Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1888-01-13
GIFFORD's BILLS.
A Number of Important Measures for
the Territory.


additional judicial districts and two addi-
tional associate justices for Dakota reads
as follows:
That hereafter the supreme court of Da-
kOta shall consist of chief justice and
seven associate justices, that it shall be the
duty OF the president to appoint two addi-
tional justices of the supreme court of the
territory. That until changed by the leg
islature the fifth district shall consist of
the following counties: Beadle, Kings
bury, Br0okings, Hamlin, Deuel., COdding-
ton, Clark, Grant, Roberts. Day, Marshall
and the sisseton and Wahpeton Indian
fifth judicial district shall constitute the
seventh judicial district. Until changed
by the legislature the third district shall
consist of the following counties: Rich
land, Sergeant, Ransom, Barnes, Cass,
Iraill, Steele, Griggs, LaMoure and Dickey,
The eighth district shall consist of the fol-
Pembina. Cavaller, Ramsey, Nelson, %
Towner Roulette, DeSmet, Bottineau,
Wynn, McHenry, Stevens. Ward, Renville,
Garfield, Wallace, Aired, BufOrd, Flannery
and Montrallc. The sixth district shall
consist Of the remainder of the territory
which now constitutes the third and sixth
districts respectively. The new justices to
be appointed shall be assigned to the
seventh and eighth districts. No cases to
which the United States is a party shall be
tried in the fifth and seventh districts, but
for such purposes the fifth shall be attached
to the fourth aud 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 a
year at Grand Forks. The supreme court
of the territory is to hold two terms year
one at Bismarck and the other at Yank-
ton. 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 dis
qualified from sitting.
Mr.. Clifford also introduced bill provid-
ing for an appropriation of 100000 for the
purchase of a suitable site and erection of
a building at Sioux Falls, with fire proof
vaults for the accommodation of the post
Office and internal revenue officer; and
bill providing:
Cities in territories which own in their
corporate capacity substantial improve
ments and real estate equal to or in excess
of their bond debt and all other liabilities,
due form for necessary improvements
such as public buildings, water works,
sewers. street lighting, grading and paving
to an amount not to exceed 4 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 benefited
thereby and to issue bonds therefor, such
bonds shall not be considered as general
city Indebtedness affecting the limit of
such cities power to issue bonds nor Shall
the warrants issued for general running
expenses of such city government drawn
upon current funds appropriated be con-
sidered in such calculation.
Mr.. Clifford also introduced a bill provid-
ing that whenever in any territory, the
legislature not being in session, any unor-
ganized 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
and judicial district for legal and judicial
purposes, then the governor shall have
the power and shall within thirty days
after the receipt of the petition by prOcla-
nation attach the county to some organ
lied 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 river at the most accessible point
on the river, subject to the usual regula-
tions governing bridges over the navigable
waters of the United States.
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