Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-01-16
DAkU1A JUDGES.

Judge In Each judicial District.
The following is the bill, relating to
the election of Dakota Judges, intro.
duced in congress by Delegate Raymond
at the request of tho members of the bar
of the second district:
Be 1t Enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States Of
America, IN Congress Assembled:
That on the first Tuesday of April,
1884, and at the general election, every
fourth year thereafter, there shall be
elected by the qualified electors of each
of the judicial districts of the territory
of Dakota. one district judge, who shall
hold his Office for the term of four years
from and after the fourth day of June,
1884, and until the first day of January
next, succeeding the general election at
which his successor shall be elected, and
until his successor is qualified.
Sec. 2. That the election provided TO,
in the first section of this act shall be
held in the several organized counties
composing the several judicial districts,
of the territory of Dakota, IN the same
manner as general elections are held in
said territory, and the result of said
election shall be ascertained as provided
Al CAaPtct GWcuty .seVeu VI Ll6 pOllGlC8l
code of Dakota territory.
Sec. 8. That from and after the first
day of June, one thousand eight hundred
aud eighty-four, the district courts of the
several counties. and territorial judicial
subdivisions of Dakota territory, shall be
held concurrently by the justices Of the
supreme court of said territory assigned
to each of the judicial districts thereof.
respectively, and the di ,trict Judges pro.
vided for by this act, and such district
judges shall have all the powers conferred
upon district Judges, by the laws of the
United States, and OF the territory of Da.
kota, except IN cases where the United
States is q party.
Sec. 4. That from and after the first
day of June. one Thousand eight hundred
aud eighty-four, the district courts in
the first, second and third judicial dis.
tricts of said territory, having such civil
aud criminal Jurisdiction, under the con.
stitution of the United States, and the
several acts of congress in relation there.
to, as is vested in the circuit
and district courts of the United
States, in which causes wherein the
United States may be party
and in which United States grand and
petit jury may be summoned, shall be
held by the chief justice and associate
justices of the supreme court of said
territory assigned to said districts re.
spectively and the judges of the supreme
court of Dakota territory or majority
of them shall, when assembled at any
term of the supreme court therein held
after the passage of this act, fix the time
and place of holding at least two terms
OF said district court having United
States jurisdiction in each Of said dis.
tricts in each year. and shall also fix the
times of holding the other district courts
of said territory in the several counties
aud judicial sub. divisions of the foul
judicial districts of said territory. and
designate by what judge each Of sale
courts shall be held. and any of tht
courts 80 fixed may be held by any jus
tlce OF the supreme court, or BY any O
the district judges provided for by this
act, and the justice of the supreme
court, and district Judge o
each of said judicial districts
shall have power to create new judicia
sub divisions in their respective district
and fix the time of holding the dlstric
courts therein until such time as tn,
JUDGES OF the supreme court shall fix tn
same, and may change the boundaries O
judicial Subdivisions as occasion may re
quire. Said district judges shall also hav
power to appoint and hold as many spe
cial terms of the district court as the bnsi
ness of the district may demand. Pro
vided however that any of the distric
courts having United States jnrisdictio,
may be held by the justice O
the supreme court Of said territor
assigned to the fourth judicial distric
thereof, and he shall also have all th
power of q judge of the courts havin,
United States jurisdiction, at chamber
in all cases.
SEQ. S. That the district judges elect
, ed under the provision of this act, sha
each receive an annual salary of S2,5Ot
!, to be paid quarterly out of the treasur
of said Dakota territory.
SEQ. 6. That all acts and parts of act
of the congress of the United States {
Of the legislative assembly of the te,
, ritory Of Dakota, Inconsistent with thi