Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-01
ro1as judicial Dlstricts.

Special to tne Gazette.
wAsHNGros, April 90.-The following
Is the text Of the bill passed by the house
to change the Eastern and Northern judi
cial districts Of Texas;
Be II enacted, etc that the counties OF
Lamar, Fannin, Red River and Delta, IN
the state OF rexA-, be, aud they are here
by, detached from the Northern judicial
district Of the said state, and that the
same be, aud are hereby, attached TO the
Eastern judicial district OF said state.
Sec 2 That the portion OF the Cnoctaw
nation WITHIN the following boundaries,
TO wit: Begtnning on Red hlyer al the
southeast corner OF the Choctaw nation;
thence north with the boundary line be-
tweensiid Chlctgw uallon aud the state Of
Afkausas TO point where Big creek, Il
tributary OF the Black Fork OF the kimishi
river, crosses said boundary line; theme
westerly with Biz creek aud the said
Black Fork TO the Junction Of the said
Black Fork with Buffalo creek; thence
northwosterly with said Buffalo creek 10
point where Tue same is crossed
by the Old military road from
Fort Smith, Ark, 10 Is ggy
depot, Ia the Choctaw nation; thence
sOughweslerly with the said road u
where tae same crosses Pefyvillo creek;
thence nouhwesterly up said creek 70
VIII 70 the same Ia crossed by the Mis-
souri, Kansas & Texas railway track
tleuCu with the center Of the main line
OF the said railway IN sOutherly dlrec
tiOn ~ where tne sIid road Cr0ss1s NOrtn
or Muddy buggy; thence down said
stream 20 lis JUNCTION with Middle Ooggyi
thence down Middle boggy TO where 1t
crosses the Western boundary liuc OF
Kiuisnl county, ChOctaw nation thonce
sOutu,ry with the western boundary
line of said county 10 Red rivers thence
down aid Red river TO the place OF be-
ginulng; aud all that territory In the said
Chociaw nation Included within the
Boundaries hereinbelofe set out be, and
the same is aerrby, attached 70 the East
trn indicitl district OF the state 81 Texas
for iuiiClal purposes.
Soc. b. That tins counties oil Lamar,
Panain, Rcd River and Delta Of the state
OF Texas, aud all that part of the Choc-
taw N ,tion attached to the Eastern judi
clal district by the pr DIVISIONS OF this act,
shall constitute a division Of the Eastern
judicial district OF Texas; and terms OF
The circuit and district courts Of the
United States To- the said Eastern district
of the state Of Texas shall be held twice
In each year at the city OF Paris, on the
fret Mondays In June aud Decemberi ant
tbs United States courts herein provided
To be held at Paris shall have exclusive
original Jurisdiction Of all offenses com
mittad within the limits OF that portion
OF the ChuctaH nation attached 10 III
Eastern judicial district OF the state o
Texas 10y this provisions OF this &C
against the laws OF tue Uuited States nov
or that may hereafter be operatlv
therein,
SOC. 4 That oil process, civil and Grim
inal, Issued against citizens OF the sal
counties OF Lamar taunln, Red Rive
aud Delta, oognizahlo before tue Unite
States COURTS be made returDable 10 tn
oourts respectively, to be held at the cit
OF Paris, Tex.
Sc. 3 That the territory Of the india
Territory occupied by the Chlckasaw II
dlaps, and that part OF the territory I
the ChootaH nation embraced Ia the IL
lowing limits, to.wit; Beginning on III
Red river at the p0lnt where the westeI
boundary line Of Ktmlshi count,
Chociaw nation, reaches said river
thence north along the western boundaI
line ui the said county 10 the point whel
the same crosses Middle Hoggy rlyei
thenco up the said stream 20 Its junctlt
with the North or Muddy Boggyi then'
up said aforementioned stream 90 the Mi
souri,, kan.as s Texas railway tract
thence nurtherly up the oenter OF Il
msin track OF tho said road 90 the Sou
Canadian river; thence up the center
the main chanuel OF the said river To q
western boundary line of the Chlckasa
mutton, tho same being the northwe
corner of the said uatloni thence sou
on the boundary line between the sa
nation and the reservation a the Wichi
Indians; thence continuing south with q
boundary ime between the said Chickasa
nation aud the reservations OF tho Kiow
COmanche aud Apache Indians to n
river; taence down said river 10 the pla
OF Negnuing, and that territory OF q
Chickasaw and Chociaw nations embrace
Within the boundaries at forth Ia h
section, be, aud the same is hereby, 1
tAch,d 70 the Northern judicial district
the state OF Texas for Judicial purpose
Sec. O. That the county of Graysdn,
the state OF Texas, aMd AL " the Chick
saw nation aud that portion OF the ter
tory " the Choclaw nation embrac
within the limits Of the boundaries 4
out 10 section Of this act, shall here.
tcrconstitutc division 4 the Nosthcrn
dicial district OF the state Of Texas n
that term OF the circuit aud dlstr
courts Of the Unlted States for sa
Northern distslct shsll be held twice