Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-08-11

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THE JUDICIAL BILL.
somstAine for Dakota Aftsr Loi
Those 1anv Months.
The judicial bill which Deisgate Gif.
ford has succeeded In getting thronah
both houses and into thS ha16 .ofstAs
president 10 - follows: -s -
Section THAT hereafter the supreme
court Of the Territory Of Dakota shalI
,coDsist OF - chief 3useSoesa and seven -.
sociate ,nsaces. any hve Of whom shall
constitute quorum.
SEQ. 2-That 1t shall be the duty Of the
president To appoint two additional as
sociate justices Of said supreme court In
manner now provided by law, who shall
hold their Office for tho term Of four
years aud until their successors arc ap-
pointed and qualified.
Sec. 3-Thst the Territory OF Dakota
shall be divided into eight judicial dis
tricts, and district court for the trial Of
all cases 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 hold Ii
each district BY, ono OF the justices Of
said supreme court, at such time and
place - may be provided by law. Each
Judge, after assignment. shall reside In
tho district 10 which he is assignsd.
Sec. 4-That tho nth judicial district
Of said territory, q defined h1 oct Of
congress spproyed ] ny fbuFlh SlsAtssn
hundred and eishty-fotr. skStf b al.
vided into two judicial distsiets, whioh
shall be known a. tho nth and seventh
judicial districts Of sid territory; and
the third judicial district Of said terri.
tory shall be diyidod into two judicial
districts, which shall be known and
called the third and eighth Judicial dis
tricts ofsaid territory.
Sec. b-That the fifth judicial district
Of said territory shall consist Of th,
counties Of Beadle. Kingsbury, Brook
ings. Hushes, Hyde, Hand. sully, ,Faulk
Clarke, Potter. CodInston, Hsnlin, sad
Deuel..
Sec. 6-That the seventh judicial dis
trict Of said territory shall consist Of the
counties Of Sphinx, Brown, Day, Mar
shall, Grant Roberts, J, Edmunds, Wal
worth, McPherson, Campbell, and ths
sisseton and Wahpstonl Indian reserva'
ton, and also shall Include the following
portion OF tho Great Sioux Indian res.
ervation, to wit: All thst portion lylnl
northward Of the counties Presho aud
Pratt, and . line extending from the nortt
line Of fthe county Of Pratt 70 the twenty
nth degree, Of longitude west from
Washington, andeastward ofssid dsgre.
Of Longitude, and southward of the north
line Of Boseman and Schnasse counties
Sec. THAT tho eighth judicial dis
triot Of said territory shall consist Of tn.
counties Of Grand Forks, Walsh, Penn
blns, Nelson. Ramsey, Cavalier. and
Towner.
SEQ. s-That the third judicial distrio'
Of said territory shall consist OF thl
counties now constituting tho same. ex
cept - 1t may be Affected by the forma
tion OF the eighth judicial district hsrelr
provided for.
Sec. o-That temporarily. and unit
otherwise ordered by law, the additiona
associate justices herein provided To-
shall be assigned TO the seventh ant
eighth judicial districts. respectively
and 1t shall be the duty Of said judges Il
appoint and nx the terms of holding
courts In each Of the counties Of thei
respective districts until the lesislatiy,
assembly of said territory shalt AZ ssit
terms.
Sec. io-That the district court in eacl
Of said districts shall have jurisdietiol
to try, hear, and determine all matter
and causes that tho court Of any distric
of said territory possesses, excepting o
hereintofore mentioned, and all cause
and matters now pending In the OLE
districts affecting persons or thing,
which properly belong 70 the now dist
ricts hereby created shall be certified To-
disposition to said new districts by th
judge Of the old district; and section si,
of the act entitled IAN act providing 70
an additional associate justice Of th,
supreme court Of the territory Of Da
k.kota," approved March third, eigh
tesn hundred and seyentv-nine, an
section seyen OF the act entitled "An ac
providing for two additional sssocist.
justices Of the supreme court Of tn
Territory OF Dakota, one additional -
sociats justieeof tho supreme court q
Territory OF Washington. and for oths
4purposes," approved July fourth. eigh
teen hundred and eighty -four, bs, an
the same are hereby. repealed.
:I Sec. 11-That the associate Justice 6
each judicial district shall hold at lea
one torn Of tho United States distrit
court in each year, at such place in hi
judicial district a. he may select, An
. grsnd and petit juries shall be sum
moned thereto - now provided by Law
and said associate Justice shall hold 4
least one term Of court in each judicia
sub-diyision Of his district in each yea
! Sec. .12-That no justice ofthe suprem
court Of said territory shall cit as
member Of said court in the trial Of an
question decided BY him In his distsi,
or wherein he has any interest direetl
or indirectly.
Sec. 1S-That nothing in this set sha
be 20 construed - 70 prevent the lsgil
lstivs a1ssmbIy Of said territory st IN
time from changing and arranging Il
boundary-line Of tho judicial districts
territory, nor for Axing tbs tin