New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-01-18
INDUSTRIOUS CLIFFORD.

The Dakota Delegate Introduces Numer-
Gus Measures. Including One Dealing
With the Territorial supreme Court and
Judicial Districts
WASHINGTON. Special Telegram, Jan. 10
Mr. Clifford introduced 3 bill in the follow
ing language:
That hereafter the supreme court of Dakota
shall consist of chief justice and seven as
soclate Justices that it shall be the duty of the
presldentto appoint two additional justices of
the supreme court of the territory. That until
chaneed by the legislature the fifth district
shall consist of the following counties: Beadle,
klngsbury, Bookings. Hamiin, Deuel. Coding-
ton Clark, Grant, Roberts. Day, Marshall and
the Slsseton and Wahpcton Indian reservations.
All the rest OF the present Fifth judicial district
shall constitute the Seventh judicial district.
Until changed by the legislatur the Third dis
tr1ct shall consist Of the following counties:
Richland. sargeant, Ransom, Barnes, Cass,
Trail. Steele, Griggs. LaMoure and Dickey. The
counties: Grand Forks, Walsh. Pembina, Caval-
lier, Ramsey, Nelson, Towner, Roulette, Des-
Smet, Bostineau, WYNN, McHenry. Stevens.
Ward Renyille. Garfield, Wallace. Al
Sixth district shall consist of the remainder of
the territory which now constitutes the third
and sixth districts respectively. The new JUS
tlces to be appointed shall be assigned TO the
Seventh and Eighth districts. No cases to
which the United States is party shall be tried
in the Fifth and Seventh districts. but for such
purposes the Fifth shall be attached to the
fourth and the Seventh district to the Second
district. The Fourth district court is to have
the same jurisdiction as The other courts of the
territory. and is to hold Two terms per year at
Sioux Falls. The Eighth district court is to have
the same powers, and is to hold two terms
year at Grand Forks. The supreme court of the
Bismarck and the other at Yankton. 1t is to be
the duty OF the chief justice to designate term,
not less than four justices, to preside with him.
and in no case shall less than five justices be
present and preside at term. provided that in
case more than five justices are present the
justice before whom the cause to be heard was
tried in the district court shall be disqualified
from sitting.
MIR. Clifford also introduceda bill providing
for an appropriation of 100000 for the
purchase of suitable site and erection of
building at Sioux Falls, with fire. proof vaults
for the accommodation Of the postoffice and
internal revenue officers; and bill pro-
viding:
Cities in territories which own in their cor
porate capacity substantial improvements and
real estate equal to or in excess of their bond
debt and all other liabilities, are authorized and
empowered to bond in due form for necessary
improvements such as public buildings. water
works, sewers, street lighting, grading and paw
ing to an amount not to exceed per cent Of
the assessed valuation of said cities in addition
to their present bonded debt: when by their
charter such cities are authorized to make local
improvements chargeable to the property bene-
bonds shall not be considered as general city
Indebtedness affecting the limit of such cities
power to issue bonds shall the warrants
issued for general running expenses of such city
govern ment drawn upon current funds appvopri-
ated be considered in such calculation.
Mr.. Clifford also introduced bill provid-
ing that whenever in any territory, the legis-
lature not being in session, any unorganized
county not attached for judicial purposes
shall petition by fifty or more legal voters
the governor of such territory that they be
attached to some organized county and
| Judicial district for legal and judicial pur-
| poses. then the governor shall have the
| power and shall within thirty days after the
receipt of the petition by proclamation
attach the county to some organized county,
| and it shall be part of the same judicial
| district. He also introduced a bill to allow
| the city of Grand Forks to construct and
maintain the bridges across the Red Riv er at
| the most accessible point on the river, sub
| ject to the usual regulations governing
bridges over the navigabJe waters of the
| United States.