Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-05
NORTH DAKOTA.

Senator Cameron's Bill for tho Creation of
New Territory-Chanses in Judicial
Districts.
Washington, Feb. Senator Gamer
on's bill for the organization of the terri
tsry of north Dakota provides that:
That portion Of the territory of Dakota
commencing at point on the Red river
of the north where the 49th deg. of north
latitude crosses the same; thence south
along the west boundary line of the state
Of Minnesota to the 46th deg. of north
latitude; thence west along said 46th
deg. of north latitude to the eastern
boundary line of the territory of Mon
tans, thence north along said boundary
line to the forty y-ninth degree of north
latitude; thence east along said degree
to the place of beginning, be organized
into o temporary government by the
name Of the territory of north Dakota.
After the usual provisions for the or.
ganization of the new territory, includ.
ing legislative council of fifteen men,
bers and house of representatives of
thirty members, supreme court, district
court,iprobate courts and justices OF the
peace, it is provided that
All laws passed by the legislative as
sembly and government of said territory
of north Dakota shall be valid and bind
ing, without being submitted to con.
gress for its approval; that the govern
ment of said territory of north Dakota
shall have power to call the legislative
assembly together by proclamation on
an extraordinary occasion at any time
after presenting the reasons thereof to
the president of the United States, and
his approval thereof having been duly
given. 1t is also provided that all suits,
process or proceedings, civil or criminal,
and all indictments and criminal pro.
ceedings which shall be pending and
undetermined in the courts of the terri.
tory OF Dakota within the limits of said
territory of north Dakota when this act
shall take effect, shall be transferred, to
be heard, tried, prosecuted and determin
ed in the district courts hereby establish
ed. which may include the counties OF
districts where any such proceedings
may be pending. AlI>bonds, recoxnizan
ces and Obligations of any kind what
ever, valid under existing laws OF said
territory OF Dakota shall be valid under
this act and all crimes and misdemeanorl
against the laws in force in the territory
OF Dakota at the time this act shall &c
into operation. That all suits anC
actions which have been removed from
any district court held within said limit
by appeal or otherwise to the supreme
court Of the territory Of Dakota, ant
which shall be undetermined there a,
tho time this act shall 60 into
operation, shall be certified by the clerl
Of the supreme conrt and transferred t,
the supreme court created by this act
there to be proceeded with to final deter
mination in the same manner that the,
might have been in the supreme court o
the territory of Dakota. Provision i
made that Immediately upon the takinl
effect Of this act. the counties of Camp
bell, Walworth, Potter, Faulk. Edmundl
Mcpherson, Brown. Sphinx. Clark, Day
CodinRton. Grant. aud the Sieseton an,
Wahpeton Indian reservation in the te,
ritory Of Dakota, aud all that portion q
said territory between the forty -sixt