Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-19
AS NOW ARRANGED.

| The Congressional Act Providing New
judicial Districts in Dakota.
Be it enacted by the senate and house
| OF representatives, OF the United States
| OF America In congress assembled, that
hereafter the supreme court of the ter
ritory OF Dakota shall consist of cbief
Justice and seven associate justices, any
nye OF whom Shall constitute quorum,
Sec. 2 That it shall be the duty of
the president TO appoint two additional
associate justices of said supreme oourt
IN manner Row provided by law. who
shall hold their offices for the term of
four years and uDtll their SUCCESSORS are
appointed and qualified.
SEQ. 3. That the territory of Dakota
shall be divided into eight judicial dig
trlcts, and district court for the trial of
all gases arising under the laws of said
territory, or which may be within the
Jurisdiction of said courts under the laws
OF said territory, shall be held in each
district by one OF the justices of ssid
supreme court, at such time and place
as may be provided by law. Each Judge,
after assignment, shall reside in the dis
trict to which he is assigned,
SEQ. 4. That the fifth judicial district
OF said territory, as defined by oct OF
congress- approved Jaly fourth. eighteen
hundred and eighty-four. shall be divi-
dad into two Judicial districts, which
shall be known as the fifth and seventh
Judicial districts of said territory: and
the third judicial district of said terri.
tory shall be divided into two judicial
districts, which shall be known and CALL
ed the third and eighth Judicial districts
OF said territory
Seq. 5. That the fifth judicial district
OK said territory shall consist OF the
counties Of Beadle, EipgsburY, Brook
ings, Hughes. Hyde. Hand Sully, Faulk,
CLARK. Potter, Codington, Hamlin and
Deuel..
Sec. g.. That the seventh judicial d,s.
tricr of said territory shall consist of the
counties OF Sphinx, Browo, Day, Mar
shall, Grant, Roberts, Edmunds, Wal
worth, McPhers6n, Campbell, and the
SIsseton and Wahpeton Indian reserva-
tion, and also shall include the follow
ing portion of the great Sioux Indian
reservation. TO wit: All that portion
lying northward of the counties Presho
and Pratt, and line extending the north
line OF the county Of Pratt TO the
tEsnty-fifth degree Of longitude west
from Washington, and eastward on said
degree of longitude. aad southwark of
the north line OF Bozeman and Schnasse
counties.
Sec. z. That the eighth judicial dis
trict OF said territory shall consist of the
counties Of Grand Forks, Walsh, Penn
bina, Nelson, Ramsey, Cavalier and
Turner. -
SEQ. g. That the third judicial district
of said territory shall consist of the
counties now constituting the
same, except as 1t may be affec..
cd by the formation OF the eighth iu.
dioial district herein provided for.
SEQ. 8. That temL orarily, and until
otherwise ordered by law, the additional
associate justices herein provided for
shall be assigned to the seventh and
eighth judicial districts, respectively;
and it shall be the duty OF said judges
to appoint and fix the terms OF holding
courts IN each of the counties OF their
respective districts until the Legislative
assembly OF said territory shall fix said
terms st5 -
Sec. 10. That the district court in
each OF said districts shall have jurrs.
diction to try, hear and determine all
matters and causes that the court OF any
district OF said territory possesses, ex.
cepting as hereinafter mentioned. and
all causes and matters now pending in
the old districts affecting persons OF
things which properly belong to the new
districts hereby oreAted shall be certi-
fed for disposition to said new districts
by the Judge OF the old district; and sec.
tion six of the act entitled 'sAn act pro-
yiding for en- additional associate justice
0! the supreme oourt OF the territory Of
Dakota, approved March third, eighteen
hundred and seventy nine, and section
| seven of the act entitled "An aos pro
vidiDg for two additional associate jus
tices OF the supreme court OF the terri
tory OF Dakota, one additional associate
justice OF the supreme court OF the ter
ritory OF Washington, and for oths,
purposes" ]" approved July fourth, eight
cen hundred and eighty.four. be, and
the same are hereby, repealed.
Sec. Ill. That the associate iustice o.
each Judicial district shall hold at leas
one terpc OF the United States d,stric
conrt In each year. at such place in hi
/ judicial district as he may seIect
end grand and petit iuries shall be sum