed determined In the district courts
Established, which may include the
[or districts where any such proceedings
ending. All bonds, recognizances ami
Es "a any kind whatsoever, vali1
ristinr laws of said Territory OF
shaIi be valid under this act,
crimes and misdemeanors against
IN force within said limits may be re-
he same as they would have been undo;
in force in the Territory OF Dakota al
this oct shall go into operation. That al
acttops which have been removed from
|rict court held within said limits b.
otherwise to the supreme our OF tn
al Dakota, aud which shall be unde-
there at the time this act shall 60 int,
shall be certified by the cler
supreme court and transferred &
,nreme coure created by thu
here to be proceeded with 1,
:#S .%exmination in the same manner tina
I'M have been In the supreme court o
Fnrvof Dakota. Provision is made tina
q counties of Campbell. Wal
Potter, Foulk, EGmunds, Mcpherson
spink, Clark, Day, Coddington, Grant
Sisseton and Wahpcton Indian reserva
H. Territory OF Dakota, and all that por
~ eald territory between the forty-slXtn
n north latitude and the seventh stand
lleI living east Of the Missouri river
&stitute the
& THIRD JUDICIAL E--Sre1rI
I~erritory until changed or altered by the
e assembly OF said Territory OF Dakota,
district cuuEts IN the various counlle
divisions in said district shall be and
az ia row or may hereafter
by law and the counties OF the union.
burner, Lincoln, McCook, Min1ehaha.
AXE. Kingsbury, Hamiin and Deue
hstitrte the Fourth judicial district o.
kritory, and the district court for sa.e
exercising the jurisdict lon OF oircuii
fict courts of the United States Tor salt
&hall be held at Sioux Falls at a time
the laws of said territory, for the gen
IS Of court In said county of Minnehah.
Jurisdiction OF the district court Of tn
ndieial district IN all cases arising unde
kfitutions OF the United States, shall
bver, and include as a part thereof, tn
OF Clark. C0ddingtol, Grant, Day, an,
porti0n of the Sisseton and Wahpetol
ION south Of the AGth parallel OF nortl
and al that portion OF said territ0r.
kaid reservation and said county OF Lay
Jurisdiction OF the district court OF th'
subiSSal district Of the territory OF ia
Il Gases arising under the constitution
Hs1ed St&BoeS shall extend over an
na q part thereof the counties o
lSpink. Faulk. Edmunds, Mcpherson
Welwcgth, and Potter, and all tina
pf said territory lying north of sal
o. Campbell, Mcpherson, and Brown
fred or changed by the legislative assem-
Rd Territory OF Dakota, aud all suits
and proceedings and indications no,
or commenced in che Second jud&cii
f Dakota, as is now constituted by tn
the Territory of Dakota, shall no
!but shall be heart, tried an
bed in the district court OF sal
judicial district. The chic
the Territory Of Dakota and aDdito
fsurer of said territory. or any two 9
required TO meet at the capital of sal
within sixty days after the takin
this act, and TO reappotion the member
council and house of representative
frritory upon the basis of the vote 70
IN congress for the year 1882, as near a
ns shown by the official returns of tn
9f tEat YEAR, and when sue
Ement is completed they sha.
nile their report OF th
nd secretary OF the saIo territory, an
Y territory shall issue such procla
Tor an election OF such mem
: b legislature, so a~pporntione
Faid, specifying in said ~prcclamatio
Ftlonment SO made to the different sec
which election shall be held at th
place as provided by law, and the re
reof canvassed as provided by the law