Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-06
THE NEW TERRITORIAL COURT.

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WASHINGTON, April 5-The jurisdiction
of the new court for the Indian Territory
extends over the Indian Territory bounded
as follows: North by the state of Kansas,
east by the states of Missouri and Arkan-
as, south by the state of Texas and west
by the territory of New Mexico. The
judge holds his office for four years and
until his successor is appointed and quail
flied. The salary is $500 year. The
court has exclusive original jurisdic-
ton over all offenses against the laws
of the United States committed within the
Indian territory not punishable by death
or by imprisonment at hard labor; also
jurisdiction in all civil cases between citi-
zens of the United States who are resi-
dents of the Indian territory and citizens
of the United States or any state or terri
tory, and any citizen or person or persons
residing or found in the Indian territory,
and when the value of the thing in contro
versy or damages or money claimed
amounts to 500 OF more, provided that
nothing in the act creating the court shall
be SO construed as to give the court Jurls-
diction over controversies between persons
of English blood only and all laws having
the effect to prevent the Cherokee, Choc-
taw, Creek, Chlckasaw and Seminole ma
tions. or either of them, from lawfully en-
tering into leases or contracts for mining
coal for a period not exceeding ten years
are repealed and the court has juris-
diction over all controversies arising out
OF the mining leases or contracts and or
all questions Of mining rights or invasions
thereof where the amount exceeds SlO0 and
the provision of chapter is, title IL, OF re-
ylsed statutes govern the court so far as
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forms Of proceeding in civil causes must
conform as near as may be to those OF the
the courts of record of the state of Ar
kansas, and the plaintiff is entitled to
like remedies by attachment or other pro-
cess against the property of defendants
and for like causes as are now provided by
the laws Of said state The final Judg-
ment or decree of said court in cases
where the value of matter in dispute,
exclusive of costs. to be ascertained by
oath of either party, or OF other COM
petent witnesses, exceeds 81 ,O0O, may be
reviewed and revised or affirmed by the
supreme court of the United States upon
writ of error or appeal in like manner and
under the same regulation as final Judg-
ments or DEGREES of a circuit court. Two
terms of court are to be held each year at
Muskogee on the first Monday in April
and September and such special sessions
at such times as the judge may deem eX-
pedient for business, and he may adjourn
such special sessions to any other time
previous to regular term. In all crimi-
nal trials had in said court in which a
jury shall be demanded and which the de-
fendant or defendants shall be citizens of
the United States none but citizens
of the United States shall be
competent jurors and the judge shall have
the same authority to issue writs of habeas
corpus and injunctions, mandamus or
other radical process as exists liz the cir
cult court of the United States. All pro-
ceedings in said court shall be had in the
English language and bona fide male resi-
dents of the Indian territory over y years
of age. and understanding the English
language sufficient to comprehend the
proceedings of the court shall be compe-
tent to serve as jurors, subject to exemp-
tions and challenges as provided by law in
regard to jurors In the district court.
northern district of Arkansas.