Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-02-16

HI' bt iio\ 'ucu ''t III 'ut ''h-'t uti""
of said State, shall be elected on day
to be fixed by said constitutional conven.
,ion, and which may be the same as the
one fixed for the submission OF the pro
posed constitution to the people for ra,i
tication or rejection as aforesaid; and
that until said State officers are elected
and qualified the Territorial officers shall
continue to discharge the duties II their
respective offices.
SEC 10. That FROM am, after the
admission of said State into the tuion 10
pursuance of this act, tn, laws of the
United States not LEGALLY inapplicable
shall have the same force and effect
within the said State as elsewhere within
the United States; and said State shall
constitute one judicial district, and be
called the district of Washington; that
for said district district judge, a mar.
shal, and district attorney of the United
States shall be appointed by the President
by aud with the advice AMI consent OF the
Senate, with the same rights, powers,
and duties as provided by law for similar
officers in the other districts, except IS
herein otherwise provided; that said dis
trct of Washington shall be attached to
and constitute part Of the ninth judicial
circuit, and a term OF the circuit court
aud district court for said district shall be
held at the seat of government in said
State on the first Monday of January
and the second Moaday of Juue in each
year; and one grand jury and one petit
jury only shall be summoned and serve
in both of said courts.
SEC II. That the circuit and district
courts for the district of Washington, and
the judges thereof, respectively, shall poscss
the same powers and jurisdiction and per-
form the same duties possessed aud required
to be performed by the other circuit and
district courts and judges OF the United
States, and shall be governed by tho same
laws and regulations.
| SEC IL That the district Judge np-
pointed for the district Of Washington shall
receive as his compensation the sum Of
three thousand five hundred dollars per an
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first days of January, April, July, and
October of each year.
SEC. l3. That the mershal. district at.
torncy, and clerk OF the circuit aud district
courts of said district of Washington, and
all other officers aud persons performing
duties in the admin str ration Of justice there
in, shall severally possess the powers ane
perform the duties lawfully possessed ant
required to be performed by similar officer
in other districts of the United States, anf
shall for the services they may perform
receive the fees aud compensation allowed
to other similar officers and persons per
forming similar duties by the laws Of th'
United States, excepting such provisions
thereof as are specially applicable to som'
particular officer or district.
SEC. ii. That all cases Of writ Of er-o
or appeal heretofore prosecuted and naN
pending In the supreme court OF tue Unitss
States upon any record from the supreme
court Of the Tsrritory of Washington, o.
that hereafter may be lawfully prosecute
from said court. may he heard and deter
: mined by said Supreme Court Of .ho Unite'
States; and where the same arose within tn
! limits Of said State, the mandate of execu
: tion or Of further proceedings shall be G
: rected by the Supreme Court Of the Units'
States to the circui. or district court afore
said, or to the Supreme court OF said State
IS the nature of the case may require; an
/. each Of said aforementioned courts shall b
the successor Of the supreme court OF sal
I Territory - to all sneh cases, with flu
power to proceed with the same and
award mesns or final process therein; an
that from all judgements and DEGREES Of tn
" supreme court of said Territory, rendere
: prior to the admission OF said State. the pa
J, ties 20 such judgements aud DEGREES sha
e have the same right to prosecute wriis
error and appeals to the Supreme Court I
the United States as they shall have ha
. prior to such admission; and as to all sue
II cases arising within the limits Of said Stat
u the like subsequent proceedings shall be h,
II therein as aforesaid.
It SEC. Is. That in respect of all case
a proceedings, and matters pending in Il
). supreme or district courts Of the Teri
r tory Of Washington at the time Of Il
C. admission Of said state into the unio
j. arising within the limits OF said sta,
Is whereof the circuit or district court
J. this act established might have b
lie jurisdiction under the laws Of the Unit
ID States had such courts existed at I
e time Of the commencement of such cas-
,e the said circuit and district courts, !
d. spsstively, shall be the successor Of .,
N supreme and district courts Of said te
be ritory; and oil the filed, records, indi
j. ments and proceedings relating there
,n shall be transferred to said circuit q
district courts, respectively, and I