Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-03-21

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islature may prescribe, be leased. for
p~er1ods'of not more than five wears. in
auailtitleS not exceeding one section to
any one person or company.
!. sec. ~. That the, lands granted to
me ~ territory of Dakota hy the act of
aeoruary eighteenth. eighteen Jun-
ured n eighty-one. entitled IAN act to
srant lands to Dakota. Montana. Idaho
aha Wyoming. FOR university purposes
81 lar as the sarle haze been selected
n located in that part Of said terri
tory embraced in the proposed state OF
Dakota. shall, under the provisions and
LIMITATIONS of said set. be vested in
sag state: Provided, That none of
say lands shall be sold for less than
seven dollars per acre. And such por-
lions OF said lands as have been select
ca and located within the bounds of
llie territory of north Dakota, as in
TINS act described, shah be vested in
SAID territory. subject also to the flimi-
tallons of said act of February 18th,
1881. And there is hereby granted to
sad state OF Dakota, and to the terri
TORY OF Lincoln. so much of the public
lands III said state and territory. res
pectlvely. selected under said act of
February 1S. 1881. as will give to each
the full amount. of u entire sections.
all Of which shall be held and used in
accordance with. the provisions of the
act aforesaid. Said lands shall be Sc
iected by the state as provided in sec
ZION OF this act, and for the territory
as provided in the said act of February
10, 1881. The section of land granted
by the act OF June 1S, 1886. TO the terri
tory of Dakota for an asylum for the
insane, shall. upon the admission of
ald state OF Dakota into the union, be-
come the property of said state.
Sec. ID, That oil mineral lands shall
be exempted from the operation and
grants of this oct: Provided, That if
sections sixteen or .thirty-siX, or IA
subdivision thereof, in any township.
snail be1ound to.be mineral lands. or
to have been reserved, sold. or other
wise disposed of by the United States,
the legislature OF said state is hereby
authorized and empowered to select.
wltg the approval of the president, any
other unappropriated lands in said state
OF Dakota lnto the union shall, until
other%ise provided by act of congress,
continue a territory. by the name of
Lincoln: and all the provisions of the
acts Of congress and of the legislative
assembly OF the Territory Of Dakota
not locally inappli>able, shall continue
therein III ful] force and effect. The
governor, secretary. chief justice. asso-
ciate Justices, United States marshal
and district attorney Of the present ter
ritory of Dakota shall exercise their
respective offices for said territory of
Lincoln: temporarily, and until other
wise provided by tn" legislative ASSEM-
bly, OF said territory of north Dakota,
the governor. secretary, and chief JUS
tice thereof may divide SAID territory
into judicial districts. and assign the
Judges thereto, and into twenty euun-
ell and fifty single representative dis
tricts, and appertion the representation
therein to which each district Shall be
entitled i'll the Legislative assembly.
The bonded dent OF the territory Of nu-
kota not herein required to be assumed
by the state of Dakota, shall be and re-
main a valid debt against the territory
OF Lincoln.
Sec. II. That temporarily. and until
otherwise provided bv act Of the legis-
lative assembly of said territory OF
Lincoln, the city of Bismarck shall be
the place OF holding the sessions of the
legislative assembly therein. which
place shall constitute the capital OF
said territory until changed by the leg
islative assembly: and the governor
shall have power to designate temper
arily, and until otherwise provided by
law. the places in the Judicial districts
where the district court Shall exercise
the jurisdiction OF district and circuit
courts of the United States.
Sec. IS. That when the state Of Da-
hota shall be admitted into the union
The laws of the United States not To-
ca!lv inapplicable shall have the same
force and effect within the United
States; and said state Shall constitute
one judicial district. to be called the
district OF Dakota; and for said dis
trict. a district Judge. Il marshal, ANA a
district attorney OF the United States
shall be appointed by the president, by
and with the advice. and consent of the
senate, with the same rights, powers,
and duties as provided by law for SINH
lar officers in other states, except as
herein otherwise provided. Said dis
triat OF Dakota shall be attached to and
constitute d part Of the eighth judicial
circuit; and a term ct the circuit court
and district court for said district shall
be held at the scat OF government in
said state on the FIRST Tuesdays of May
and October in each year; andone grand
jury and one petit jury only shall he
summoned and serve in both Of said
courts.
Sec. 10. That the circuit and district
courts for the district of Dakota, the
judges thereof. respectively, shall pos
sna, the same powers and jurisdiction
and perform the same duties possessed
and required to be performed by the
other circuit and district courts and
judges Of the United States. and shall
be governed by the same laws. rules,
and regulations.
See. 20. That the district Judge APP
pointed for the district Of Dakota shall
receive as his compensation the sum of
S3,5OO per annum, payable in four equal
instaliineIts, on the first days Of Janu-
airy, April, July and October Of cash
year.
See. 81. That the marshal, district
attorney. and clerk Of the circuit and
district courts OF said district Of Dako-
ia, and all other officers and persons
performing duties in the administers
ton Of justice therein, shall ~aeverally
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